Nottingham Forest FC vs Brentford FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Nottingham Forest FC

0 – 2

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Brentford FC

Thu 1 May 2025 · 18:30 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 29,040 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 44' Kevin Schade

0–2 70' Yoane Wissa

Morgan Gibbs-White 10' Y

Y 11' Keane Lewis-Potter

Elliot Anderson 18' Y

Y 36' Bryan Mbeumo

Y 42' Christian Norgaard

Neco Williams 63' Y

Y 63' Yegor Yarmolyuk

Y 89' Kristoffer Ajer

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Brentford FC — Premier League at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Brentford FC 5 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren England
Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
Assistant 2 Akil Howson

6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Nottingham Forest FC 14 games · Avg 2.7 goals Brentford FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-01 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Brentford FC 2024-12-21 Brentford FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-01-20 Brentford FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-10-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Brentford FC 2023-04-29 Brentford FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Brentford FC	H	0–2	L
27 Apr	Manchester City FC	H	0–2	L
21 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	2–1	W
12 Apr	Everton FC	H	0–1	L
05 Apr	Aston Villa FC	A	1–2	L
01 Apr	Manchester United FC	H	1–0	W

Brentford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–0	W
19 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	4–2	W
12 Apr	Arsenal FC	A	1–1	D
06 Apr	Chelsea FC	H	0–0	D
02 Apr	Newcastle United FC	A	1–2	L
15 Mar	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC		Brentford FC
#13	Position	#4
5	Points	9
5	Played	5
1 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 0
4	Scored	10
5	Conceded	4
-1	GD	+6
1.00	PPG	1.80
20%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

40% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this season

Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts). Brentford FC are 4th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Brentford FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/1

46-60

3/1

61-75

1/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A
Dan Ndoye	1 G

Brentford FC

Kevin Schade	3 G
Vitaly Janelt	2 G
Keane Lewis-Potter	1 G	1 A
Michael Kayode	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Nottingham Forest FC vs Brentford FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
10' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a card on 10.
11' A meaty challenge results in booking for Keane Lewis-Potter on 11.
16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
18' Elliot Anderson was booked on 18.
23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
28' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
33' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Brentford FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
36' Bryan Mbeumo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 36.
41' Brentford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' Christian Norgaard is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
44' Against the run of play, Kevin Schade has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Callum Hudson-Odoi is replaced by Nicolas Dominguez.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
56' Brentford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
61' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 61 minute. Elliot Anderson leaves to be changed by Taiwo Awoniyi.
63' That looks like a foul for a card for Neco Williams.
68' Another change for Brentford FC made on 68 minute. Kevin Schade leaves to be changed by Mathias Jensen.
70' Goal! Yoane Wissa scores his 84 goal in 437 matches.
75' The crowd applauds Morgan Gibbs-White as he leaves the pitch. Jota Silva steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
80' The 26-year-old Mikkel Damsgaard has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
83' The Brentford FC bench stirs into life. Mikkel Damsgaard is withdrawn and Yunus Konak gets his opportunity.
85' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Ryan Yates trudges off to be replaced by Ramon Sosa on 85 minutes.
89' The referee calls foul for Kristoffer Ajer. He receives a card.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Brentford FC take all three points.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Callum Hudson-Odoi ↓ Nicolas Dominguez 46'
11
Chris Wood
22
Ryan Yates ↓ Ramon Sosa 85'
10
Morgan Gibbs-White ↓ Jota Silva 75'
26
Matz Sels
34
Ola Aina ↓ Ibrahim Sangare 75'
31
Nikola Milenkovic
7
Neco Williams
8
Elliot Anderson ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 61'
21
Anthony Elanga
5
Murillo

Bench

15
Harry Toffolo
6
Ibrahim Sangare ↑ 75'
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↑ 61'
16
Nicolas Dominguez ↑ 46'
33
Carlos Miguel
4
Morato
24
Ramon Sosa ↑ 85'
20
Jota Silva ↑ 75'
44
Zach Abbott

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Brentford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ivan Toney	4
Josh Dasilva	2
Yoane Wissa	2
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira	2
Christian Norgaard	1
Ollie Watkins	1
Chris Wood	1
Matty Cash	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-05-01 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Brentford FC L 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2025-04-21 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Everton FC L 2025-04-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-04-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester United FC W

Brentford FC Form

2025-05-01 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Brentford FC W 2025-04-19 Brentford FC 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-04-12 Arsenal FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2025-04-06 Brentford FC 0–0 Chelsea FC D 2025-04-02 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Brentford FC L 2025-03-15 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Brentford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.66 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.48 Brentford FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC20% Draw29% Brentford FC51%

Actual: Brentford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

49%

Draw or Brentford FC

80%

Nottingham Forest FC or Brentford FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC12% Draw51% Brentford FC37%

Actual: Brentford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

16.4%

0 – 0

14%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

6.6%

0 – 3

1 – 3

4.2%

2 – 1

3.6%

2 – 2

2.8%

2 – 0

2.4%

0 – 4

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Brentford FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	11%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	26%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	17%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet

52% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.