Buy Brentford vs Nottingham Forest tickets for the 2026/27 Season. Kick-off is 15:00 on Saturday 31 October 2026 at the Gtech Community Stadium, in matchweek nine of the Premier League. The fixture has not been selected for live television, so it holds the standard Saturday afternoon slot.
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The Gtech seats 17,250, which makes it one of the smallest grounds in the division and the reason this fixture behaves nothing like a mid-table Saturday elsewhere. Demand for Brentford FC tickets is governed almost entirely by that number.
Forest arrive having won the last two meetings at this ground, both by 2-0. In the wider Premier League record between the clubs there is almost nothing to separate them, which is a fair reflection of how the fixture has actually played.
Everything at this ground starts with capacity. The Gtech holds 17,250 across four stands, roughly a quarter of what the largest Premier League venues offer and the season ticket and membership base absorbs the overwhelming majority of it. Interest in Nottingham Forest tickets then competes for a narrow remainder.
The away allocation reflects the same arithmetic. Visiting supporters are housed in the corner between the North and East Stands and the league allocation runs to around 1,600 for a Premier League fixture, rising towards 2,000 for cup ties. That is below the usual Premier League benchmark simply because ten per cent of 17,250 is a smaller number than at most grounds.
Brentford's own release system tightens it further. Access to home matches runs on a five-year rolling loyalty scheme and even the lower category fixtures are released through windows that favour members with accumulated points before anything reaches the wider base.
Forest travel well for a fixture in west London. The trip is straightforward by rail, the ground sits 100 metres from a mainline station and a Saturday three o'clock kick-off is the most accessible slot in the calendar for supporters coming from the Midlands.
The absence of a television pick matters too. A fixture left at 15:00 on a Saturday is not broadcast in the United Kingdom, so attending is the only way to watch it live, which concentrates demand rather than dispersing it.
Membership is not a legal requirement to attend, but at this ground it is close to a practical one. Brentford sell home tickets to members in windows determined by loyalty points, which the club calls TAPs and calculates on a five-year rolling basis that rewards recent, consistent attendance.
The thresholds are published and specific. Fixtures in the top category require 100 or more points, the next band requires 30 or more and only the lowest category opens to all members without a points threshold. The first window in the higher bands is restricted to supporters with 300 or more points, who get half the allocation before anyone else sees it.
This fixture sits below the top band. The club reserves its highest category for four matches, against Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United, which means Forest falls into a lower category with a correspondingly lower points threshold. That widens the pool without making it open.
Membership itself is inexpensive by Premier League standards and has been frozen for a fourth consecutive year. An adult membership costs £45, a young person 18 to 24 pays £30 and the Bees Overseas tier costs £30 and carries ballot access to every home Premier League fixture. A ballot is an entry, not a ticket.
A verified resale marketplace sits outside that structure entirely. Listings come from season ticket holders and members whose plans change, so seats reach the market after the club windows have closed. For anyone without the points or anyone whose ballot came back empty, that is the practical route in.
Five things move the price here. Stand and position do most of the work in a compact bowl, followed by the scarcity that a 17,250 capacity creates. Then come the category the club has assigned the fixture, the Saturday afternoon slot and whether you want lounge access attached.
Brentford's own pricing gives a clear anchor and it is unusual in its presentation. Category A adult tickets for 2026/27 run from £55.55 to £60.60, with concessions at £45.45 and juniors at £15.15. Category B adults pay £50.50, concessions £40.40 and juniors the same £15.15. Prices on the A and B categories were frozen for the season.
Resale tracks availability rather than those figures. Listings are usually broadest four to six weeks out and thin steadily as the club's own windows close, with no late release to soften the market in a ground this size.
Two smaller costs are worth building into the comparison. The club applies a one per cent transaction fee to its own sales, so the printed price is not quite the final figure. Any resale listing carries its own service charge that varies by platform. Compare the delivered total rather than the headline number, because a listing that looks a pound or two under another one can land higher once both are checked out.
| Ticket Type | Resale Price Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behind the goal (North Stand) | £70 – £140 | Getting in at the lowest price | The smallest stand at 3,000 seats, which is part of why availability here disappears first |
| Rail seating (West Stand) | £85 – £165 | Atmosphere and the safe standing experience | Converted to rail seating in 2022 along with the north-east corner, one of the earlier conversions in the league |
| Behind the goal (South Stand) | £110 – £205 | A fuller view with more choice of position | The largest stand at 6,000 seats and the one carrying the lounges |
| Longside (East Stand) | £150 – £290 | Side-on viewing across the halfway line | 4,000 seats opposite the away corner. Central blocks price above the ends of the same tier |
| Premium seats and hospitality | £280 – £560+ | Corporate guests and special occasions | Around 2,866 business seats in the ground, most committed seasonally rather than released match by match |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match.
The Gtech Community Stadium opened on 1 September 2020 at a cost of £71 million, designed by AFL Architects on a site in west London that Brentford had spent years working towards. It replaced Griffin Park, a ground famous for having a pub on every corner and far less famous for its sightlines.
