Brentford vs. Nottingham Forest: Head-to-head record and past meetings before Premier League clash

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 43

Nott'm Forest wins: 16

Draws: 11

Forest and Brentford were regulars in the second tier during the mid-1930s and shortly after World War Two, but they did not share the same division for half a century, until the Tricky Trees dropped into League One in 2005.

The 2006-07 season saw Forest complete a league double over Brentford, including a 4-2 win at Griffin Park late in the campaign that all but relegated the Bees, while also securing a playoff place for themselves.

Forest were thrashed at home by Yeovil Town in that playoff, but it was not long before they returned to the Championship, and they were joined there in 2014 by Brentford, before the two spent seven seasons together at that level.

Despite their much smaller standing in the game, it was Brentford who won promotion first, taking four points off Forest in the 2020-21 campaign on their way to finishing third, before earning a place in the Premier League thanks to playoff success.

Forest joined them a year later via the same route, and in their first-ever top-flight meeting in November 2022, a Zanka own goal on 96 minutes salvaged a very late point for Steve Cooper's men at the City Ground.

Brentford made up for throwing those two points away by beating Forest in the meeting at the Gtech later that season, coming from behind themselves to win 2-1 thanks to late goals from Ivan Toney and Josh Dasilva.

The following season saw a repeat of those results, with the two sharing the spoils at the City Ground in an encounter where Brentford failed to take advantage of a red card to Moussa Niakhate, only drawing 1-1. Thomas Frank's side were successful on home soil again, though, beating Forest 3-2 at the Gtech, with Neal Maupay popping up with the winner in a topsy-turvy encounter.

Forest finally got their first-ever top-flight victory over the Bees in December 2024, though, as goals from Ola Aina and Anthony Elanga sealed a 2-0 win for Nuno Espirito Santo's side, ending Brentford's incredible start at home that season, where they had taken 22 points from a possible 24.

Brentford avenged that defeat later in the season though, claiming a first top-flight win at the City Ground thanks to goals in either half from Kevin Schade and Yoane Wissa in a 2-0 success in May.

In 2025-26, Forest kicked off their Premier League campaign with an impressive 3-1 home victory against the Bees, who were playing their first competitive match under Keith Andrews, and Chris Wood continued his excellent goalscoring record with a brace.

The reverse league fixture saw Forest - led by Sean Dyche - win for a second time, with goals from Igor Jesus and Taiwo Awoniyi enough to secure a 2-0 victory in Janaury 2026.