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
Playing with 10 men, as the injured Danilo could not continue, Forest seem destined for a galling defeat. They've let the points slip through their fingers - could that prove costly come the final reckoning in the Premier League relegation battle?
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
GOAL STANDS! By a matter of inches, there is no offside - Brentford's second goal will stand! What a close call!
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
GOAL REVIEW! Forest could have a reprieve, as the VAR delays proceedings to check a possible offside! Could the hosts' winner be ruled out?
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
CLOSE! Having cut inside and opened up some space just outside the area, Hickey unleashes a low effort across goal, which zips just wide of the bottom-left corner! It nearly brushed the post!
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies