Forest can take a step closer to a potential Champions League place finish with a win over Brentford tonight.
19:30 Thursday
Forest, continuing their push for the Champions League places, welcome Brentford who have only lost two of their last nine games.
Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Prediction
- After Sunday's FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester City at Wembley, Nottingham Forest have now lost three of their last four matches.
- Nuno's side have slipped to sixth place in the Premier League ahead of this clash - their game in hand - but could move back up to third with a win.
- Brentford, meanwhile, put four past Brighton at the Gtech Community Stadium last weekend to move within touching distance of the Premier League's top half.
- The Bees were comfortably beaten by Forest back in December and may struggle to pick up a result at the City Ground. We're backing Forest to bounce back with a huge victory here.
Score Prediction: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Brentford
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Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Lineups
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Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup vs Brentford
Sels, Toffolo, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams, Anderson, Domínguez, Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Elanga, Wood
Brentford Predicted Lineup vs Nottingham Forest
Flekken, Lewis-Potter, Berg, Collins, Kayode, Yarmoliuk, Nørgaard, Schade, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Wissa
Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Team News
- Ola Aina is edging closer to a return for Nottingham Forest, while youngster Eric da Silva Moreira is also an injury doubt for the hosts.
- Igor Thiago, Fabio Carvalho and Josh Dasilva miss out for Brentford.
- Aaron Hickey and Yunus Konak remain doubts here and won't be expected to return to first-team action quite yet.
Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Odds
| Result | Odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 6/5 | 45% |
| Draw | 13/5 | 28% |
| Brentford | 12/5 | 29% |
Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Bet Builder Tips
Our Bet Builder tips for Nottingham Forest vs Brentford features Under 2.5 Goals, Norgaard to be Carded & Mbeumo 1+ Shots on Target.
At the time of publishing it is a best price of 11/1 with bet365.
- Nottingham Forest’s recent home games have been notably low-scoring, with their last six Premier League matches at The City Ground producing under 2.5 goals (1.1 goals per game). While Brentford’s games can be goal-heavy at home, their away matches are less prolific, and their defensive injuries may lead to a cautious approach.
- Brentford’s midfielder Christian Nørgaard is prone to a card, having received 8 yellow cards and 1 red card this season while committing 1.3 fouls per game. Forest’s midfield, led by players like Anderson (1.7 fouls drawn a game) and Ryan Yates (1.5 fouls drawn a game), is physical and draws fouls (Forest are fouled the 10th most in the league).
- Bryan Mbeumo has been Brentford’s standout attacker, scoring 18 Premier League goals in 2025 (5th best in the league). He averages at least one shot on target per game and has recorded 4 shots on target in his last 5 appearances this season.
