Half-time: Bees 0 Nottingham Forest 0

Promotion-chasing Brentford were on top for most of the first half at Griffin Park.

They almost took the lead in fortuitous circumstances when Nottingham Forest keeper Karl Darlow slipped and only just managed to clear Kelvin Wilson’s back-pass.

Darlow looked much more comfortable keeping out James Tarkowsi’s header and denying Stuart Dallas at the far post following Moses Odubajo’s right-wing cross.

Darlow did well again, this time at his near post, to palm away Andre Gray’s powerful shot after the striker had been played in by Odubajo.

Jake Bidwell, who was handed the captain’s armband, and Alan Judge then both fired narrowly wide as Brentford kept up the pressure.

At the other end, Tarkowski produced a fine challenge to thwart Michail Antonio as the Forest man took aim in the penalty area early on.

And just before the break, Tyler Walker, on as a substitute, missed a glorious chance to put the visitors ahead against the run of play when he failed to connect properly with Antonio’s low cross.

Brentford: Button, Odubajo, Tarkowski, Dean, Bidwell, Diagouraga, Dallas, Pritchard, Judge, Jota, Gray.
Subs: Bonham, Douglas, Craig, Smith, McCormack, Toral, O’Connell.

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