Chris Wood with his Nottingham Forest team-mates, 2025. Photo: AFP
Nottingham Forest missed out on a chance to move into the top three in the Premier League, and strengthen hopes of a Champions League berth next season, as Brentford upset them 2-0 in their Premier League clash.
Kevin Schade and Yoane Wissa both finished at the end of long clearances from deep in their own half to ensure a surprise away win that keeps alive Brentford's own ambitions of competing in European club competition next season.
All White Chris Wood had just one real chance for Forest but headed the ball well wide of the goal.
The result kept Forest in sixth place on 60 points while Brentford advanced to 49 points. They remained in 11th place but are now only two points behind eighth placed Fulham.
Forest have four games left against Crystal Palace, Leicester City, West Ham and Chelsea.
Forest will qualify to compete in the Champions League if they finish in Premier League's top five. They last played in Europe's top club competition in 1980.
Meanwhile Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur had good wins in their respective Europa League semi-final first leg games.
United beat Atletico Bilbao 3-0 in Spain, while Spurs beat Norway's Bodo/Climt 3-1 in London.
In first leg Conference League semi-finals Chelsea beat Djurgarden 4-1 and Real Betis beat Fiorentina 2-1.
-Reuters/RNZ
