Match Report
Before the match
Brentford's previous five results comprised one win, three draws and one defeat. Their goal totals were 9 scored and 7 conceded. Hull City were their latest opponents, away on 25 October: a 1-1 draw; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to Chelsea on 18 September.
On 25 October, Hull City faced Brentford in Premier League: Brentford drew 1-1 away from home, having scored one and conceded one. Premier League, 17 October brought a home meeting with Liverpool; Brentford lost 1-2, a return of one goal scored and two conceded. Brentford visited Aston Villa on 10 October (Premier League) and drew 2-2; their goals totalled two, compared with two conceded. Chelsea travelled to face Brentford (Premier League) on 18 September. For Brentford, the score was 3-0: three goals scored, zero allowed. 2-2 was Brentford's result against Bournemouth on 12 September (Premier League), playing away from home; Brentford drew, with two scored to two conceded.
Before kickoff, Premier League's results-based standings placed Brentford 6th after eight matches and 11 points.
four goals for and seven against accompanied Nottingham's one win, one draw and three defeats across five outings. A 1-1 draw away to Ipswich Town (23 October) was their most recent result.
The 23 October fixture (Premier League) paired Nottingham with Ipswich Town. Nottingham drew 1-1 away from home, netting one goal while conceding one. Playing at home against Arsenal (Premier League), Nottingham finished 0-1 on 18 October. Their score comprised zero goals, against one from the opposition. 11 October: Nottingham lost 1-3 against Crystal Palace away from home in Premier League, scoring one goal and allowing three. Against Coventry City in Premier League, Nottingham scored zero and conceded one on 19 September; the at home result was 0-1. Nottingham's away from home game on 12 September (Premier League) ended 2-1 against Aston Villa, with two goals for and one against.
Nottingham: 18th, six points, eight matches in the calculated Premier League standings at kickoff.
Previous meetings in our records: a 2-0 away win for Nottingham on 25 January and a 3-1 home win for Nottingham on 17 August 2025.
After the match
Brentford beat Nottingham 2-0 on 31 October 2026. Nikola Milenković (an own goal) opened the scoring in the 30th minute for Brentford to make it 1-0. Thiago added to the tally 76 minutes into the game for Brentford, set up by Jaidon Anthony, to make it 2-0. Nikola Milenković (36'), Daniel Muñoz (64'), Michael Kayode (68') and James McAtee (83') were booked. On our current Elo ratings the gap is a modest one: Brentford are 91 points stronger than Nottingham. Brentford's victory matches the model's current-rating preference: 59.8% for a win in this pairing. Brentford: one yellow card. Brentford made four changes. Jaidon Anthony entered for Brentford at 72 minutes and later provided an assist. three yellow cards went to Nottingham. Nottingham: four substitutions. Daniel Muñoz was booked following entry for Nottingham in the 46th minute. Brentford finished with a clean sheet.