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Premier League · Round 9 · Sat 31 Oct, 15:00

Brentford
2–0
Full time
Nottingham Forest

Pre-match prediction

47%
27%
26%
Brentford 47% Draw 27% 26% Nottingham Forest

✓Based on the confirmed starting lineups, not just each club's overall record.

Expected goals
1.55 – 1.10
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams to score
54%
Model confidence
normal

Most likely scorelines

1-1 13% 1-0 9% 2-1 9% 0-0 8% 2-0 8%

Compared to the betting market (reference only, not used as a model input)

Brentford
47% vs 45%
Draw
27% vs 26%
Nottingham Forest
26% vs 29%

Lineups

Reference only — not used by the prediction model. Positions (LB/CB/RB etc.) are a best-effort guess from the source's own left-to-right player order, not a confirmed tactical slot.

Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1
26
Sels GK
5.7 1572
5
Murillo CB
6.8 1482
23
Jair CB
6.8 1479
31
Milenković CB
5.2 1563
3
Williams CDM
6.0 1415
10
Gibbs-White CDM
6.1 1423
14
Ndoye CDM
6.4 1462
21
Schlager CDM
5.2 1480
24
McAtee CAM
6.2 1458
34
Aina CAM
6.1 1609
19
Delap ST
6.2 1508
1
Kelleher GK
6.7 1532
4
den Berg LB
7.1 1554
20
Ajer CB
6.5 1495
23
Lewis-Potter CB
6.1 1486
33
Kayode RB
5.7 1615
7
Schade CDM
6.1 1594
8
Jensen CDM
6.3 1505
11
Ouattara LW
6.3 1538
18
Sangaré CAM
6.5 1521
27
Janelt RW
6.9 1561
9
Thiago ST
Goal 7.8 1577
Brentford 4-2-3-1

Brentford · Bench

A. Hickey, H. Valdimarsson, C. Wilson, J. Anthony, N. Collins, M. Damsgaard, E. Diouf, Gustavo Gomes, Jannik Schuster

Nottingham Forest · Bench

O. Diomande, I. Sangaré, C. Hudson-Odoi, C. Wood, John, A. Kalimuendo, R. Yates, L. Netz, D. Muñoz

Brentford · last 5 D

Hull (A) 1-1 D Liverpool (H) 1-2 L Aston Villa (A) 2-2 D Chelsea (H) 3-0 W Bournemouth (A) 2-2 D

Nottingham Forest · last 5 B

Ipswich (A) 1-1 D Arsenal (H) 0-1 L Crystal Palace (A) 3-1 L Coventry (H) 0-1 L Aston Villa (A) 1-2 W

Head-to-head

31 Oct 2026 Brentford 2–0 Nottingham Forest 25 Jan 2026 Brentford 0–2 Nottingham Forest 17 Aug 2025 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Brentford 01 May 2025 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Brentford 21 Dec 2024 Brentford 0–2 Nottingham Forest 20 Jan 2024 Brentford 3–2 Nottingham Forest 01 Oct 2023 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Brentford 29 Apr 2023 Brentford 2–1 Nottingham Forest 05 Nov 2022 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Brentford

News

Thiago on target as Brentford beat Forest bbc · 31 Oct Keith Andrews - post-match interview - Brentford v Nottingham Forest bbc · 31 Oct ‘I’m not here to be liked’: Glasner defiant as Brentford capitalise on Forest woes guardian · 31 Oct Hull draw third consecutive home game after being held by Brentford bbc · 25 Oct Ouattara rescues point for Brentford as Hull maintain unbeaten home record guardian · 25 Oct Ipswich 1-1 Nottingham Forest: Premier League – as it happened guardian · 23 Oct Enciso rescues point in storm for Ipswich to deny Nottingham Forest guardian · 23 Oct Nottingham Forest’s false start places early focus on Glasner and Delap guardian · 22 Oct