Overview

• The season opener kicks off at 2 p.m. BST (9 a.m. ET) at the City Ground and will be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and streamed on Peacock in the US.
• Nuno Espírito Santo has named new signing Dan Ndoye in his first XI after midfielder Nicolás Domínguez was ruled out following summer knee surgery.
• Forest claimed a Europa League berth this summer by successfully appealing to replace Crystal Palace, adding Thursday night fixtures to their schedule.
• Brentford begin life under head coach Keith Andrews following Thomas Frank’s departure to Tottenham and the exits of key players including Bryan Mbeumo.
• Nottingham Forest reinforced their squad with signings such as Angus Gunn, Igor Jesus and Jair Cunha while retaining Morgan Gibbs-White amid transfer interest.