Nottingham Forest vs Brentford tips and predictions: Tricky Trees to beat Bees by familiar scoreline
- Robbie Savage
- 30 September 2023
Planet Sport Bet’s Robbie Savage thinks Nottingham Forest’s home advantage will see them scrape past Brentford.
Certainly is a tough one to call. I just think Nottingham Forest’s home advantage may count here.
Looking at the style of play, you know both teams like to play on the counterattack, both good in transition and both have got pace in wide areas. It's going to be a very good game.
Awoniyi has scored or assisted in his last nine games so he's in such good form.
It would not surprise me if Awoniyi gets the only goal in a Forest 1-0 win.
Robbie’s tip: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Brentford
Nottingham Forest vs Brentford team news
Nottingham Forest are close to a clean bill of health but are set to be without the services of Danilo and Nuno Tavares on Sunday.
Callum Hudson-Odoi could wrestle back a starting spot from Nicolas Dominguez while Taiwo Awonyi, Anthony Elanga and Morgan Gibbs-White are certain to start.
Thomas Frank is looking increasingly short of bodies in attack. Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Keane Lewis-Potter and Saman Ghoddos are his only senior options.
Rico Henry, Josh Dasilva and Ben Mee are all out so a defence of Mads Roserslav, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock and Aaron Hickey picks itself.
Frank named goalkeepers Thomas Strakosha and Ellery Balcombe plus academy products Yegor Yarmolyuk and Ethan Brierly on the bench last weekend.
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Key stats
- Nottingham Forest have kept a clean sheet in seven of their last 10 home wins
- 1-0 to Forest was the most common scoreline at the City ground last season
- Brentford have won just one of their six Premier League matches this season
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Just one place and one point separate Nottingham Forest and Brentford in the Premier League table ahead of their meeting at the City Ground.
The Bees 9th place finish last season saw them make a mockery of second-season syndrome, but Thomas Frank’s side have won just one of eight this season.
Nottingham Forest’s focus will be securing a third successive season in the Premier League and they’ll be relatively happy with their start.
Despite barely outperforming Brentford, it’s worth highlighting their only defeats have come against Man City, Man Utd and Arsenal.
There’s an argument to be had that they deserved something from two of those matches. The Tricky Trees led 2-0 at Old Trafford and outperformed Arsenal on xG.
70% of Forest’s Premier League wins have been involved a clean sheet and Brentford blow hot and cold on their travels with little indication they’re about to draw a blank.
Last season’s meeting at the City ground finished all square but Brentford are starting to look a bit shorthanded and the hosts could capitalise.
