Comments and predictions for Nottingham vs Brentford: Stopping the home team

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Neco Williams and Ryan Yates will return after serving suspensions for the FA Cup defeat to Man City, meaning young talent Zach Abbott could have to make way.

Jota Silva also recovered and came off the bench in that game, but is likely to be on the bench again this time. Anthony Elanga is expected to return to the starting line-up after being surprisingly left out against Man City.

Forest have just one injury to watch out for in Ola Aina. The Nigerian defender is recovering well from a calf injury and should be back soon. Harry Toffolo has been in fine form on the left flank during his absence.

For Brentford, Igor Thiago and Aaron Hickey are getting closer to returning from long-term injuries, and manager Thomas Frank believes both will be available before the end of the season.

However, the return of Fabio Carvalho and Josh Dasilva remains uncertain. Yunus Emre Konak has also joined the injury list after being forced off against Brighton, despite only coming on in the 87th minute.

Rico Henry played 30 minutes in the win over Brighton and is on the mend, but Frank will likely use him cautiously, especially with Keane Lewis-Potter performing well at left-back.

Latest predicted lineup Nottingham vs Brentford

Nottingham Forest:
Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Toffolo; Dominguez, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

Brentford:
Flekken; Ajer, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard, Yarmolyuk, Damsgaard; Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade

Latest Nottingham vs Brentford football commentary

The reason this match was rescheduled was because Nottingham Forest were involved in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday, where they lost 0-2 to Manchester City at Wembley.

After Josko Gvardiol’s header early in the second half, the game seemed to be out of reach for Forest, who were behind within the first two minutes. However, Nuno Espirito Santo’s men hit the post three times and Anthony Elanga missed a great chance after the break – a game that could have gone either way.

The team will now turn their attention to the seemingly impossible goal of qualifying for the Champions League and returning to the competition for the first time in over 40 years, and they have a good chance after a crucial 2-1 win away to Tottenham Hotspur in their last Premier League match.

The victory reflected the style of play under Nuno: Forest had just 30% possession and conceded five more shots (22 to 4), but after taking an early 2-0 lead, they held on for the win.

However, since then Newcastle United, Manchester City and Chelsea have all won, leaving Forest down from third to sixth in the table. However, with a game in hand, they are just two points off the top five on goal difference and third.

In theory, Forest's remaining schedule is quite favorable when they will meet Leicester City in crisis, West Ham United in poor form, and welcome direct competitor Chelsea in the final round.

However, in front of them is Brentford - a team that cannot be underestimated, especially when Forest was just defeated by Everton at home with a goal in the last minute.

Forest won 2-0 in the first leg at Gtech, which was also their first win against Brentford in the Premier League, and also ended Brentford's impressive unbeaten run at home (22 points from a possible 24).

Brentford’s form has changed completely since that game. They went from having a good home record to a crisis at Gtech, but have found confidence away from home. They have won five straight away games since the start of 2025 and even held Arsenal to a draw, despite having had their worst away record in the first five months of the season.

In their last home game, Brentford also ended a nine-match winless streak with a 4-2 win over Brighton, thereby keeping their hopes of qualifying for the European Cup alive.

Brentford have never played in European competition, but if Man City win the FA Cup, the team that finishes eighth will qualify for the UEFA Conference League. Brentford are currently just five points behind.

However, the fact that Fulham and Brighton both won in the previous round leaves Brentford with no autonomy, forcing them to have near-perfect form in the remaining matches, even though they still have a game in hand.

Latest Nottingham vs Brentford score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Nottingham vs Brentfordas follows:

• Sportsmole:Nottingham 2-1 Brentford

• WhoScore:Nottingham 1-1 Brentford
• Our newspaper predicts:Nottingham 1-1 Brentford

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