- Nottingham Forest suffered a third defeat in their last four league games
- Brentford earned a 2:0 away win with goals from Kevin Schade and Yoane Wissa
- The loss prevented Forest from climbing into third place in the Premier League table
Key Takeaways:
Nottingham Forest lost 0:2 at home to Brentford in the opening match of the 34th round in the Premier League. A goal by Kevin Schade a minute before halftime gave the Bees the lead, and Yoane Wissa sealed the victory for the visitors twelve minutes from time.
Forest recorded a third loss in their last four league games. Nuno Espirito Santo’s team remain fifth in the table with 60 points and missed the opportunity to move up to third place with a win. Brentford sit 11th on 49 points.
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The visitors created the more dangerous chances early on, but Mat Sels made several important saves for the hosts. Brentford took the lead just before the break when Kevin Schade received a long ball from Nathan Collins, beat two Forest defenders and found the net.
Forest showed improvement after the restart and Anthony Elanga came close to equalising, only to see his shot saved by Mark Flekken and pushed out for a corner. Chris Wood also wasted a good opportunity to score for the home side.
In the 70th minute, Flekken took a goal kick and Nikola Milenkovic made a crucial mistake that allowed Yoane Wissa to find himself one-on-one with Sels. The Congolese striker lobbed the Forest goalkeeper and scored his 17th goal of the season. Near the end of the match, Bryan Mbeumo nearly made it 3:0 for Brentford with a curling effort that just cleared the crossbar.