Nottingham Forest’s hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League had been dealt a blow after they slipped to a 2-0 house defeat to Brentford on Thursday.
The Bees, who’re nonetheless in with a slim likelihood of snatching a European place of their very own, scored as soon as in every half on the Metropolis Floor to maintain their hopes alive.
Brentford began brightly and may have taken the lead via Sepp van den Berg, who noticed an unmarked, close-range header tipped away by Matz Sels.
Kevin Schade broke the impasse simply earlier than the break. Ola Aina slipped within the field as he misjudged the bounce of Nathan Collins’ lengthy cross, and the German coolly slotted it previous Sels, who had come off his line.
Anthony Elanga drove down the left within the second half, however was denied a solo objective by Mark Flekken, who received down rapidly to tip his shot broad.
Hopes of a Forest comeback had been ended within the seventieth minute, although, as Yoane Wissa doubled Brentford’s benefit. He lifted a fragile end over the Forest goalkeeper after the hosts did not take care of Flekken’s lengthy ball.
Forest missed the possibility to maneuver third within the Premier League, remaining sixth, behind Chelsea on objective distinction, whereas Brentford keep eleventh, simply two factors off eighth-place Fulham.
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— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) Might 1, 2025
Information Debrief: Brentford get pleasure from their travels
After a torrid run on the highway initially of this season, Brentford need to end robust.
They’ve gained six of their final eight Premier League away video games (D1 L1), as many as of their earlier 30 beforehand.
Wissa scored for the third consecutive recreation within the competitors to ensure of the three factors, and Flekken’s help for it was the ninth time a goalkeeper has assisted a Premier League objective in 2024-25.
It’s the most ever in a single season within the competitors, overtaking eight in 1992-93 and 2007-08.
As for Forest, this defeat might have taken their Champions League hopes out of their very own palms. They’ve suffered back-to-back house defeats with out scoring within the league for the primary time since December 2023 underneath Steve Cooper.
