Nottingham Forest v Brentford, 17 August 2025

Score3-1 to Nottingham Forest
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance29,949

View Nottingham Forest v Brentford head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Nottingham Forest won: 2 Drawn: 2 Brentford won: 3 Nottingham Forest scored: 11 Brentford scored: 11 . Nottingham Forest had now won two of their last nine league meetings with Brentford (lost four); previously a 2-0 away win in December 2024.

3 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

1 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Chris Wood 5 G
Dan Ndoye 42 G
Chris Wood 45+2 G

Goals:

Igor Thiago penalty 78 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Forward Chris Wood

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Nathan Collins Defender
Rico Henry Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Sepp Van Den Berg Defender
Keane Lewis-Potter Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Fábio Carvalho Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Yegor Yarmolyuk Midfielder
Antoni Milambo Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Igor Jesus for Chris Wood 79
Jota Silva for Dan Ndoye 79
Ryan Yates for Morgan Gibbs-White 84

Substitutions:

Kevin Schade for Antoni Milambo 46
Jordan Henderson for Mathias Jensen 69
Frank Onyeka for Keane Lewis-Potter 69
Aaron Hickey for Rico Henry 88

Cards:

Neco Williams 53 Y

Cards:

Nathan Collins 52 Y
Aaron Hickey 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Morato
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva
Forward Igor Jesus

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Benjamin Arthur
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder Myles Peart-Harris
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade

Comments:

This was Nottingham Forest’s first win in their opening league game in the last eight seasons since a 1-0 win against Millwall in 2017 the League Championship (lost five). . This was Forest’s first win in their last five home games in the Premier League (lost three). . Chris Wood had now became the second player to score in more than one opening game of a Premier League season for Forest after Bryan Roy in 1994-95 and 1995-96.

Comments:

Following the departure of Thomas Frank, this was new manager Keith Andrews's first competitive game of his managerial career. 13 years and 96 days after his final Premier League appearance as a player for West Bromwich Albion against Arsenal in May 2012. . This was Brentford’s first defeat in their opening game of their five seasons in the Premier League (won two). . They had now lost 17 of their last 30 games in the Premier League played outside of London (won eight).

3 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Chris Wood 5 G
Dan Ndoye 42 G
Chris Wood 45+2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Forward Chris Wood

Substitutions:

Igor Jesus for Chris Wood 79
Jota Silva for Dan Ndoye 79
Ryan Yates for Morgan Gibbs-White 84

Cards:

Neco Williams 53 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Morato
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva
Forward Igor Jesus

Comments:

This was Nottingham Forest’s first win in their opening league game in the last eight seasons since a 1-0 win against Millwall in 2017 the League Championship (lost five). . This was Forest’s first win in their last five home games in the Premier League (lost three). . Chris Wood had now became the second player to score in more than one opening game of a Premier League season for Forest after Bryan Roy in 1994-95 and 1995-96.

1 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Igor Thiago penalty 78 P

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Nathan Collins Defender
Rico Henry Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Sepp Van Den Berg Defender
Keane Lewis-Potter Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Fábio Carvalho Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Yegor Yarmolyuk Midfielder
Antoni Milambo Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Kevin Schade for Antoni Milambo 46
Jordan Henderson for Mathias Jensen 69
Frank Onyeka for Keane Lewis-Potter 69
Aaron Hickey for Rico Henry 88

Cards:

Nathan Collins 52 Y
Aaron Hickey 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Benjamin Arthur
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder Myles Peart-Harris
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade

Comments:

Following the departure of Thomas Frank, this was new manager Keith Andrews's first competitive game of his managerial career. 13 years and 96 days after his final Premier League appearance as a player for West Bromwich Albion against Arsenal in May 2012. . This was Brentford’s first defeat in their opening game of their five seasons in the Premier League (won two). . They had now lost 17 of their last 30 games in the Premier League played outside of London (won eight).