Nottingham Forest travel to face Brentford this weekend aiming to halt a slide in form that has left them in the relegation zone. Their recent form over the last five games shows just one win, one draw and three losses, a run that has contributed to their lowly position.
That result at Portman Road, where Neco Williams scored an early goal, leaves Forest 18th in the table with just six points from eight games, having recorded only one win and three draws all season. They have scored only six league goals all season, conceding ten, giving them a goal difference of minus four. The gap to the top is already 15 points, but the immediate focus is on climbing away from danger, starting with Saturday's trip to west London. The team's recent results include a 0-1 home defeat to Arsenal on Sunday 18 October and a 3-1 loss at Crystal Palace on Sunday 11 October, following a win at Aston Villa earlier in September.
Brentford's form
Brentford present a tough challenge, sitting seventh in the standings. They fielded a 4-2-3-1 system in that game with players like Ajer and Jensen featuring prominently.
Match significance
This fixture is a key moment for Forest's season. The last meeting between the sides in January ended in a 2-0 away win for Forest, a result they would gladly repeat. A positive result at the Brentford Community Stadium could provide a vital platform ahead of a busy period in the fixtures list.
Forest's last starting lineup, a 3-4-2-1 against Ipswich, included Murillo, Gibbs-White and striker Delap. The team will need to be more clinical in front of goal to trouble a Brentford defence that has conceded in each of its last two games.
The match kicks off at 3pm on Saturday, 31 October.
