Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brentford: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Nottingham Forest

C. Wood 5'

D. Ndoye 42'

C. Wood 45' +2

Brentford

Thiago 78' (Pen)

Premier League 2025/2026

Regular Season - 1

August 17, 2025 1:00pm

The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Key stats

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Nottingham Forest 4-2-3-1

Brentford 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

M. Sels

6.7

C. Kelleher

6.2

Defenders

N. Williams

6.6

R. Henry

5.6

Murillo

7.0

S. van den Berg

6.2

N. Milenković

6.6

N. Collins

5.9

O. Aina

7.3

M. Kayode

6.5

Midfielders

E. Anderson

7.3

M. Jensen

6.3

I. Sangaré

6.3

Y. Yarmolyuk

6.0

C. Hudson-Odoi

7.2

Fábio Carvalho

6.3

M. Gibbs-White

6.9

A. Milambo

6.6

D. Ndoye

7.5

K. Lewis-Potter

6.5

Forwards

C. Wood

9.3

Thiago

6.9

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Highest rating

9.3

C. Wood

6.9

Thiago

Match Summary

On August 17, 2025 during the 2025/2026 Premier League match, Nottingham Forest faced off against Brentford at The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. The game concluded with Nottingham Forest securing a victory. With 54% possession, Nottingham Forest versus Brentford's 46% and shots on goal at 5 to 3. Nottingham Forest and Brentford both had the same percentage of successful passes. The outstanding efforts by C. Wood and Thiago played a key role.

Lineup

4-2-3-1

Sels

6.7

Played:
95Min

Saves:
2 of 3

Accurate passes:
14/24

Aina

7.3

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
28/31

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
8/15

Dribbles:
1/2

Milenković

6.6

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
19/25

Won duels:
3/5

Murillo

7.0

Played:
95Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
37/46

Won duels:
5/6

Dribbles:
1/1

Williams

6.6

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
33/38

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
4/9

Sangaré

6.3

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
36/43

Won duels:
5/6

Dribbles:
1/1

Anderson

7.3

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
63/72

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/13

Dribbles:
0/2

Ndoye

7.5

Played:
79Min

Accurate passes:
6/10

Won duels:
1/5

Gibbs-White

6.9

Played:
84Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
43/54

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
6/9

Dribbles:
2/3

Hudson-Odoi

7.2

Played:
95Min

Accurate passes:
34/35

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
2/4

Wood

9.3

Played:
79Min

Accurate passes:
9/12

Won duels:
2/6

Dribbles:
1/1

Thiago

6.9

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
10/13

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/12

Carvalho

6.3

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
11/12

Won duels:
3/9

Dribbles:
0/2

Milambo

6.6

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
8/11

Won duels:
4/4

Lewis-Potter

6.5

Played:
69Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
8/12

Won duels:
3/7

Dribbles:
0/2

Jensen

6.3

Played:
69Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
19/23

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
3/4

Yarmolyuk

6.0

Played:
95Min

Accurate passes:
23/30

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/7

Henry

5.6

Played:
88Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
15/27

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/6

Dribbles:
3/3

Berg

6.2

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
56/63

Won duels:
6/8

Collins

5.9

Played:
95Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
43/46

Won duels:
2/4

Kayode

6.5

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
29/36

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
4/5

Dribbles:
2/2

Kelleher

6.2

Played:
95Min

Saves:
2 of 5

Accurate passes:
14/28

Won duels:
0/1

Substitutes

Coach

Nuno Espirito Santo

Gunn

Morato

Abbott

Jair

Boly

Yates

6.9

Played:
11Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
5/5

Won duels:
3/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Awoniyi

Jesus

6.5

Played:
16Min

Accurate passes:
1/2

Won duels:
0/1

Silva

6.7

Played:
16Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
2/2

Won duels:
3/4

Coach

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Schade

6.2

Played:
50Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
6/8

Won duels:
4/13

Dribbles:
0/1

Henderson

6.2

Played:
26Min

Accurate passes:
11/15

Won duels:
0/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Onyeka

6.2

Played:
26Min

Accurate passes:
4/6

Won duels:
0/3

Dribbles:
0/1

Valdimarsson

Hickey

Played:
7Min

Tackles:
1

Won duels:
4/6

Arthur

Roerslev

Ajer

Peart-Harris

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline