Brentford v Nottingham Forest, 21 December 2024

Score2-0 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGtech Community Stadium
Attendance17,115
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 5 Brentford won: 2 Drawn: 2 Nottingham Forest won: 1 Brentford scored: 8 Nottingham Forest scored: 8 . Nottingham Forest ended a run of without a win in six league meetings since January 2020 at Griffin Park in the League Championship.

0 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Goals:

Ola Aina 38 G
Anthony Elanga 51 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Ben Mee
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Morato Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Paris Maghoma for Vitaly Janelt 67
Mads Roerslev for Kristoffer Ajer 67
Fábio Carvalho for Kevin Schade 81
Yunus Konak for Mads Roerslev 90+6

Substitutions:

Nicolás Domínguez for Elliott Anderson 64
Ryan Yates for Anthony Elanga 64
Jota Silva for Morgan Gibbs-White 75
Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 90+2
Harry Toffolo for Neco Williams 90+2

Cards:

Ben Mee 40 Y
Yoane Wissa 57 Y
Mikkel Damsgaard 87 Y

Cards:

Murillo 27 Y
Morgan Gibbs-White 55 Y
Jota Silva 79 Y
Nicolás Domínguez 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender KIM Ji-soo
Defender Jayden Meghoma
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Paris Maghoma
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder Yunus Konak
Midfielder/Forward Tony Yogane

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Willy Boly
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva

Comments:

League position: 12th . Brentford failed in their attempt to win six consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since December 1936 (nine). . The Bees had now lost two of their last 15 home games in the Premier League. . This was their 500th home league defeat.

Comments:

League position: 4th . Nottingham Forest had now won nine of their 17 games so far in this Premier League season; as many as they had achieved in both the entire 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. . Forest would now be in the top four of the Premier League table on Christmas Day for the first time since 1994. . They had now won two of their last 17 league games played in London.

0 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Ben Mee
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Substitutions:

Paris Maghoma for Vitaly Janelt 67
Mads Roerslev for Kristoffer Ajer 67
Fábio Carvalho for Kevin Schade 81
Yunus Konak for Mads Roerslev 90+6

Cards:

Ben Mee 40 Y
Yoane Wissa 57 Y
Mikkel Damsgaard 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender KIM Ji-soo
Defender Jayden Meghoma
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Paris Maghoma
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder Yunus Konak
Midfielder/Forward Tony Yogane

Comments:

League position: 12th . Brentford failed in their attempt to win six consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since December 1936 (nine). . The Bees had now lost two of their last 15 home games in the Premier League. . This was their 500th home league defeat.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Ola Aina 38 G
Anthony Elanga 51 G

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Morato Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Nicolás Domínguez for Elliott Anderson 64
Ryan Yates for Anthony Elanga 64
Jota Silva for Morgan Gibbs-White 75
Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 90+2
Harry Toffolo for Neco Williams 90+2

Cards:

Murillo 27 Y
Morgan Gibbs-White 55 Y
Jota Silva 79 Y
Nicolás Domínguez 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Willy Boly
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva

Comments:

League position: 4th . Nottingham Forest had now won nine of their 17 games so far in this Premier League season; as many as they had achieved in both the entire 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. . Forest would now be in the top four of the Premier League table on Christmas Day for the first time since 1994. . They had now won two of their last 17 league games played in London.