Brentford v Nottingham Forest: Premier League preview
Sixth-placed Brentford host 18th-placed Nottingham Forest on Premier League matchday 9, with the visitors looking to climb away from the bottom three.
The occasion and the table
Brentford host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on matchday 9, with kick-off at 15:00 on 31 October 2026. The two clubs arrive at very different points in the table.
Brentford sit 6th with 11 points from 8 matches. Their record of 2 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat shows a side that has been hard to beat, and they have scored 14 goals while conceding 9. A positive result would help them protect their place in the top half.
Nottingham Forest are 18th with 6 points from 8 matches, having won 1, drawn 3 and lost 4. They have scored 6 goals and conceded 10, and the gap of 5 points between the sides underlines the size of the task facing the visitors.
Recent form and home/away records
Brentford's most recent outing ended in a 2-3 defeat away to Sunderland. Before that they drew 1-1 away to Hull City, and before that they lost 1-2 at home to Liverpool. Earlier still they drew 2-2 away to Aston Villa and beat Chelsea 3-0 at home. That leaves them with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches.
Home advantage has served Brentford well in the league. From 4 Premier League matches at home this season they have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1, scoring 8 goals and conceding only 3.
Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 away to Ipswich Town in their latest match. Before that they lost 0-1 at home to Arsenal, and before that they were beaten 1-3 away to Crystal Palace. Prior to those results they lost 0-1 at home to Coventry City and won 2-1 away to Aston Villa. Their last 5 matches therefore produced 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Travelling has not been a problem for Forest in the league. In 4 Premier League away matches they have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 1, scoring 6 goals and conceding 7. Every one of their 6 league goals this season has come on the road.
Previous meetings
The clubs have met once before in the listed record. That match, on 25 January 2026, finished Brentford 0-2 Nottingham Forest, giving the visitors a recent result to draw on.
Players to watch
Kevin Schade is Brentford's top scorer in the Premier League this season with 3 goals. With his side scoring freely at home, he is the obvious figure to watch in the final third.
Dan Ndoye leads the way for Nottingham Forest with 2 league goals. In a team that has found goals hard to come by, his contribution carries extra weight.
How the two sides tend to play
The numbers point to a Brentford side that rarely fails to score. They have found the net in all 5 of their last 5 matches, but they have kept only 1 clean sheet in that run, and both teams have scored in 4 of those games. Their home figures of 8 scored and 3 conceded suggest a more secure picture in front of their own supporters.
Nottingham Forest have scored in 3 of their last 5 matches and have not kept a clean sheet in any of them, with both teams scoring in 3. Their overall league tally of 6 goals scored is the lowest return of the two sides, while 10 conceded in 8 matches points to a defence that has been regularly breached.
Estimated win chances
Estimated win chances from market data, computed by goal888 with the margin removed, are Brentford 46%, draw 27% and Nottingham Forest 27%. These figures are estimates, not a prediction of the outcome.
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