Brentford kept their fairytale dream of a European finish this season alive on Saturday afternoon, with a winner at the death against relegation threatened Nottingham Forest.
Nottingham Forest are desperate for points at 17th in the Premier League and the visitors looked like they were on their way to a crucial three points after a strong first half display.
Danilo gave Forest the lead in added time just before the break, with the Brazilian pouncing on a loose ball in the box to score for this visitors with their first shot on target in the game.
Forest parked the bus in the second half and were made to regret it late on, with Ivan Toney providing Brentford with an equaliser with ten minutes to play.
"Nottingham Forest hearts are being broken" 💔
Toney EQUALISES for Brentford! pic.twitter.com/qHcDmjW07d
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 29, 2023
A point meant a lot more to Forest than it did to Brentford however neither side left London with just one, as Josh DaSilva netted the winner deep into added time.
The Bees were finally rewarded for their dominance throughout the game in stoppage time, as a beautiful run from DaSilva was finished with a smart shot past Keylor Navas at the near post for 2-1.
FULL-TIME Brentford 2-1 Nott’m Forest
Brentford leave it late to claim all three points, with Ivan Toney's free-kick and Josh Dasilva's strike turning things around for the hosts#BRENFO pic.twitter.com/GslmjTIwbK
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 29, 2023
The last minute winner for Brentford means that they still have a chance at finishing in the top six this season, even if a slim shot.
Brentford Top Six Odds
- Manchester Utd @ 1/500
- Liverpool @ 1/12
- Brighton @ 5/6
- Tottenham @ 5/4
- Aston Villa @ 7/2
- Brentford @ 100/1
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