LONDON. Brentford managed to reverse the score against Nottingham Forest to win 2-1. It was Nottingham Forest to strike first with a goal of Danilo at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 82′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Josh Dasilva gave the win to Brentford in the 90′ minute. Brentford was much better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes with the support of Edward Smart and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 14 Total 5
- 8 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 1
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 141 Attack 59
- 62 Dangerous attack 20
- 78 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Brentford was in firm control of the ball 69% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Brentford was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Brentford won the match.
Brentford shot 14 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest shot 5 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Brentford received 1 yellow card (Rico Henry). On the other side, Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards (Felipe and André Ayew).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Brentford will have 50 points to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Nottingham Forest will stay with 30 points like Leeds United to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will host Manchester City on the 28th of May with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Nottingham Forest will play away agasint Crystal Palace on the 28th of May with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Nottingham Forest (3 draws).
Brentford – Formation
Brentford
60'
29'
82'
Brentford started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: David Raya , Aaron Hickey , Ethan Pinnock , Ben Mee , Rico Henry , Mikkel Damsgaard , Vitaly Janelt , Mathias Jensen , Bryan Mbeumo , Ivan Toney and Kevin Schade .
The home team had on the bench: Yoane Wissa , Matthew Cox, Zanka, Finley Stevens, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen, Saman Ghoddos , Shandon Baptiste , Frank Onyeka and Joshua Dasilva .
Brentford could not rely on the presence of Saman Ghoddos (injured).
Substitutions
Brentford made 5 changes: Mikkel Damsgaard for Joshua Da Silva (60′), Rico Henry for Yoane Wissa (60′), Mathias Jensen for Shandon Baptiste (72′), Vitaly Janelt for Frank Onyeka (72′) and K. Schade for Saman Ghoddos (77′).
Best player: Ethan Pinnock
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Ethan Pinnock even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 66 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Steve Cooper played with: Keylor Navas , Joe Worrall , Felipe , Moussa Niakhaté , Serge Aurier , Orel Mangala , Danilo , Renan Lodi , Brennan Johnson , Morgan Gibbs-White and Taiwo Awoniyi .
These were the players on the bench: Emmanuel Dennis, André Ayew , Cheikhou Kouyaté , Harry Toffolo, Jesse Lingard, Ryan Yates , Wayne Hennessey, Remo Freuler and Sam Surridge.
Nottingham Forest could not rely on the presence of Cheikhou Kouyaté (injured).
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 3 changes: T. Awoniyi for André Ayew (54′), B. Johnson for Cheikhou Kouyaté (67′) and Orel Mangala for Ryan Yates (81′).
Best player: Moussa Niakhaté
The most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Moussa Niakhaté.
His rating is with 26 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Crystal Palace – West Ham United – 4-3
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 6-0
- Brentford – Nottingham Forest – 2-1
