Brentford v Nottingham Forest preview: kick-off time, team news and form
Brentford host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday 31st October 2026, with kick-off at 3pm at the Gtech Community Stadium.
There's a notable gap between the two sides in the table heading into this one. Brentford sit 6th in the Premier League, while Forest find themselves down in 18th, so for the visitors this represents a chance to pick up ground on the teams above them, while Brentford will be eager to consolidate their place in the upper half.
Brentford's recent Premier League form reads DWDLD across their last five games, a sequence that includes a win over Chelsea but also a loss to Liverpool and a trio of draws, including their most recent outing at Hull. It's been a stop-start spell, and West London Sport's podcast touched on this, describing Brentford as "draw specialists" with striker Igor Thiago said to be "struggling for goals" (West London Sport).
Forest's Premier League form in their last five is WLLLD, a run that started with a win at Aston Villa but has since included three straight defeats, against Coventry, Crystal Palace and Arsenal, before a draw at Ipswich in their most recent fixture. It's been a difficult patch for Forest, who will be hoping to arrest that slide on their travels to west London.
Ahead of the match, Brentford boss Keith Andrews gave his thoughts on the opposition in a press conference published by the club's official site (BrentfordFC.com), while BrentfordFC.com also carried insight from Forest correspondent Sarah Clapson, giving a view from the away camp (BrentfordFC.com).
On the team news front, Sports Mole report on a "Vitaly Janelt decision" having been made by Brentford after his return from suspension, as part of their predicted lineup piece (Sports Mole), while a separate Sports Mole round-up covers the latest injury and suspension list for both sides ahead of the game (Sports Mole). BrentfordFC.com confirm that Fábio Carvalho is out injured for Brentford "until international break" (BrentfordFC.com). Brentford had also been in Carabao Cup action at Sunderland in midweek, with Thiago and Wilson both named among the starters for that tie according to the club's official matchday team news (BrentfordFC.com) (Sky Sports).
Fans heading to the Gtech Community Stadium can find further build-up in the matchday programme, with BrentfordFC.com previewing what's inside ahead of the visit of Forest (BrentfordFC.com).
Kick-off is at 3pm on Saturday 31st October at the Gtech Community Stadium.
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