Match: Premier League
Fixture: Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
Local Kick-off Time: Jan 25, 2026 14:00
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Odds
| Odds | 1.87 | 3.57 | 4.26 |
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Prediction: Brentford to Win
Brentford have been in excellent form since the start of 2026 and currently sit in the race for European qualification. Another three points here would give them a huge advantage in their push for a European spot. Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, moved out of the relegation zone temporarily after holding Arsenal to a draw, but the relegation battle will only intensify as the season progresses. Forest were beaten away by Braga in the Europa League in midweek and could face fatigue issues here. We back Brentford to secure victory at home.
Comprehensive Prediction Analysis
Brentford
In Liam Rosenior's first Premier League game as Chelsea head coach, the ex-Strasbourg manager oversaw a two-goal success thanks to Joao Pedro's opener and Cole Palmer's penalty, condemning Brentford to their first defeat of 2026.
The Blues' success coupled with Manchester United's derby win over Manchester City demoted Keith Andrews's men to seventh in the Premier League table, and such is the tight nature of the standings that they are just three points better off than 12th-placed Brighton & Hove Albion at the time of writing.However, few would have backed the Bees to be challenging for the continental places after their summer upheaval, and a stellar set of home results has been critical to the hosts' European charge.
Indeed, only Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa have collected more than Brentford's 24 points on their own turf this season, and Andrews's side have gone unbeaten in their last seven matches at the Gtech Community Stadium since Manchester City's 1-0 win in October - their sole home loss in 2025-26.
Brentford boss Andrews could be blessed with a double midfield boost this weekend, as Frank Onyeka is firstly back from the Africa Cup of Nations after helping Nigeria reach the semi-finals of the competition.The hosting manager is also hopeful that Jordan Henderson will return from the ankle injury that kept him out of the Chelsea defeat, but Fabio Carvalho, Antoni Milambo and Josh Dasilva remain sidelined with their long-term knee issues.Despite drawing a blank at Stamford Bridge, 16-goal Igor Thiago has already scored more than any other Brazilian in a single Premier League season and now has a Man City legend in his sights; the last South American to score more in one English top-flight season was Sergio Aguero with 21 in 2018-19.
| Competition | Date | Home Team | Score (Half-time) | Corners | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 26-01-17 | Chelsea | 2-0 (1-0) | 3-9 | Brentford |
| FA Cup | 26-01-10 | Shrewsbury Town | 0-2 (0-1) | 2-6 | Brentford |
| Premier League | 26-01-08 | Brentford | 3-0 (1-0) | 7-4 | Sunderland |
| Premier League | 26-01-04 | Everton | 2-4 (0-1) | 4-5 | Brentford |
| Premier League | 26-01-02 | Brentford | 0-0 (0-0) | 0-3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Premier League | 25-12-27 | Brentford | 4-1 (2-0) | 2-15 | Bournemouth |
| Premier League | 25-12-20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-2 (0-0) | 3-4 | Brentford |
| EFL Cup | 25-12-18 | Manchester City | 2-0 (1-0) | 5-1 | Brentford |
| Premier League | 25-12-15 | Brentford | 1-1 (0-0) | 0-3 | Leicester City |
| Premier League | 25-12-12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 (2-0) | 7-6 | Brentford |
Nottingham Forest
Speaking of 1-0 defeats, Sean Dyche's Nottingham Forest experienced the worst singular minute of their season on Thursday night, when their hopes of qualifying automatically for the Europa League's last 16 suffered a potentially fatal setback.
Just 54 seconds after Morgan Gibbs-White had a penalty saved against Braga, the Portuguese hosts charged up the other end of the field and forced a catalogue of mistakes from the Garibaldi, culminating in a comical Ryan Yates own goal.Few Forest fans could argue that defeat was undeserved after a pitiful performance from Dyche's side, who only five days prior had held leaders Arsenal to a creditable goalless draw in the Premier League, but the air of pessimism has swiftly returned.The 17th-placed visitors are at least safe for the time being - 18th-placed West Ham United start the weekend five points behind - but they have now suffered defeat in six of their last eight matches in all competitions after losing just three of their first 12 under Dyche.
It is not all doom and gloom for the Tricky Trees, though; their last top-flight away game ended in a 2-1 success at West Ham United, they triumphed 2-0 in this exact fixture last season, and they took down Brentford 3-1 at home on the opening weekend of the current campaign.
On Forest's end, Elliot Anderson's straight red card at the end of the Braga defeat means nothing for the Premier League, and Dyche will also welcome Omari Hutchinson and Taiwo Awoniyi back to action on Sunday; the duo are ineligible for European matches.However, Chris Wood and John Victor will be out for another few weeks with their knee injuries, while Igor Jesus and Murillo are also doubts after missing the midweek defeat with knocks.Should Jesus remain on the sidelines, Awoniyi is the obvious candidate to start up front in what may be one of several changes from the visitors after Thursday's horror show.
| Competition | Date | Home Team | Score (Half-time) | Corners | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 26-01-23 | Slavia Prague | 1-0 (0-0) | 0-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Premier League | 26-01-18 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 (0-0) | 4-9 | Arsenal |
| FA Cup | 26-01-10 | Crewe Alexandra | 3-3 (2-0) | 2-6 | Nottingham Forest |
| Premier League | 26-01-07 | West Ham United | 1-2 (1-0) | 6-5 | Nottingham Forest |
| Premier League | 26-01-03 | Aston Villa | 3-1 (1-0) | 4-4 | Nottingham Forest |
| Premier League | 25-12-31 | Nottingham Forest | 0-2 (0-1) | 9-2 | Burnley |
| Premier League | 25-12-27 | Nottingham Forest | 1-2 (0-0) | 5-5 | Manchester City |
| Premier League | 25-12-23 | Fulham | 1-0 (1-0) | 1-5 | Nottingham Forest |
| Premier League | 25-12-14 | Nottingham Forest | 0-1 (0-0) | 3-3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 25-12-12 | Real Madrid | 1-2 (0-0) | 7-5 | Nottingham Fo |
Final Prediction
Asian Handicap: Brentford -0.5
European Handicap: Home Win
Predicted Scores: 2-1, 3-0, 3-1
Predicted Total Goals: 3, 4, 5
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