Brentford vs Forest confirmed line-ups: Janelt starts, Damsgaard on bench

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Brentford vs Forest confirmed line-ups see Vitaly Janelt start alongside Mamadou Sangaré, with Mikkel Damsgaard among the substitutes for Saturday’s Premier League meeting at the Gtech Community Stadium.

Igor Thiago leads Brentford’s attack, supported by Dango Ouattara, Mathias Jensen and Kevin Schade. Nathan Collins and Aaron Hickey are also on the bench.

Forest name Dan Ndoye in their starting XI after he had been a doubt during the build-up. Neco Williams also starts, with Liam Delap leading the visitors’ attack.

Kick-off is at 3pm GMT. Our Brentford vs Nottingham Forest viewing guide explains the UK broadcast and highlights arrangements.

Brentford confirmed line-up: Janelt partners Sangaré

Keith Andrews selects Caoimhín Kelleher in goal, with Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Sepp van den Berg and Keane Lewis-Potter in defence.

Janelt and Sangaré provide the midfield partnership, while Jensen starts ahead of Damsgaard. Thiago is the central attacking option, with Ouattara and Schade also selected.

Callum Wilson and Jaidon Anthony join Damsgaard among Andrews’ attacking alternatives.

The confirmed teams are listed in the Guardian’s Saturday matchday coverage. live

Brentford XI: Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Sangaré, Janelt; Ouattara, Jensen, Schade; Thiago.

Substitutes: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Collins, Diouf, Schuster, Damsgaard, Wilson, Anthony, Nunes.

Nottingham Forest confirmed line-up

Forest XI: Sels, Cunha, Milenković, Murillo, Aina, McAtee, Schlager, Williams, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Delap.

Substitutes: Victor, Diomande, Netz, Muñoz, Sangaré, Yates, Hudson-Odoi, Wood, Kalimuendo.

Our Brentford vs Nottingham Forest preview covers the build-up and the fitness questions before the teams were announced.

Why are Carvalho and Yarmoliuk missing?

Fábio Carvalho remains unavailable through injury. In Brentford’s official pre-match update, Andrews confirmed the attacking midfielder would be out until after the November international break.

Carvalho had missed the trips to Hull and Sunderland after picking up a knock. Rico Henry is also expected to remain sidelined until after the international break.

Andrews reported no additional injury concerns following Wednesday’s Carabao Cup match at Sunderland. Brentford FC

Yehor Yarmoliuk is serving the final match of his three-game suspension. Janelt is available again after his separate ban, as explained in our Brentford suspensions guide.

Brentford vs Forest kick-off time and TV details

Detail	Information
Competition	Premier League
Date	Saturday 31 October 2026
Kick-off	3pm GMT
Venue	Gtech Community Stadium
UK live television	Not televised
Highlights	Match of the Day, BBC One and iPlayer

The match falls within the Saturday afternoon broadcast blackout. BBC One’s coverage is through highlights, rather than a live broadcast.

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