⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Brentford above the line
Nottingham belowGoals and cards
- 30'
Own goalOwn goal by Nikola Milenkovic, credited to Brentford1-0 Half-time 1-0
76'
GoalIgor Thiago, right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Set up by Jaidon Anthony2-0
The score, against the pace we expected
Brentford got ahead of the pace we expected in the first half and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BRE better than we expected
▼ NOT better than we expected
The first half was where it moved most, about a goal better than we expected for Brentford.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.

Brentford
Good plays
- GOAL
Igor Thiago, right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal, set up by Jaidon Anthony
76' · BRE 2-0 NOT
Bad plays
- WOODWORK
Mathias Jensen hit the woodwork from outside the box
38' · BRE 1-0 NOT

Nottingham
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- BIG MISS
James McAtee missed from the right side of the box, just wide
24' · BRE 0-0 NOT
- OWN GOAL
Nikola Milenkovic put it into his own net
30' · BRE 1-0 NOT
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.

Brentford
- ★
Igor Thiago Forward
Goal 76'
- ★
Jaidon Anthony Substitute, off the bench
Set up Thiago

Nottingham
- ✗
Nikola Milenkovic Center Defender
Own goal 30'
- ✗
James McAtee Center Right Midfielder
Big chance missed 24', 3 shots, 1 on target
⚖️What decided it
Why Brentford won, and why Nottingham did not.
From the game
Won it with 42% of the ball, out-shot 15 to 7
Key battles
📊The numbers
| BRE | NOT | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Possession | 58% |
| 7 | Shots | 15 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 241 | Passes completed | 365 |
| 71% | Pass accuracy | 77% |
| 7 | Tackles won | 12 |
| 6 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 46% | Share of the chances | 54% |
| 1 | Passes completed near goal | 7 |
| 11 | Passes allowed before winning it back | 6 |








