Follow live coverage as Brentford face Nottingham Forest today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brentford FC 0 - 0 Nottingham Forest FC
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
15:13
The Bees create another good chance! They win a corner and the delivery is overhit, so it's deflected out to Mbeumo yet again on the right flank. He cuts onto his left foot and sends in an inswinging cross from deep that Ajer meets well with a big jump, but the header is glanced just off target.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
15:08
BUT WHAT A CHANCE THAT IS FOR BRENTFORD!! It's a brilliant bit of passing that sees Mbeumo sent running into space down the right wing. He cuts the ball back across the box and it meets Damsgard darted run perfectly. The midfielder takes the shot on from the center of the box, but it's hit straight at Sels. That was a great chance for the hosts.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
15:06
It's a tepid start as both teams just try to get a feel of the ball in the opening few minutes. Forest are having more of it at the moment.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
15:03
And the visitors get us under-way here in West London!
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
15:01
The teams are making their way out onto the pitch now and kick-off is just a few minutes away!
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
15:01
Nuno makes two changes to the side that beat out Aston Villa last weekend as Forest revert back to their three-man defence. Morato comes into the team in the heart of the back-three with Yates dropping to the bench, while Elanga, who scored a stoppage-time winner against Aston Villa, is rewarded with a start in place of Dominguez.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
14:56
Frank makes four changes to the side that lost out to Chelsea last weekend, with Ajer and Mee coming in for Van de Berg and Pinnock in defence. Janlet replaces Yarmolyuk in midfield, while Schade starts on the wings instead of Roerslev. Joint fourth-highest scorer in the league Mbeumo leads the line for the Bees tonight.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
14:51
FOREST SUBS: Taiwo Awoniyi, Harry Toffolo, Nicolás Domínguez, James Ward-Prowse, Álex Moreno, Jota Silva, Ryan Yates, Willy-Arnaud Boly, Carlos Miguel
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
14:51
BRENTFORD SUBS: Hakon Valdimarsson, Fabio Carvalho, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Jayden Meghoma, Yunus Konak, Mads Roerslev, Paris Maghoma, Kim Ji-Soo, Tony Yogan
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
14:51
NOTTINGHAM FOREST XI (3-4-2-1): Matz Sels; Morato, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo; Neco Williams, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Ola Aina; Callum Hudson-Odoi, Anthony Elanga; Chris Wood
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
14:45
BRENTFORD XI (4-3-3): Mark Flekken; Keane Lewis-Potter, Ben Mee, Nathan Collins, Kristoffer Ajer; Mikkel Damsgaard, Christian Norgaard, Vitaly Janelt; Kevin Schade, Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
14:30
The Bees play host to Nottingham Forest who remarkably find themselves high up in the Premier League table. The visitors are currently fourth on the table on 28 points through their 16 matches. Their last league outing saw them come back late from a goal down to triumph 2-1 over Aston Villa at home. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are also high in confidence coming off an incredible win against Manchester United earlier in the month. However, Forest have struggled against Brentford lately, failing to win in all their meetings since January 2020, and Nuno will be looking to break that pattern tonight. Forest have been led by Chris Wood this season, who has scored on 10 occasions, including seven match-opening goals. He is tied with Mbeumo for fourth among the league’s top scorers. The Tricky Trees have earned only 14 points from a possible 24 on the road in the Premier League, but they come into today’s match in good form. This sets up a cracker of a game for us, so stay tuned for all the action and team news from West London.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
14:30
Tonight’s hosts Brentford have had a solid start to the season as they currently sit 11th, on 23 points through their 16 matches. Thomas Frank’s side are enjoying a good run on home soil this season, remaining unbeaten in all eight contests so far with seven wins and one draw. He will want to keep it going against an impressively high-flying Forest side, especially after the Bees were handed a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in their last Premier League outing. Bryan Mbeumo netted for Brentford in that match and has been immense for the Bees this season with 10 goals, which is tied for the fourth highest in the league with five of them being opening goals. Brentford have had the better of Forest in recent times, remaining unbeaten in their last six Premier League matches dating back to January 2020. When they last met in the Premier League, the Bees got through a nervy 3-2 win at Gtech Community Stadium and Frank will be hoping for a similar result tonight, though it looks like it will be anything but easy.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
14:30
Hello and welcome to our live match coverage of this afternoon’s Premier League clash between Brentford and Nottingham Forest at Gtech Community Stadium!
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
13:00
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