The design is a compact bowl of four stands at deliberately different heights, built with steep inclines to push sound back onto the pitch. That decision is why a 17,250-seat ground can feel considerably louder than several venues twice its size.
The stands are unequal by design. The South Stand is the largest at 6,000 seats, the East and West hold 4,000 each and the North Stand is the smallest at 3,000. Block-level detail sits on the Gtech Community Stadium seating plan.
| Area | What It Suits | Pricing Bracket | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Stand | Supporters who want to stand | Lower to mid | Fitted with rail seating throughout in 2022, so this is licensed safe standing rather than a seated block where people happen to stand |
| Away section, north-east corner | Nottingham Forest supporters | Lower | Around 1,600 places for a league fixture in the corner between the North and East Stands, allocated through the visiting club |
| North Stand | Buyers on a tighter budget | Lower | The smallest stand at 3,000 seats and the closest to the away corner, so expect noise from both directions |
| South Stand | Families, groups and first-time visitors | Mid | The largest stand at 6,000 seats, which gives it the widest choice of position and the shortest odds on finding seats together |
| East Stand | Neutrals wanting the side-on view | Mid to upper | 4,000 seats along the flank. The steep incline means even the back rows sit closer to the play than the distance suggests |
| Accessible positions | Wheelchair users and companions | Dedicated | Lifts, ramps, dedicated viewing areas and adapted facilities throughout. Book direct with the club rather than through resale |
Neutral buyers should take the South Stand or the East Stand. Both give a clear view of the whole pitch without placing you in the away corner or the standing section and the South Stand in particular carries enough seats to make a group booking realistic. Wider guidance on the ground, its entrances and its facilities sits on the Gtech Community Stadium tickets page.
Corner positions deserve a separate thought at this ground. The Gtech is a true bowl with continuous corners rather than four detached stands, so a corner seat here reads the pitch better than the equivalent at an older ground with open angles. The trade-off is that the north-east corner is given over to visiting supporters and the blocks either side of it sit closest to that noise, which suits some buyers and not others. If you want the atmosphere without being inside it, the East Stand blocks nearest the halfway line are the compromise most neutrals settle on.
Brentford built hospitality into the stadium from the start rather than retrofitting it, which is why a ground of this size carries around 2,866 business seats. The premium offer is tiered by lounge rather than by a single package and the club also hires out spaces on non-matchdays.
| Hospitality Option | Typical Buyer | Main Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| Executive boxes | Companies hosting privately | Private space with its own service, part of a hire portfolio that runs from small boxes up to areas holding around 900 people |
| Premium seats with lounge access | Guests who want a full matchday | Four lounges tied to package level, with drinks on arrival, a programme and dining included. Packages are transferable |
| Business seats | Regular guests wanting comfort | Around 2,866 across the ground, a high proportion for a 17,250 capacity, with quicker concourse access than general admission |
| Conference and event spaces | Organisations using the venue year round | Meeting and event rooms with audiovisual facilities, which is part of why the ground carries the community name |
Hospitality guests should arrive for the full window rather than the last half hour. Lounges open well before the general concourse, catering closes once the second half begins and the streets around the ground are tight enough that a late arrival costs more time than the distance suggests.
If a package is beyond the budget, the East Stand still delivers the essentials. The steep incline puts you close to the play, the side-on angle reads the game better than either end and the concourse clears faster than the corners.
Premier League tickets are almost entirely digital now and Brentford operate a members-first system with a ticket exchange attached. Read the listing notes carefully before checkout, because delivery method and transfer requirements vary between sellers.
| Delivery Type | What to Check |
|---|---|
| Mobile transfer | Confirm which app or wallet the seller uses and that your email or phone number matches the account receiving the transfer |
| E-ticket or print at home | Check whether the ticket carries a printed name and whether a paper copy is needed at the turnstile rather than a screen |
| Courier or paper delivery | Allow time for shipping and give an address where somebody can sign or a hotel that accepts parcels |
| Local collection | Note the meeting point, the collection window and the identification required, then build it into your matchday timings |
Bring photo identification whatever the method. Premier League clubs increasingly check names against digital tickets and any transfer generally has to be completed well before kick-off rather than outside the turnstile. Charge your phone before you travel.
Give yourself more time than the map suggests. The ground sits in a dense residential and industrial pocket of west London with narrow approaches and while the station is close the walk in becomes slow once the crowd builds.
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Step1
Open the fixture listing
Start on the page for this match rather than a general search. Listings are grouped by stand so you can see at a glance what is left behind the goals, along the East Stand and in the standing section.
Step2
Set up your account
You can create an account in under a minute. Doing it before you find the seats you want saves time at checkout on a fixture where listings move quickly.
Step3
Decide seated or standing first
The West Stand is licensed rail seating, which is a different experience from a conventional seat. Settle that question before you compare prices across the rest of the ground.
Step4
Filter by quantity
Set how many seats you need before comparing prices. Pairs appear across the ground while blocks of four or more are realistically a South Stand proposition given how the stands are sized.
