English Premier League

Brentford vs Nottingham Forest, 2023-24 English Premier League

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  • 19': Ivan Toney
  • 58': Ben Mee
  • 68': Neal Maupay
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3 - 2
  • 3': Danilo
  • 65': Chris Wood

Toney scores on return as Brentford beat Nottingham Forest

England striker Ivan Toney scored 19 minutes into his comeback from an eight month ban for betting offences as Brentford ended a five match losing streak with a 3-2 home win against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
  • 2': Nuno Tavares (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 2': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Goal! Brentford 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Danilo (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
  • 10': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 10': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Ben Mee (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
  • 11': Foul by Ben Mee (Brentford).
  • 11': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Wood.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ben Mee.
  • 15': Foul by Andrew Omobamidele (Nottingham Forest).
  • 15': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest).
  • 18': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Goal! Brentford 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Ivan Toney (Brentford) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 21': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 21': Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Ben Mee (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
  • 25': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Danilo.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) with an attempt from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
  • 27': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Andrew Omobamidele.
  • 28': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Danilo (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Andrew Omobamidele.
  • 30': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ryan Yates.
  • 31': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range following a corner.
  • 31': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Nuno Tavares (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Wood.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Neal Maupay (Brentford).
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Foul by Ben Mee (Brentford).
  • 44': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
  • 46': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
  • 46': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Danilo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Toney with a cross.
  • 54': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
  • 54': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danilo.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 58': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Murillo.
  • 58': Goal! Brentford 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Ben Mee (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Ryan Yates.
  • 63': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
  • 63': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Danilo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 63': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Goal! Brentford 2, Nottingham Forest 2. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
  • 66': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 66': Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Wood following a fast break.
  • 68': Goal! Brentford 3, Nottingham Forest 2. Neal Maupay (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mads Roerslev with a cross.
  • 71': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ben Mee.
  • 72': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
  • 73': Foul by Andrew Omobamidele (Nottingham Forest).
  • 73': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Brentford. Sergio Reguilón replaces Neal Maupay.
  • 74': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 75': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
  • 78': Foul by Danilo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 78': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Wood.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney with a cross.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Mee.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 86': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Brandon Aguilera replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
  • 86': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Nottingham Forest).
  • 86': Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
  • 90': Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Mads Roerslev because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Danilo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Josh Dasilva (Brentford).
  • 90'+3': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+4': Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+5': Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Danilo.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+8': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Josh Dasilva (Brentford).
  • 90'+9': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Nottingham Forest 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Brentford 3, Nottingham Forest 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 1
52 Possession 48
12 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
400 Accurate Passes 342
496 Passes 456
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 7
20 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.4
58 Long Balls 63
26 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 10
13 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 12
25 Effective Clearances 27
25 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,077

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 9 +11 23
2 Liverpool 9 +12 22
3 Arsenal 9 +7 18
4 Aston Villa 9 +5 18
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Mark Flekken (GK)
5 Ethan Pinnock
16 Ben Mee
22 Nathan Collins
8 Mathias Jensen
24 Mikkel Damsgaard
27 Vitaly Janelt
23 Keane Lewis-Potter
30 Mads Roerslev
17 Ivan Toney
7 Neal Maupay

NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Matt Turner (GK)
40 Murillo
32 Andrew Omobamidele
3 Nuno Tavares
29 Gonzalo Montiel Yellow Card
22 Ryan Yates
28 Danilo
5 Orel Mangala Yellow Card
11 Chris Wood
14 Callum Hudson-Odoi
16 Nicolás Domínguez

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