Premier League · Sun, 25 Jan 2026 ·
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest — 0 - 2
Brentford Community Stadium · Referee: S. Barrott
Match report
Nottingham Forest win 2-0 at Brentford
Brentford were beaten 2-0 by Nottingham Forest at Brentford Community Stadium on Sunday, 25 January 2026 in Premier League matchday 23. Igor Jesus (12') and T. Awoniyi (79') scored for Nottingham Forest. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Brentford had 66% of the ball and 10 shots (1 on target) against Nottingham Forest’s 7 (2 on target). Mathias Jensen (Brentford) was the top-rated player with 7.6. The result leaves Brentford 4th in the Premier League table on 9 points and Nottingham Forest 13th on 5.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brighton | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds | 5 | +4 | 9 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 31 Oct 2026, Brentford – Nottingham Forest
Match events
- 12'goalIgor JesusNormal Goal
- 37'substitutionK. AjerOff: S. van den Berg
- 37'substitutionM. DamsgaardOff: D. Ouattara
- 61'substitutionN. DominguezOff: O. Hutchinson
- 66'yellow cardYehor YarmolyukYellow Card
- 67'substitutionR. HenryOff: A. Hickey
- 68'substitutionIgor JesusOff: T. Awoniyi
- 79'goalT. AwoniyiAssist: M. Gibbs-White
- 81'substitutionY. YarmolyukOff: J. Henderson
- 81'substitutionM. KayodeOff: K. Lewis-Potter
- 87'substitutionC. Hudson-OdoiOff: Morato
Lineups
Brentford
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Keith Andrews
Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 33M. KayodeD
- 20K. AjerD
- 22N. CollinsD
- 3R. HenryD
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 27V. JaneltM
- 8M. JensenM
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 7K. SchadeM
- 9I. ThiagoF
Substitutes
Nottingham Forest
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Vitor Pereira
Starting XI
- 26M. SelsG
- 34O. AinaD
- 31N. MilenkovicD
- 5MurilloD
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 6I. SangareM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 16N. DominguezM
- 19Igor JesusF
Substitutes
- 18A. GunnG
- 9T. AwoniyiF
- 22R. YatesM
- 29D. BakwaF
- 24J. McAteeM
- 14D. NdoyeF
- 4MoratoD
- 37N. SavonaD
- 21O. HutchinsonF
Match statistics
- 66%Possession34%
- 1.81Expected goals (xG)0.78
- 10Total shots7
- 1Shots on target2
- 6Shots off target2
- 3Blocked shots3
- 9Shots inside the box5
- 1Shots outside the box2
- 6Corners5
- 1Offsides0
- 11Fouls10
- 1Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves1
- 567Passes295
- 490Accurate passes219
- 86%Pass accuracy74%
- 0.36Goals prevented0.36
Player statistics
Brentford
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caoimhin KelleherG | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 3Rico HenryD | 67 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Kristoffer AjerD | 37 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Nathan CollinsD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 33Michael KayodeD | 81 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Kevin SchadeM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Mathias JensenMTop rated | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 18Yehor YarmolyukM | 81 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Mikkel DamsgaardM | 37 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Vitaly JaneltM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Igor ThiagoF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 12Hákon Rafn ValdimarssonG | – | – | ||
| 2Aaron HickeyD | 23 | 6.5 | ||
| 4Sepp van den BergD | 53 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Ethan PinnockD | – | – | ||
| 6Jordan HendersonM | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 45Romelle DonovanM | – | – | ||
| 11Reiss NelsonF | – | – | ||
| 19Dango OuattaraF | 53 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Keane Lewis-PotterF | 9 | 6.3 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Matz SelsG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Neco WilliamsD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 5MurilloD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 31Nikola MilenkovićD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 34Ola AinaD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Ibrahim SangaréM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 7Callum Hudson-OdoiM | 87 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Elliot AndersonM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 16Nicolás DomínguezM | 61 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Igor JesusF | 68 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 18Angus GunnG | – | – | ||
| 4MoratoD | 3 | – | ||
| 37Nicolò SavonaD | – | – | ||
| 22Ryan YatesM | – | – | ||
| 24James McAteeM | – | – | ||
| 9Taiwo AwoniyiF | 22 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 14Dan NdoyeF | – | – | ||
| 21Omari HutchinsonF | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| 29Dilane BakwaF | – | – |