Nottingham vs Brentford prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-04-30 18:30.
[p]It wasn’t to be for Nottingham Forest this weekend at Wembley, as they were comfortably beaten 2-0 by Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final. Conceding so early was a huge stumbling block for the Tricky Trees’ gameplan, and though they hit the woodwork three times in search of a response, elimination means they can apply full focus to their UEFA Champions League qualification aspirations.[/p]
[p]Results elsewhere at the weekend dropped Forest down to fifth, but Nuno EspĂrito Santo’s men can move back into the top three should they beat Brentford here. A comfortable 2-0 win in the reverse fixture for Forest ended a prior six-game winless H2H run (D3, L3), and the hosts will be especially keen to go back-to-back as they look to avoid losing successive home Premier League matches for the first time this campaign after defeat against Everton in their last such outing. [/p]
[p]Brentford still harbour hope of finishing in the top half of the Premier League table for the second time in three seasons after a recent resurgence. Thomas Frank’s men are unbeaten across their last three league games following a 4-2 victory over Brighton last time out, so the Bees will be looking to extend that run to four for the first time this season. [/p]
[p]A run of five wins from their last seven away league matches has been key in Brentford’s revival (D1, L1), with that streak made all the more impressive by the fact that they failed to win their first nine Premier League trips this season (D2, L7). Those two recent failures to win came against sides starting the round above Forest, which could be a concern considering that Brentford have won just one of their last five visits to the City Ground (D2, L2).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Chris Wood is looking to become just the second Nottingham Forest player to net 20 Premier League goals in a season after Stan Collymore in 1994/95 (22). For Brentford, Christian Nørgaard is unbeaten across his six goalscoring appearances this campaign (W5, D1), and netted in last season’s corresponding fixture (D 1-1). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Brentford have received the fewest yellow cards in the Premier League this season (48). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]