Nottingham Forest defeated Brentford 2-0 in their Premier League opener at City Ground on August 17, 2025.

Chris Wood opened the scoring for Nottingham Forest with a right-footed shot to the top left corner in the first half. Dan Ndoye doubled the lead in the 42nd minute on his debut for Forest.

Nottingham Forest registered 3 goals in the first half, while Brentford failed to score despite having 16 historical wins in their 41 previous meetings against Forest.