Brentford vs Nottingham Forest Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Brentford are in excellent form as they push for European qualification ahead of the visit of a struggling Nottingham Forest side to the Gtech Community Stadium in London.
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Brentford team news: Henderson could return
In his pre-match press conference, Keith Andrews has confirmed that experienced midfielder Jordan Henderson could return from an ankle injury sustained in the FA Cup against Sheffield Wednesday a couple of weeks ago.
Fellow midfielder Frank Onyeka has returned from the CAF Africa Cup of Nations and Andrews has said there are no fresh concerns ahead of the visit of Forest.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Kelleher; Kayode, Collins, Ajer, Hickey; Yarmolyuk, Jensen; Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago
Unavailable: Milambo (Injured), Dasilva (Injured), Carvalho (Injured)
Questionable: Henderson (Injured)
Nottingham Forest team news: Murillo and Igor Jesus doubtful
New signing Lorenzo Lucca hasn't signed in time to play in this one, while Oleksandr Zinchenko could soon have his loan cancelled with the Ukraine international ineligible to play against parent club Arsenal last week.
John and Chris Wood remain sidelined for the visitors, while Brazilian duo Murillo and Igor Jesus were absent from the trip to Portugal and could be sidelined again for this one.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sels; Savona, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams; Dominguez, Anderson; Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Ndoye
Unavailable: John (Injured), Wood (Injured)
Questionable: Murillo (Injured), Jesus (Injured)
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest prediction
Keith Andrews has majorly surpassed expectations with Brentford even in contention for UEFA Champions League qualification at this stage. The Bees come into this one on the back of a frustrating 2-0 loss to Stamford Bridge last week, extending a six-match unbeaten run of form across all competitions.
Nottingham Forest sit 17th in the table and just five points outside of the bottom three and the relegation places ahead of this weekend. Forest suffered a slender 1-0 loss to Braga in the UEFA Europa League the other day, meaning that they have now managed just one victory in their last eight games over the last month.
Brentford swarm their opposition with an impressive intensity and a lot of attacking potential. Backing them to bounce back, especially with their home advantage, seems a good bet for this one.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest tip: Double chance - Brentford to win or draw
