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Premier League Matchweek 1
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Nottingham Forest

Official XI

Out 1 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 2 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Score

31Premier League Matchweek 1

Away

Brentford

Official XI

Out 1 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 0 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Played

17 Aug 2025, 13:00 UTC

Venue

The City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance

29,949 official

Referee

Peter Bankes

Last verified

4 Jun 2026, 21:32 UTC

Archive

Match archive links

Finished

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford finished 3-1. This match archive keeps official XI, lineup, result and season links together.

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

Finished
  1. Matz Sels
  2. Neco Williams
    • 53'Neco Williams booked 53'
  3. Murillo
  4. Nikola Milenkovic
  5. Ola Aina
  6. Ibrahim Sangaré
  7. Callum Hudson-Odoi
  8. Elliot Anderson
  9. Morgan Gibbs-White
    • 84'Morgan Gibbs-White off 84'
  10. Dan Ndoye
    • 42'Dan Ndoye scored 42'
    • 79'Dan Ndoye off 79'
  11. Chris Wood
    • 5'Chris Wood scored 5'
    • 47'Chris Wood scored 47'
    • 79'Chris Wood off 79'
  1. Caoimhín Kelleher
  2. Rico Henry
    • 88'Rico Henry off 88'
  3. Sepp van den Berg
  4. Nathan Collins
    • 52'Nathan Collins booked 52'
  5. Michael Kayode
  6. Mathias Jensen
    • 69'Mathias Jensen off 69'
  7. Fábio Carvalho
  8. Antoni Milambo
    • 45'Antoni Milambo off 45'
  9. Yehor Yarmoliuk
  10. Keane Lewis-Potter
    • 69'Keane Lewis-Potter off 69'
  11. Igor Thiago
    • 78'Igor Thiago scored 78'
  1. Matz SelsGK
  2. Neco WilliamsLB
    • 53'Neco Williams booked 53'
  3. MurilloLCB
  4. MilenkovicRCB
  5. Ola AinaRB
  6. SangaréLDM
  7. Hudson-OdoiRDM
  8. AndersonLW
  9. Gibbs-WhiteAM
    • 84'Morgan Gibbs-White off 84'
  10. Dan NdoyeRW
    • 42'Dan Ndoye scored 42'
    • 79'Dan Ndoye off 79'
  11. Chris WoodST
    • 5'Chris Wood scored 5'
    • 47'Chris Wood scored 47'
    • 79'Chris Wood off 79'

Nottingham Forest

Bench

9
  1. 18A. GunnGoalkeeper No. 18
    Bench1 app
  2. 4MoratoDefence No. 4
    Bench21 apps
  3. 9T. AwoniyiForward No. 9
    Bench17 apps
  4. 19I. JesusForward No. 19
    Bench37 apps
    • 79'Igor Jesus on 79'
  5. J. SilvaForward
    Bench
    • 79'Jota Silva on 79'
  6. 22R. YatesMidfield No. 22
    Bench22 apps
    • 84'Ryan Yates on 84'
  7. 23J. CunhaDefence No. 23
    Bench9 apps
  8. 30W. BolyDefence No. 30
    Bench0 apps
  9. 44Z. AbbottDefence No. 44
    Bench3 apps

Brentford

Bench

9
  1. 12H. ValdimarssonGoalkeeper No. 12
    Bench1 app
  2. 2A. HickeyDefence No. 2
    Bench21 apps
    • 88'Aaron Hickey on 88'
    • 90'Aaron Hickey booked 90'
  3. 6J. HendersonMidfield No. 6
    Bench32 apps
    • 69'Jordan Henderson on 69'
  4. 7K. SchadeMidfield No. 7
    Bench35 apps
    • 45'Kevin Schade on 45'
  5. F. OnyekaMidfield
    Bench
    • 69'Frank Onyeka on 69'
  6. 20K. AjerDefence No. 20
    Bench27 apps
  7. M. Peart-HarrisMidfield
    Bench
  8. M. RoerslevDefence
    Bench
  9. B. ArthurDefence
    Bench

