Brentford vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Gtech Community Stadium
Brentford beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 at home in the Premier League on Saturday after Ivan Toney and Josh Dasilva scored late second-half goals to leave the visitors a point above the relegation zone.
The result leaves Forest in 17th with 30 points, above 18th-placed Leicester City who have a game in hand. Brentford are ninth with 50 points.
It was Brentford who applied the early pressure as Forest keeper Keylor Navas and his defensive line stood firm to deny the home side who struggled in the final third in the first half.
Forest were well and truly under the cosh but midfielder Danilo scored for the visitors with the last kick of the half from six yards out after latching on to a heavily deflected shot from Morgan Gibbs-White.
After struggling for most of the second half, Brentford’s equaliser finally came in the 82nd minute when Toney curled a free kick through the wall and beat Navas as the ball went in off the post for the English striker’s 20th league goal.
Dasilva then settled the contest with a powerful shot from a tight angle in the 93rd minute that beat Navas, with VAR confirming Yoane Wissa was onside and not interfering with play.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
Another Brentford corner is cleared away by a swipe of Felipe's boot, but the Forest defence were put under more pressure this time, after Henry's flick-on into the danger area.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
After Mangala is dispossessed by Damsgaard in midfield, Aurier is drawn into a foul on the Denmark international and concedes a free-kick. Again, Forest defend the set-piece steadfastly.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
Forest kick off, and we are back under way at Brentford Community Stadium!
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
While Brentford have a record of W0, D2, L7 when trailing at half-time in the Premier League this season, Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last three when leading at the break. Can the relegation battlers hang on to their advantage until the final whistle today, making it six points from a possible six in the space of just a few days?
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
With a classic demonstration of soaking up pressure and capitalising on the counter, Nottingham Forest find themselves in front at the interval; converting their first shot on target in the dying seconds of a Brentford-dominated first half. Made to pay for failing to create enough openings at the other end, the Bees were stung by Danilo's second goal in as many games and will now have to fight back from behind. Forest now have something to defend and will not make it easy.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments