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“A bad night and a bad game.”
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo could not hide from a lacklustre performance as his side lost ground in the race for a Champions League berth.
A 2-0 defeat at home against Brentford, who hold their own European ambitions, left Forest sitting sixth and up against it in their bid to secure a first appearance in Europe’s premier competition since 1980.
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Fulham looked more
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Nottingham Forest inflicted a first home defeat of the season on Brentford as they maintained their push for a European place.
Goals from Ola Aina and Anthony Elanga, as well as some resolute defending, helped Forest to their third consecutive victory.
The result also lifts Nuno Espirito Santo’s side up to third in the table, a point above fourth-placed Arsenal, who travel to Crystal Palace later on Saturday (17:30 GMT).
Newcastle matched the energy of the home support as they sought to end the season on a high note at St James’ Park, but they were ultimately left frustrated and must now hope this is not a result which proves costly at the end of the campaign.
For all the hosts’ intent and probing, Jacob Murphy’s speculative shot from distance represented their only attempt on target inside the opening 30