Nott'm Forest vs Brentford

17 August 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

Chris Wood 6’, 45+2’
Dan Ndoye 42’

Thiago 78’ (pen)

Match summary

Nott'm Forest beat Brentford 3-1. Nott'm Forest led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Chris Wood put Nott'm Forest ahead from a corner in the 6th minute, Dan Ndoye made it 2-0 with a header in the 42nd minute, set up by Morgan Gibbs-White, and Wood made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Elliot Anderson. In the second half, Thiago pulled one back to make it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 78th minute.

The chances backed that up: Nott'm Forest created 1.76 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Brentford's 1.33 from 10.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%

11 Shots 10

5 Shots on target 3

5 Corners 5

99 Attacks 69

66 Dangerous attacks 28

417 Passes 346

82% Pass accuracy 78%

12 Tackles 20

7 Fouls 15

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 0

Key events

Nott'm Forest Brentford

Kick-off

Chris Wood Right foot shot

1-0

5’

Elliot AndersonShot on target

18’

24’

Yehor YarmolyukShot on target

Dan NdoyeHeader

2-0

42’

Chris Wood Left foot shot

3-0

45+2’

Half-time3-0

46’

Kevin SchadeAntoni Milambo

Second half underway

52’

Nathan CollinsFoul

Neco WilliamsFoul

53’

Callum Hudson-OdoiShot on target

61’

69’

Jordan Henderson Mathias Jensen

69’

Frank OnyekaKeane Lewis-Potter

73’

Sepp van den BergShot on target

78’

Igor ThiagoPenalty

3-1

Igor JesusChris Wood

79’

Jota SilvaDan Ndoye

79’

Ryan Yates Morgan Gibbs-White

84’

88’

Aaron HickeyRico Henry

90’

Aaron HickeyFoul

Full-time3-1

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.

Nott'm Forest 1.76 xGBrentford 1.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Brentford attacking Nott'm Forest attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Matz Sels	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ola Aina	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.05	1
Murillo	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Nikola Milenkovic	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Neco Williams	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.36	2
Elliot Anderson	MID	90		1	3	0.42	0.36	1
Ibrahim Sangare	MID	90			1	0.01	0.00	0
Dan Ndoye	MID	83	1		1	0.30	0.00	0
Morgan Gibbs-White	MID	88		1	3	0.55	0.37	3
Callum Hudson-Odoi	MID	90			1	0.02	0.50	2
Chris Wood	FWD	83	2		2	0.45	0.00	0
Igor Jesus	Sub	7			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jota Silva	Sub	7			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ryan Yates	Sub	2			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Caoimhin Kelleher	GK	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Michael Kayode	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.21	2
Nathan Collins	DEF	90		1	0.01	0.00	0
Sepp van den Berg	DEF	90		2	0.21	0.00	0
Rico Henry	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.08	1
Yehor Yarmolyuk	MID	90		1	0.04	0.04	1
Mathias Jensen	MID	73		1	0.08	0.14	2
Keane Lewis-Potter	MID	73		2	0.06	0.00	0
Antoni Milambo	MID	50		0	0.00	0.00	0
Fabio Carvalho	MID	90		1	0.04	0.00	0
Thiago	FWD	90	1	2	0.88	0.04	1
Kevin Schade	Sub	40		0	0.00	0.00	0
Frank Onyeka	Sub	17		0	0.00	0.00	0
Jordan Henderson	Sub	17		0	0.00	0.00	0
Aaron Hickey	Sub	1		0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nott'm Forest win 50% Avg odds 1.91

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.44

Brentford win 23% Avg odds 4.16

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

Form going into the game

Nott'm Forest L D D W L

Brentford W W W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Nott'm Forest 0-2 Brentford, 01 May 25 Next meeting: Brentford 0-2 Nott'm Forest, 25 Jan 26 All Nott'm Forest vs Brentford meetings

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