Step5
Read the listing notes
Notes flag restricted views, seats that are not together, name requirements and delivery timing. On Premier League fixtures they also flag how a digital ticket will be transferred, which is the detail most buyers overlook.
Step6
Check the full price before checkout
The basket shows the delivery method alongside any fees. Confirm which currency you are being charged in if you are buying from outside the UK.
Step7
Complete the purchase
Checkout is encrypted and confirmation arrives by email straight away. Keep that email, because it carries the reference you will need for anything that follows.
Step8
Follow your order through to delivery
Use track order to see the current status. When tickets are released closer to the match, the tracker is where the handover instructions appear.
West London is the easiest corner of the capital to reach a ground in. Kew Bridge station sits 100 metres from the stadium with trains every 15 minutes on a Saturday and Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury and Acton Town on the Underground are all within a 10 to 30 minute walk. Heathrow is closer to this ground than to any other Premier League stadium.
Choose a delivery method that survives travel. Mobile transfer or an e-ticket is safest if you are arriving within 48 hours of kick-off, since courier delivery can go wrong. Ask for seats together before you buy rather than after and note that a 15:00 Saturday kick-off leaves the whole evening free, which makes this one of the more comfortable fixtures to build a short trip around.
These clubs spent most of the last two decades in the same divisions without ever building a rivalry, meeting regularly in the Championship and League One before both arrived in the Premier League within a year of each other. The top-flight series began in November 2022 and has been remarkably level ever since.
The Gtech record is where it gets interesting. Brentford won the first two Premier League meetings staged here, then Forest won the next two, both by 2-0. Nothing in eight top-flight matches between the clubs has separated them by more than two goals.
The lower-division history is excluded from the tables below for a reason. These clubs met repeatedly in the Championship and in League One across the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, but those matches were played at Griffin Park rather than the Gtech, under squads and budgets that bear no relation to the current pair. A Premier League record built since November 2022 tells you far more about what to expect on 31 October than a result from a division neither club has played in for years.
What gives the fixture its edge in 2026/27 is that symmetry. Three wins each in eight Premier League matches, two draws and a goal difference of two across the whole series. Buyers looking for a competitive Saturday afternoon rather than a formality have a genuine case for this one.
Only four Premier League meetings between the clubs have been staged at the Gtech Community Stadium, which is too small a sample to stand alone. The table below therefore covers all Premier League meetings between Brentford and Nottingham Forest across both grounds, from November 2022 to January 2026. Championship, League One and cup meetings are excluded.
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 8 |
| Brentford wins | 3 |
| Nottingham Forest wins | 3 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Brentford goals | 11 |
| Nottingham Forest goals | 13 |
| Biggest Brentford win | 2-0 |
| Biggest Nottingham Forest win | 3-1 |
| First Premier League meeting | 5 November 2022 |
| Most recent meeting | 25 January 2026 |
Figures calculated from the verified match-by-match results below. Scores cross-checked against Premier League match records, club match reports, ESPN and worldfootball.net archives.
All eight Premier League meetings between the clubs, newest first, with the venue for each.
| Date | Venue | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2026 | Gtech Community Stadium | Brentford 0-2 Forest |
| 17 Aug 2025 | City Ground | Forest 3-1 Brentford |
| 01 May 2025 | City Ground | Forest 0-2 Brentford |
| 21 Dec 2024 | Gtech Community Stadium | Brentford 0-2 Forest |
| 20 Jan 2024 | Gtech Community Stadium | Brentford 3-2 Forest |
| 01 Oct 2023 | City Ground | Forest 1-1 Brentford |
| 29 Apr 2023 | Gtech Community Stadium | Brentford 2-1 Forest |
| 05 Nov 2022 | City Ground | Forest 2-2 Brentford |
Every score was confirmed against at least two independent match records before publication.
For most fixtures yes. The club releases home tickets in windows based on a five-year rolling points total, with only the lowest category opening to all members without a threshold.
The club runs an overseas membership tier that carries ballot access to every home Premier League fixture. A ballot entry is not a guarantee of a ticket, which is why resale matters for visitors.
Yes, in the West Stand and the north-east corner, both fitted with rail seating in 2022. It is licensed safe standing rather than an informal arrangement, so you have an allocated place.
Around 1,600 for a league fixture, in the corner between the North and East Stands. It rises towards 2,000 for cup ties and it is allocated through the visiting club rather than sold openly.
It has not been selected for live television, so the standard Saturday slot stands. Late changes are possible in exceptional circumstances but a fixture left unselected at this stage rarely moves.
Sources: Brentford FC official club channels for the 2026/27 ticketing guide, membership tiers, loyalty point thresholds and match categories; Gtech Community Stadium construction and capacity records for the stand breakdown, rail seating conversion and hospitality provision; the Premier League fixture list and broadcast selections for the date, matchweek and kick-off; Premier League match records, club match reports, ESPN and worldfootball.net archives for every result listed.