Home • Official XI

Nottingham Forest

4-2-3-1
7.4129.2 apps
  • Out1 out
  • Suspended2 suspensions

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Away • Official XI

Brentford

4-2-3-1
7.2929.1 apps
  • Out1 out

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Nottingham Forest

Bench

9
  1. 18A. GunnGoalkeeper No. 18
    Bench1 app
  2. 4MoratoDefence No. 4
    Bench21 apps
  3. 9T. AwoniyiForward No. 9
    Bench17 apps
  4. 19I. JesusForward No. 19
    Bench37 apps
    • 79'Igor Jesus on 79'
  5. J. SilvaForward
    Bench
    • 79'Jota Silva on 79'
  6. 22R. YatesMidfield No. 22
    Bench22 apps
    • 84'Ryan Yates on 84'
  7. 23J. CunhaDefence No. 23
    Bench9 apps
  8. 30W. BolyDefence No. 30
    Bench0 apps
  9. 44Z. AbbottDefence No. 44
    Bench3 apps

Brentford

Bench

9
  1. 12H. ValdimarssonGoalkeeper No. 12
    Bench1 app
  2. 2A. HickeyDefence No. 2
    Bench21 apps
    • 88'Aaron Hickey on 88'
    • 90'Aaron Hickey booked 90'
  3. 6J. HendersonMidfield No. 6
    Bench32 apps
    • 69'Jordan Henderson on 69'
  4. 7K. SchadeMidfield No. 7
    Bench35 apps
    • 45'Kevin Schade on 45'
  5. F. OnyekaMidfield
    Bench
    • 69'Frank Onyeka on 69'
  6. 20K. AjerDefence No. 20
    Bench27 apps
  7. M. Peart-HarrisMidfield
    Bench
  8. M. RoerslevDefence
    Bench
  9. B. ArthurDefence
    Bench

Events

Timeline

Timeline filter
  1. 5'
    Home1-0
    Chris Wood scored

    Nottingham Forest.

  2. 42'
    Home2-0
    Dan Ndoye scored

    Nottingham Forest. Assist Morgan Gibbs-White.

  3. 45'
    Away
    Kevin Schade on

    Brentford. Antoni Milambo off.

  4. 47'
    Home3-0
    Chris Wood scored

    Nottingham Forest. Assist Elliot Anderson.

  5. 52'
    Away
    Nathan Collins booked

    Brentford.

  6. 53'
    Home
    Neco Williams booked

    Nottingham Forest.

  7. 69'
    Away
    Jordan Henderson on

    Brentford. Mathias Jensen off.

  8. 69'
    Away
    Frank Onyeka on

    Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter off.

  9. 78'
    Away3-1
    Igor Thiago scored

    Brentford.

  10. 79'
    Home
    Igor Jesus on

    Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood off.

  11. 79'
    Home
    Jota Silva on

    Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye off.

  12. 84'
    Home
    Ryan Yates on

    Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White off.

  13. 88'
    Away
    Aaron Hickey on

    Brentford. Rico Henry off.

  14. 90'
    Away
    Aaron Hickey booked

    Brentford.

  15. FT
    Final 3-1

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 1.83
    AttackxG
    1.49
  2. 11
    AttackTotal Shots
    10
  3. 417
    PassingTotal Passes
    346
  4. 7
    DefendingTackles Won
    6
  5. 15
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    14

Official team stats now keep xG, Total Shots, Total Passes, Tackles Won and Total Dribbles in one compact stored match-stats read.

Showing 5 of 194 stored team metrics.

Observed 23 Apr 2026, 14:17 UTC from the stored match stats surface.

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 4 Jun 2026, 21:32 UTC

Upcoming fixture info

Availability and discipline

  • James McAteeSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 10:14 UTC
  • John VictorSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 10:14 UTC

Recent official XI inputs

No recent official XI input row is listed in this drawer.

Model and statistical inputs

Recent starts, minutes and role fit feed projections; they are not upcoming official XI sources.