Brentford Round-Up, Saturday 31st October: Bees Mark 100th Premier League Home Game with Battling Win Over Forest
It was a big day at the Gtech Community Stadium as Brentford celebrated their 100th Premier League game at the ground with a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest (West London Sport) (BrentfordFC.com). A first-half own goal from Forest defender Nikola Milenkovic put the Bees ahead before Igor Thiago added a second in the 76th minute to seal the points (West London Sport) (BrentfordFC.com) (West London Sport). The Guardian noted that while it would be unfair to call it a fluke, Forest actually edged the shot count with 15 to Brentford's six, continuing their well-documented struggles in attack (The Guardian).
Keith Andrews made just one change to his starting line-up from the draw with Hull, with Vitaly Janelt returning from suspension in place of Aaron Hickey (BrentfordFC.com) (West London Sport). Andrews was delighted with the result afterwards, hailing the performance and praising his side's maturity, and going as far as to call it the "best win of the season" (BBC Sport) (West London Sport). Thiago's strike was his second goal in the space of three days, with the BBC highlighting his renewed scoring touch in front of goal (BBC Sport). Sky Sports' player ratings and match coverage also reflected well on the Bees, with Caoimhin Kelleher picked out for starting the move that led to the opening goal (West London Sport). The result keeps Brentford sixth in the Premier League table (West London Sport).
On the other side, it was a difficult afternoon for Nottingham Forest and manager Oliver Glasner, whose side continue to misfire going forward (Sky Sports) (The Guardian). Sky Sports reported that Glasner was in no mood to hide his frustration after the final whistle (Sky Sports), while pundit Tim Sherwood suggested the Austrian won't still be in charge at Forest come January (Sky Sports).
Away from the first team, Brentford's academy sides were also in action.
It was a busy Saturday for west London football generally, with Chelsea, Fulham, Brentford and QPR all involved in fixtures across the day (West London Sport).
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