Chris Wooden took 5 minutes to open his account for the season as Nottingham Forest took the lead of their 2025/26 Premier League opener in opposition to Brentford.
Striker Wooden, who contributed 20 targets and three assists in 36 top-flight video games final season, struck on the second try following a nook in a begin to neglect for Keith Andrews within the Brentford boss’s first recreation as a supervisor.
“Hearken to that noise,” former Wolves, Sunderland, West Brom and Bradford ahead Don Goodman informed Sky Sports activities. “It’s like they’ve gained the FA Cup.”
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Nottingham Forest vs Brentford: ‘Gulf’ between groups
Forest dominated the early phases however Brentford house goalkeeper Matz Sels was known as into motion to cease a Yehor Yarmolyuk effort.
“He in all probability felt that he didn’t have a go on and would have most well-liked it cleaner on his proper foot,” former Scotland and Aston Villa captain Rachel Corsie informed BBC Radio 5 Sports activities Further.
“He opted for the skin of the foot end and compelled a superb save from Sels.
“The quantity of dominance that Forest have had up to now is sort of like these two groups aren’t in the identical division.
“There are quite a lot of gamers on this Brentford facet who’re used to the league and the gulf shouldn’t be what we’ve seen.”
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Forest lineup vs Brentford
New £36 million winger Dan Ndoye began for Forest, as did captain Morgan Gibbs-White, who ended switch hypothesis by signing a brand new three-year deal this summer season.
Two Brazilians have been on the bench in centre-back Jair Cunha and striker Igor Jesus, however new midfielders Omari Hutchinson and James McAtee weren’t concerned, though they have been launched to the group earlier than kick-off.
Forest beginning XI: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Ndoye, Sangare, Anderson, Hudson-Odoi; Gibbs-White, Wooden
Forest substitutes: Gunn, Morato, Awoniyi, Igor Jesus, Jota Silva, Yates, Jair, Boly, Abbott
Brentford lineup vs Nottingham Forest
Ahead Yoane Wissa, who’s being closely linked with a transfer to Newcastle this month, was not in Brentford’s matchday squad.
Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher and right-back Michael Kayode began, as did £16m signing Antoni Milambo, with England worldwide Jordan Henderson on the bench.
Brentford beginning XI: Kelleher; Kayode, van den Berg, Collins, Henry; Lewis-Potter, Jensen, Yarmoluik, Carvalho; Milambo; Thiago
Brentford substitutes: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Henderson, Schade, Onyeka, Ajer, Peart-Harris, Roerslev, Arthur
Methods to watch Nottingham Forest vs Brentford: Stay stream, TV channel
Kick-off on Sunday was at 14:00 BST (09:00 ET / 06:00 PT), with dwell protection within the UK on Sky Sports activities Premier League and Extremely.
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