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: Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), rated 69, thanks above all to 10 final-third passes and 70 passes. Nørgaard produced 1.2 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Nottingham Forest, the highest-rated player was Anthony Elanga, with 68.
Christian Nørgaard
Brentford · 90'
Produced 1.24× and cost 0.29× their position's average
- 10 final-third passes 1.9×
- 70 passes 1.6×
- 10 recoveries 2.1×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.8×
- 2 duels lost 0.4×
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 | 69 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | Forward | 90 | 64 |
| Nathan Collins | Defender | 90 | 61 |
| Ben Mee | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | Forward | 90 | 46 |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Paris Maghoma | Midfielder | 23 | 42 |
| Kristoffer Ajer | Defender | 67 | 39 |
| Yoane Wissa | Forward | 90 | 38 |
| Mads Roerslev | Defender | 22 | 35 |
| Mark Flekken | Goalkeeper | 90 | 34 |
| Vitaly Janelt | Midfielder | 67 | 30 |
| Kevin Schade | Forward | 81 | 26 |
| Fábio Carvalho | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Yunus Konak | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Gibbs-White | Midfielder | 75 | 68 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 64 | 68 |
| Matz Sels | Goalkeeper | 90 | 66 |
| Nikola Milenković | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Morato | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Murillo | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | Forward | 90 | 45 |
| Elliot Anderson | Midfielder | 64 | 42 |
| Neco Williams | Defender | 89 | 41 |
| Chris Wood | Forward | 89 | 38 |
| Ola Aina | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| 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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