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Premier League · Matchweek 9

Brentford vs Nottingham Forest lineups

Brentford host Nottingham Forest at Brentford Community Stadium on 31 October 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 9 of the Premier League. They last met on 25 January 2026, when Nottingham Forest won 2-0.

Brentford vs Nottingham Forest match facts

Kick-off
Sat 31 Oct 2026, 15:00
Stadium
Brentford Community Stadium, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 9

Brentford vs Nottingham Forest lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Brentford vs Nottingham Forest head to head

11
Brentford wins
4
Draws
7
Nottingham Forest wins

36–30 on goals in 22 meetings since 5 November 2014

Recent Brentford vs Nottingham Forest results

  1. Brentford0–2Nottingham ForestBrentford Community Stadium
  2. Nottingham Forest3–1BrentfordCity Ground
  3. Nottingham Forest0–2BrentfordThe City Ground
  4. Brentford0–2Nottingham ForestGtech Community Stadium
  5. Brentford3–2Nottingham ForestGtech Community Stadium

All in the Premier League

Brentford vs Nottingham Forest history

Brentford have won two of the last five, with none drawn. Nottingham Forest last won at Brentford Community Stadium on 25 January 2026, by 2-0. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in two of the last five. Brentford hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, six meetings.

Last meeting: Brentford 0-2 Nottingham Forest, January 2026

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Brentford, 4-2-3-1
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Nottingham Forest, 4-2-3-1
Brentford crest
BrentfordFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 33Michael KayodeD
  3. 20Kristoffer AjerD
  4. 22Nathan CollinsD
  5. 3Rico HenryD
  6. 18Yehor YarmolyukM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltM
  8. 8Mathias JensenM
  9. 24Mikkel DamsgaardM
  10. 7Kevin SchadeM
  11. 9ThiagoF

Bench

  1. 12Hákon ValdimarssonG
  2. 6Jordan HendersonM
  3. 5Ethan PinnockD
  4. 23Keane Lewis-PotterF
  5. 11Reiss NelsonF
  6. 4Sepp van den BergD
  7. 2Aaron HickeyD
  8. 19Dango OuattaraF
  9. 45Romelle DonovanM

Coach: Keith Andrews

Nottingham Forest crest
Nottingham ForestFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 34Temitayo AinaD
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovićD
  4. 5MurilloD
  5. 3Neco WilliamsD
  6. 6Ibrahim SangaréM
  7. 8Elliot AndersonM
  8. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiM
  9. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
  10. 16Nicolás DomínguezM
  11. 19Igor JesusF

Bench

  1. 18Angus GunnG
  2. 9Taiwo AwoniyiF
  3. 22Ryan YatesM
  4. 29Dilane BakwaF
  5. 24James McAteeM
  6. 14Dan NdoyeF
  7. 4MoratoD
  8. 37Nicolò SavonaD
  9. 21Omari HutchinsonF

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Brentford lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Nottingham Forest in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 25 January 2026 in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest won 2-0. Igor Jesus and Taiwo Awoniyi scored. Caoimhín Kelleher and Matz Sels started in goal.

Brentford vs Nottingham Forest lineups — common questions

When is Brentford vs Nottingham Forest?
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 31 October 2026 at Brentford Community Stadium in London. The match is Matchweek 9 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Brentford vs Nottingham Forest match?
In the meeting before this one, Nottingham Forest won 2-0 on 25 January 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Nottingham Forest won 3-1 on 17 August 2025 in the Premier League. Brentford have won 11 of the 22 meetings between the clubs and Nottingham Forest have won 7.

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford at City Ground

Updated 9 August 2026