Brentford vs Nott'm Forest

25 January 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Samuel Barrott

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Igor Jesus 12’
  • Taiwo Awoniyi 80’

Match summary

Nott'm Forest took a 2-0 win at Brentford. Nott'm Forest led 1-0 at half-time.

Igor Jesus put Nott'm Forest ahead in the 12th minute and Taiwo Awoniyi made it 0-2 in the 80th minute, set up by Morgan Gibbs-White.

Brentford can feel hard done by, creating 2.00 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Nott'm Forest's 1.39 from 7.

Match stats

66% Possession 34%
10 Shots 7
1 Shots on target 2
6 Corners 5
150 Attacks 66
83 Dangerous attacks 37
567 Passes 295
86% Pass accuracy 74%
14 Tackles 18
11 Fouls 10
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Brentford Nott'm Forest
Kick-off
12’
Igor JesusRight foot shot0-1 (Nott'm Forest)
Sepp van den BergKristoffer AjerInjury
37’
Dango OuattaraMikkel DamsgaardInjury
37’
Dango OuattaraShot on target
40’
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
61’
Omari Hutchinson Nicolás Domínguez
Yegor YarmolyukArgument
66’
Aaron HickeyRico Henry
67’
68’
Taiwo Awoniyi Igor Jesus
79’
Taiwo Awoniyi Right foot shot0-2 (Nott'm Forest)
Jordan Henderson Yegor Yarmolyuk
81’
Keane Lewis-PotterMichael Kayode
81’
87’
MoratoCallum Hudson-Odoi
Full-time0-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.00 1.39 12’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), 0-1 12’ 80’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), 0-2 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.00 1.39 12’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), 0-1 Jesus 12’ 80’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), 0-2 Awoniyi 80’
Brentford 2.00 xGNott'm Forest 1.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nott'm Forest attacking Brentford attacking 
80’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.97 xG, goal 2’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 40’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 85’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), set piece, 0.44 xG, off target 50’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 7’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+3’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 39’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 19’ Ibrahim Sangare (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 12’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 76’ Thiago (Brentford), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Sepp van den Berg (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Elliot Anderson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Nicolás Domínguez (Nott'm Forest), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.97 xG, goal 2’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 40’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 85’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), set piece, 0.44 xG, off target 50’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 7’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+3’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 39’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 19’ Ibrahim Sangare (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 12’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 76’ Thiago (Brentford), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Sepp van den Berg (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Elliot Anderson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 9’ Nicolás Domínguez (Nott'm Forest), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brentford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kelleher
Kayode 81’
Ajer 37’
Collins
Henry 67’
Yarmolyuk 81’
Janelt
Jensen
Damsgaard 37’
Schade
Thiago
Nott'm Forest 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sels
Williams
Murillo
Milenković
Aina
Anderson
Sangaré
Domínguez 61’
Gibbs-White
Hudson-Odoi 87’
Jesus 68’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Caoimhin Kelleher GK900 0.000.000
Michael Kayode DEF880 0.000.031
Nathan Collins DEF900 0.000.000
Kristoffer Ajer DEF360 0.000.000
Rico Henry DEF740 0.000.000
Vitaly Janelt MID901 0.070.021
Yehor Yarmolyuk MID881 0.130.000
Mathias Jensen MID900 0.001.013
Mikkel Damsgaard MID360 0.000.000
Kevin Schade MID902 0.130.571
Thiago FWD902 0.630.000
Dango Ouattara Sub543 1.010.313
Sepp van den Berg Sub541 0.030.000
Aaron Hickey Sub160 0.000.000
Jordan Henderson Sub20 0.000.000
Keane Lewis-Potter Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 51% Avg odds 1.84
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Nott'm Forest win 22% Avg odds 4.38

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brentford WDWWL
Nott'm Forest LLLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nott'm Forest 3-1 Brentford, 17 Aug 25 All Brentford vs Nott'm Forest meetings, next on 31 Oct 26

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.