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Premier League Matchday 9 Sat 31 Oct

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Milenković 30′ (og)Thiago 76′

Full-time 2:0

Player of the match Sepp van den Berg 7.6

GolVolt ratingSkip it 0.6/10 more watchable than 6% of Premier League matches Few chances, settled by 76′. How we rate

GolVolt rating 0.6GolVolt rating

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 30' Milenković, 1:0
  1. 1.1 xG

    Brentford kept a clean sheet against 1.1 xG.

  2. 45% → 95%

    Brentford: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 85.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 40% to 65% (Brentford).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+4' · 2:0Brentford 95%draw 4%Nottingham Forest 1%

Key stats

42% Possession 58%
0.73 xG (expected goals) 1.07
7 Shots 15
1 On target 1
1 Big chances 1
3 Corners 4
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Preview and report

Live · goal

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

  1. Minute 78 2–0

    Igor Thiago scores, Brentford 2–0 Nottingham Forest

    Igor Thiago doubled Brentford's lead in the 76th minute after an assist from Jaidon Anthony. Earlier, in the 30th minute, Nikola Milenković scored an own goal. It is Thiago's second goal of this Premier League season.

    Number of the match: 2 — That is how many Premier League goals Igor Thiago now has this season.

  2. Minute 32 1–0

    Milenković puts the ball into his own net, Brentford 1–0 Nottingham Forest

    Nikola Milenković scored an own goal in the 30th minute of the Premier League matchday 9 game. In the 32nd minute Brentford lead Nottingham Forest 1–0.

Live · half-time · 1–0

Brentford lead Nottingham Forest 1–0 at half-time after Nikola Milenković own goal

Brentford lead 1–0 at half-time in their Matchweek 9 Premier League game. Nikola Milenković put the ball into his own net in the 30th minute.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

Number of the match 9 Forest had 9 shots in the first half and Brentford 4, yet it is the hosts who lead.

Forest with more of the ball and more shots. Brentford got the only goal of the first half, through a Nikola Milenković own goal in the 30th minute. The stats tell a different story, though: Nottingham Forest had 53% of possession to the hosts' 47% and had 9 shots to Brentford's 4. The hosts won 2 corners, the visitors one.

Brentford's run goes on. Brentford have scored in 10 matches in a row. This season they have led at half-time three times and won one of those games.

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Few chances, settled by 76′.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 76′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.5 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 0.2 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 3.3 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% Few chances. Quality of play: 0.4 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Skip it

GolVolt rating 0.6more watchable than 6% of Premier League matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

2 goals4 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal: Nikola Milenkovićown goal · own goal1:0
  2. 36' Nikola Milenkovićyellow card · foul
  3. Half-time · 1:0
  4. 46' 2 substitutionsMuñoz for AinaYates for Schlager
  5. 62' 2 substitutionsDamsgaard for JensenHickey for Sangaré
  6. 64' Daniel Muñozyellow card · foul
  7. 65' 2 substitutionsKalimuendo for NdoyeWood for Delap
  8. 68' Michael Kayodeyellow card · dissent
  9. 72' SubstitutionAnthony for Ouattara
  10. 76' Goal: Igor Thiagoright foot · assist: Anthony2:0
  11. 83' James McAteeyellow card · foul
  12. 84' SubstitutionWilson for Schade
  13. Full-time · 2:0

Match stats

Shooting

0.73 xG (expected goals) 1.07
7 Shots 15
1 On target 1
1 Big chances 1
5 Off target 8
1 Blocked 6
3 Inside the box 9
4 Outside the box 6
0 Big chances missed 1

Play

42% Possession 58%
3 Corners 4
339 Passes 476
71% Pass accuracy 77%
3 Key passes 10
77 Attacks 121
24 Dangerous attacks 45

Defence

19 Tackles 18
13 Interceptions 9
1 Saves 0

Discipline

6 Fouls 17
1 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-3-3 –3-4-2-1
Bench

Brentford

Nottingham Forest

Match sheet

Coaches
Keith Andrews Brentford Oliver Glasner Nottingham Forest
Stadium
Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford
Attendance
17,108

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Brentford Sepp van den Berg 7.56
  2. 2. place · Brentford Igor Thiago 7.54
  3. 3. place · Brentford Mamadou Sangaré 7.26
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Absences

Brentford · 3 out

  • Yegor Yarmolyuk Suspended

    red card · since 18 Oct · until 1 Nov · 2 matches missed

  • Kaye Furo Injured

    since 14 Sep · until 27 Nov · 6 matches missed · Knee Surgery

  • Antoni Milambo Injured

    since 17 Sep · return date unknown · 5 matches missed · Fitness

Nottingham Forest

No absences listed.

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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