Official Matchday Thread: Nottingham Forest v Brentford, Sunday 1st October 2023. 2pm kick off

[Grenville 1898]

We needed to win this game.
We really did.
Brilliant that we didnt lose and held on but Brentford had some of their best players out and no Tony too.
If anyone thinks that we are going to get 3pts at Palace they need to rethink.
Our injuries are starting to mount up too.

We could be skirting with another relegation battle

I hate Brentford

In the words of Bon Jovi... 'Keep the Faith'!

 

[gedlingred]

Cracking point after going down to 10 men and then conceding first.

Some very encouraging performances, not least from Dominguez and Murillo.

Boly immense and should have been MOTM.

Call out to Toffolo when he came up. Really committed and got himself an assist as well.

 

[BryanRoy22]

Elanga looked a bit uncertain today as well

He looks much better as an impact sub. That's where he's done damage against Arsenal and Chelsea this season.

 

[thereds66]

I didn’t realise hasselbaink hated us so much.

 

[Gyros Peter]

You say that, but second half we were better with 10 men than with 11!

I thought we looked very good at times first half without creating much.

 

[Monkman]

I don't think either goals were particularly bad goalkeeping personally. Turner's skids off the wet turf right in front of him, and Dominguez's header was beautifully placed.

 

[Redemption]

Sutty thinks MGW is only 21! FFS

 

[Sal]

No one should be surprised that Johnson is going to be tough to replace. Pace and instinctive opportunism is why he brought in 45 million quid.

 

[Monkman]

I thought we looked very good at times first half without creating much.

Yes but that had evaporated by the time Niakhate was sent off. We then got the bit between our teeth a little, because we seem to need adversity to get the best out of ourselves.

 

[Bonfy177]

Love Michael Dawson, a Forest player could clump someone with a cricket bat and Michael would say no foul and then signal four runs

 

[Malwood]

I don't think either goals were particularly bad goalkeeping personally. Turner's skids off the wet turf right in front of him, and Dominguez's header was beautifully placed.

Nah, their keeper's got to save that. The ball is never higher than the bar. It's right over his head.

 

[thereds66]

No one should be surprised that Johnson is going to be tough to replace. Pace and instinctive opportunism is why he brought in 45 million quid.

I thought we controlled the game until the sending off, which is pretty much the only time we’ve done that since being back in the prem. not sure Brennan would have made too much difference today

 

[SparrowsAnus]

Flekken has looked suspect all season. Were we linked with him for a while? Bullet dodged. I think he thought that was going over the bar.

First time Turner has looked shaky today.

 

[isaacs]

I personally thought the yellow was harsh and that their goal was marginally off but I can see why both decisions went against us and in all honesty didn't think we'd get much out of the game so I'm happy with a point.

Brentford grew in strength with their numerical advantage but were kind enough to even up the numbers by bringing on Maupay who couldn't finish his dinner.



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I'll be honest i think we actually got away with two penalties, the hand ball by Dominguez and Matt Turner following through on Wissa after he missed the ball. If that was against Forest i'd be fuming.

 

[Monkman]

I'll be honest i think we actually got away with two penalties, the hand ball by Dominguez and Matt Turner following through on Wissa after he missed the ball. If that was against Forest i'd be fuming.

Agree. We got a bit lucky with decisions today, even allowing for the red card.

 

[Redemption]

Were we linked with him for a while?

Were we? I don't recall that at all.

 

[SparrowsAnus]

Were we? I don't recall that at all.

I may have made it up.

 

[Sal]

I thought we controlled the game until the sending off, which is pretty much the only time we’ve done that since being back in the prem. not sure Brennan would have made too much difference today

I thought we were pretty average in the first 10 minutes after half time.

But the Brennan thing is more to do with that lack of finishing threat in the first half. Hopefully CHO and Elanga learn how to slot in to the system and open things up with movement. Probably didn't help that MGW wasn't there to provide the through ball either.

 

[Redemption]

I may have made it up.

Not mentioned once on this forum outside of his links with Brentford

 

[Monkman]

I thought we controlled the game until the sending off, which is pretty much the only time we’ve done that since being back in the prem. not sure Brennan would have made too much difference today

We had zero shots, on or off target, until Dominguez scored.

 

[apondaway]

Yes but that had evaporated by the time Niakhate was sent off. We then got the bit between our teeth a little, because we seem to need adversity to get the best out of ourselves.

There was some really positive play - but Cooper has work to do to create a flow. Felt like we didn't really know what to do with possession - need far more creative movement off the ball. There were moments (that Serge run behind that Sangare almost picked out was really nice). This is where MGW should help - but I would guess at the expense of Elanga (who is likely best for off the bench impact at this point). Need to get healthy because Danilo and Yates really would have helped today.

Kudos to Murillo, that was a very positive debut that he will learn a great deal from. Also kudos to Toffolo - really came in and put in a shift. Impressive.

 

[Redemption]

We had zero shots, on or off target, until Dominguez scored.

And afterwards.

 

[Sal]

Anyway, 7 games, 8 points with a newly juggled lineup . Not a bad start. The away win at Chelsea has been the key so far.

 

[Statto]

We had zero shots, on or off target, until Dominguez scored.

And zero on after

 

[apondaway]

We had zero shots, on or off target, until Dominguez scored.

Other than the Taiwo goal that was disallowed, which was a beautiful play from both Murillo and Taiwo. I know it doesn't count in the stats but still, that was really nice.