Brentford 0-2 Nottingham Forest
Key numbers
- Possession 64% – 36%
- Shots 7 (3 on target) – 10 (6)
- Decisive moment: 38' Ola Aina, FN xPts +0.8
HT 0:1
Ola Aina 38'
Anthony Elanga 51'
Anthony Elanga 51'
Brentford 11th → 12th · 23 pts|Nottingham Forest 4th → 3rd · 31 pts
Nottingham Forest won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.72–0.9).
Player of the matchChristian NørgaardDecisive moment38' Ola Aina+0.8
Player of the match
Christian Nørgaard Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.6 (Strong)
Game state
Brentford ahead 0 min · level 38 min · Nottingham Forest ahead 52 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
38'
Ola Aina
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Neco Williams +0.2
+0.8
51'
Anthony Elanga
Goal
+0.7
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −0.6→ League points won 0
Nottingham Forest
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +1.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.6→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
BrentfordNottingham Forest
64%Possession36%
0.72Expected goals (xG)0.9
0.1xG per shot0.09
7Shots10
3Shots on target6
43%Shots on target %60%
7Shots in box6
532Passes303
85%Pass accuracy78%
9Corners5
4Saves3
10Fouls14
3Yellow cards4
1Offsides3
Compared with usual
Brentford
20 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 0.72 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.9 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 7 | 11.1 | |
| On target | 3 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 17.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 64% | 50.2% | |
| Passes | 532 | 447.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 81.6% | |
| Corners | 9 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 8.1 |
Nottingham Forest
17 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 0.9 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 0.72 | 1 | |
| Shots | 10 | 13.4 | |
| On target | 6 | 4.5 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 13.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 36% | 40.8% | |
| Passes | 303 | 348.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 78.4% | |
| Corners | 5 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 11.3 |
Timeline
- 27' Yellow Murillo
- 38' Goal Ola Aina league goal #2 assist Neco Williams
- 40' Yellow Ben Mee
- 51' Goal Anthony Elanga league goal #2
- 55' Yellow Morgan Gibbs-White
- 57' Yellow Yoane Wissa
- 64' Sub Anthony Elanga → Ryan Yates
- 64' Sub Elliot Anderson → Nicolás Domínguez
- 67' Sub Kristoffer Ajer → Mads Roerslev
- 67' Sub Vitaly Janelt → Edmond-Paris Maghoma
- 75' Sub Morgan Gibbs-White → Jota Silva
- 79' Yellow Jota Silva
- 81' Sub Kevin Schade → Fabio Carvalho
- 84' Yellow Nicolás Domínguez
- 87' Yellow Mikkel Damsgaard
- 90+2' Sub Neco Williams → Harry Toffolo
- 90+2' Sub Chris Wood → Taiwo Awoniyi
- 90+6' Sub Mads Roerslev → Yunus Konak
Category leaders
- Key passesCallum Hudson-Odoi4
- Duels wonChristian Nørgaard10/12
- DribblesMikkel Damsgaard5/7
- Defensive actionsMorgan Gibbs-White9
- ShotsChris Wood3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonNeco Williams3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.