Reading 1-2 Brentford result, stats and report

Brentford earned a deserved 2-0 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest at the Gtech Community Stadium, with an early Nikola Milenković own goal and a late Igor Thiago strike doing the damage. Forest had more of the ball and more shots but converted none of it into anything that mattered.

Hull City dominated large stretches of this Premier League fixture but could not hold on after Dango Ouattara cancelled out Oli McBurnie's first-half penalty, leaving both sides to settle for a share of the spoils.

Manchester City arrive at the Brentford Community Stadium on Saturday evening with two wins from two against this opponent. Brentford have shown they can compete with the big sides this season, but history is not on their side.

Arsenal arrive at the Gtech Community Stadium in ferocious form, but Brentford have the attitude and the home record to make this uncomfortable. Can the Bees compete?

Manchester United have not won a Premier League match in their last five attempts. Brentford arrive at Old Trafford with nothing to lose and a point to prove.

Brentford have drawn three of their last five Premier League matches and cannot stop conceding. Everton arrive low on goals and short on confidence. Something has to give on Monday night.

Brentford have not won in four attempts and Nottingham Forest have lost three of their last five. Something has to give on Saturday, but neither side is offering much confidence right now.

Oliver Glasner has warned Nottingham Forest will be hunting for a sixth head coach since August 2025 unless his players 'buy in' to sweeping changes, after a 2-0 defeat at Brentford left the club bottom-six and the Premier League's lowest scorers.