Brentford 2-0 Nottingham Forest: Oliver Glasner's side put in another concerning performance in attack as Bees win
Report and free match highlights as Brentford beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in west London; Dango Ouatarra forced an own goal off Nikola Milenkovic to give the Bees a half-time lead; Igor Thiago sealed the points late on with a much-needed goal; Forest remain the lowest scorers in the league
Saturday 31 October 2026 17:15, UK
Nottingham Forest's poor goalscoring run continued as wasteful finishing contributed to a 2-0 defeat at Brentford – and they were booed off by their own angry fans.
"What the f******* hell was that?" sang the away fans as Brentford did not need to be particularly good to overcome Oliver Glasner's side and keep track with the Champions League places.
Nikola Milenkovic's own goal after good work from Dango Ouattara gave the Bees the lead - but there were no shots on target until the 76th minute, when Igor Thiago doubled the lead via a deflected strike.
That was partly due to Forest's poor finishing. They had two golden chances to score, one in each half: James McAtee curled wide from inside the box after being given time and space to get there, before half-time substitute Ryan Yates headed over from four yards out.
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Forest remain the lowest scorers in the Premier League this season with only six so far - and they wasted 14 shots before finally getting one on target in the 79th minute, a pea roller from McAtee that Caoimhin Kelleher gratefully collected.
Scoring and creating meaningful chances remains a concern for Glasner's Forest, who remain in the bottom three.
More to follow...
The key moments from the Gtech
4: CHANCE! Mamadou Sangare volleys wide for Brentford after a corner was cleared to his path.
20: ANOTHER! Thiago is played into a good area but drags a shot wide of goal.
24: HUGE CHANCE! McAtee goes on a solo run into the Brentford penalty area but curls wide from inside the box.
30: GOAL! Ouattara is released from Caoimhin Kelleher's long-range ball and his cross is diverted into the box by Milenkovic.
38: OFF THE BAR! Mathias Jensen curls a free-kick which cannons off the top of the crossbar.
54: BIG MISS! Morgan Gibbs-White crosses for Yates who cannot convert from four yards out.
76: GOAL! Thiago makes it 2-0 after being set up by substitute Jaidon Anthony.
