Brentford 0–2 Nottingham Forest
- Aina 38'
- Elanga 51'
21 December 2024
The match in data
Nottingham Forest got the better of Brentford, 2–0, on 21 December 2024, on matchday 17 of the 2024-25 Premier League.
Player of the match: Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), rated 67, thanks above all to 9 final-third passes and 8 recoveries. Gibbs-White produced 1.4 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Brentford, the highest-rated player was Christian Nørgaard, with 65.
Morgan Gibbs-White
Nottingham Forest · 75'
Produced 1.44× and cost 0.48× their position's average
- 9 final-third passes 2.0×
- 8 recoveries 2.0×
- 8 tackles 4.0×
- 5 misplaced passes 1.0×
- 3 duels lost 0.7×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Nørgaard | Midfielder | 90 | 65 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | Forward | 90 | 64 |
| Nathan Collins | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | Forward | 90 | 48 |
| Ben Mee | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Paris Maghoma | Midfielder | 23 | 41 |
| Kristoffer Ajer | Defender | 67 | 38 |
| Mads Roerslev | Defender | 22 | 34 |
| Mark Flekken | Goalkeeper | 90 | 33 |
| Yoane Wissa | Forward | 90 | 31 |
| Vitaly Janelt | Midfielder | 67 | 30 |
| Kevin Schade | Forward | 81 | 24 |
| Fábio Carvalho | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Yunus Konak | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Gibbs-White ★ | Midfielder | 75 | 67 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 64 | 67 |
| Matz Sels | Goalkeeper | 90 | 65 |
| Nikola Milenković | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Morato | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Murillo | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Elliot Anderson | Midfielder | 64 | 41 |
| Chris Wood | Forward | 89 | 40 |
| Neco Williams | Defender | 89 | 40 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | Forward | 90 | 39 |
| Ola Aina | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Ryan Yates | Midfielder | 26 | 34 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | Midfielder | 26 | 29 |
| Jota Silva | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Harry Toffolo | Defender | 1 | no rating |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | Forward | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Brentford player made the most tackles?
Christian Nørgaard, with 6 tackles. Next: Bryan Mbeumo 2, Kristoffer Ajer 2.
Christian Nørgaard set the defensive tone for Brentford with 6 tackles in the home defeat. That tripled the output of Bryan Mbeumo and Kristoffer Ajer, who made 2 each.
Which Nottingham Forest player won the most aerial duels?
Chris Wood, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Murillo 3, Neco Williams 3.
Chris Wood provided vital aerial presence for Nottingham Forest, winning 5 aerial duels in the 0–2 win. That topped Murillo and Neco Williams, who recorded 3 each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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