Overview
- Nottingham Forest will host Brentford at the City Ground on Sunday, August 17, with kickoff set for 2 p.m. local time.
- Forest sold Anthony Elanga to Newcastle United this summer, secured Morgan Gibbs-White on a new contract and added signings Dan Ndoye, Igor Jesus and Jair Cunha.
- Under new manager Keith Andrews, Brentford replaced Thomas Frank and overhauled their roster by signing Jordan Henderson, Caoimhín Kelleher and Antoni Milambo while Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Norgaard, Ben Mee and Mark Flekken departed.
- Predicted lineups suggest Dan Ndoye will start on the right wing in place of Elanga with Chris Wood leading Forest’s attack, and Yoane Wissa remains doubtful for Brentford as transfer speculation continues.
- Pundits Chris Sutton and Paul Merson have forecast a narrow 1-0 win for Forest despite the squad’s headline-grabbing summer and low-scoring preseason.