Brentford v Nottm Forest
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Extending their visitors' woes, Brentford beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in a scrappy Premier League clash at the Gtech Community Stadium. The Bees end their own winless run by scoring once in each half - both times with the help of a hapless Milenkovic. Before the break, Forest's Serbian centre-back put Outtara's dangerous cross past his own goalkeeper, and when the game was tightly poised with 15 minutes remaining, his attempted block only sent Igor Thiago's tame shot into the back of the net. Glasner's side barely created anything at the other end, though McAtee fired narrowly wide and Gibbs-White saw a header cleared away from the goal-line - the league's lowest scorers finished with an xG of 0.85. Brentford only produced 0.46 xG from seven shots - just one of which was on target - but their precious win is worth three points in any case. While they ascend to sixth place, Forest are second-bottom of the table as things stand. That's all from our live coverage today, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
FULL-TIME: BRENTFORD 2-0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Trying to engineer a finish when the ball is delivered behind him from the left wing, Wilson heads wide of the near post; Sels watches the ball loop over the byline.
There will be a minimum of four minutes stoppage time at the Gtech, but Brentford seem to have this game all sewn up.
After Damsgaard's drive from outside the box is blocked, Van den Berg commits a foul and concedes a free-kick. Still stuck inside their own half, Nottingham Forest look a beaten side right now.
Towards the end of a tough shift, Milenkovic recovers well to snuff out Wilson's direct run into the box. Despite leading by two, Brentford are not sitting back and still look like they fancy a third goal.
Having caused havoc for Forest's defence, Schade departs with his job well done. Wilson will replace him for the closing stages.
Not the first player to be caught out by Schade's sheer pace, McAtee hauls the German forward down and duly accepts a late yellow card.
Wiliams hangs a high ball up to the back post, where it's met by Munoz. The latter's nod-down is momentarily dangerous for Brentford, but Kayode steps in to clear it behind for a corner.
He may have had a lean patch earlier this term, but only Erling Haaland (33), Joao Pedro (20) and Antoine Semenyo (18) have scored more non-penalty goals in the Premier League than Brentford's Igor Thiago (16) since the start of last season. Today's strike has surely wrapped up maximum points for his side.
Taking the ball on his left foot, a little more than 20 yards from goal, McAtee keeps his shot down this time. However, it's scuffed along the ground, allowing Kelleher plenty of time to drop down and save it.
Continuing his strong Premier League record against Forest, Anthony comes off the bench to exploit some space on the right flank, then assists Igor Thiago in the centre.
GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! BRENTFORD SURELY SEAL IT! The Bees lead 2-0 with just a few minutes remaining! Substitute Anthony makes a quick impact by racing up the right wing and picking out Igor Thiago. Though the latter's close-range shot is deflected, that takes the ball past poor Sels, who was beaten in similar circumstances by the Milenkovic own-goal! Would you believe it, it's the Serbian centre-back again!
After stepping away from his man in midfield, McAtee boldly decides to let fly from more than 25 yards out. However, his rising strike sails high over the crossbar, much to the delight of Brentford's fans.
Largely responsible for the game's only goal, Ouattara is warmly applauded off the pitch. Anthony has scored three goals in four Premier League appearances against Nottingham Forest, and one more today could finish this match.
Wood fouls Lewis-Potter just inside his own half, and Brentford can take their time over the resulting free-kick. Damsgaard delivers it, whipping a high ball into the box, before Forest are forced to concede a corner.
In the second half, Forest have created 0.41 xG compared to zero for Brentford, while they've also had a 67% share of the ball. Can the visitors make this pressure pay and at least go home with one point?
Apparently due to dissent, Kayode receives a yellow card. He wasn't happy about the referee's decision, but his protests clearly went too far.
CLOSE! When Williams delivers a corner from the left, Gibbs-White guides a header towards goal. However, Igor Thiago heads the ball clear from deep inside his own six-yard box! The Brazilian striker may be short of goals this season, but that was a crucial contribution!
Kalimuendo also comes on, taking the place of Ndoye.
Forest respond to Brentford's changes by introducing two more subs of their own. First, Delap makes way for Wood in a straight swap up front.
A cynical trip on Schade - who is racing away on the break - sees Munoz booked. The substitute will have to be more careful from now on, having already escaped a potential yellow card for fouling Lewis-Potter.
Hickey is also sent on for the last half-hour, replacing Sangare.
With the finish line coming into sight, Andrews sends on some fresh legs. First, Damsgaard will replace his Danish compatriot Jensen in midfield.
On the hour mark, Brentford's chance of victory stands at a healthy 73% according to Opta's live win predictor. Though Forest are fighting back, they now have just a 7% chance of success.
