Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats, with the hosts losing 2-0 to Manchester City in the league last weekend, while the Bees were beaten 1-0 by Arsenal in the EFL Cup third round tie on Wednesday.
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Nottingham Forest will host Brentford in a Premier League fixture at City Ground on Sunday. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats, with the hosts losing 2-0 to leaders Manchester City in the league last weekend, while the Bees suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat against Arsenal in the EFL Cup third round tie in the mid-week. Nottingham are currently occupying 12th spot in the English top flight standings, having collected seven points from their opening six league-games, while the visitors are sitting two places behind them, separated by just a solitary point.
Sundays at The City Ground. COYR ❤️#NFOBRE pic.twitter.com/KqfEfLUgS0
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) October 1, 2023
Nottingham suffered their third top flight defeat of the season away to Manchester City last Saturday courtesy of early goals from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland. The Tricky Trees enjoyed plenty of success following Rodri’s 46th-minute red card, racking up 63% possession and attempting nine shots in the second half, but failed to find the back of the net. Nevertheless, Steve Cooper’s men have managed to secure two league wins this term and their latest success came against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on September 2 thanks to Anthony Elanga’s lone goal three minutes into the second-half. Having lost only two of their previous 17 Premier League games at City Ground, Nottingham will be hopeful of enjoying another afternoon on Trentside.
Brentford, on the other hand, are heading into Sunday’s fixture hoping to end a three-game losing streak across all competitions. The Bees were beaten by Arsenal in their EFL Cup third round tie on Wednesday night courtesy of Reiss Nelson’s lone goal inside the opening eight minutes. Thomas Frank’s men have secured only one top flight wins this term and that was against Fulham on August 19 thanks to Yoane Wissa’s opener on the stroke of half-time and Bryan Mbeumo’s second-half brace. Since then, the Bees have taken just two points from their last four league matches.
Nottingham Forest probable starting lineup: Turner, Aurier, Worrall, Niakhate, Ainia, Sangare, Yates, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Awoniyi
Brentford probable starting lineup: Flekken, Roerslev, Collins, Pinnock, Hickey, Jensen, Norgaard, Janelt, Mbeumo, Wissa, Lewis-Potter
Nottingham Forest
| Opponents | Score |
| Manchester City | 2-0 (L) |
| Burnley | 1-1 (D) |
| Chelsea | 0-1 (W) |
| Burnley | 0-1 (L) |
| Manchester United | 3-2 (L) |
Brentford
| Opponents | Score |
| Arsenal | 0-1 (L) |
| Everton | 1-3 (L) |
| Newcastle | 1-0 (L) |
| Bournemouth | 2-2 (D) |
| Newport | 1-2 (W) |
| Opponents | Score |
| Brentford beat Nottingham | 2-1 |
| Nottingham draw Brentford | 2-2 |
| Brentford draw Nottingham | 1-1 |
| Brentford beat Nottingham | 1-3 |
| Nottingham beat Brentford | 0-1 |
The Premier League fixture between Nottingham Forest and Brentford will take place at City Ground on Sunday at 6:30 pm IST.
| Nottingham vs Brentford | Key Details |
| Date | October 1 |
| Venue | City Ground |
| Kickoff time in UK | 2:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 6:30 pm |
The live telecast of the Premier League matches in India will be available on Star Sports network. Besides, football fans in India can also live stream the game through Hotstar VIP and Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in UK can tune to BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and Sky Sports network.
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