Brentford vs Nottingham Forest Prediction: Bees to sting the Tricky Trees

Brentford will look for a response to their defeat at Chelsea last weekend when they play host to Nottingham Forest at the Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday (14:00 GMT, Sky Sports+).

The Tricky Trees head here unbeaten in their last two outings in the top flight. Read on for my Brentford vs Nottingham Forest predictions, including the latest match odds and team news.

Team News

Brentford boss will welcome back Frank Onyeka back from the Africa Cup of Nations to boost his midfield options, while there is hope that Jordan Henderson will overcome his ankle injury to feature on Sunday.

Fabio Carvalho, Antoni Milambo and Josh Dasilva remain sidelined with their long-term knee problems.

Defender Kristoffer Ajer penned a new deal with the club this week and he is set to continue in the team against Forest.

Premier League Odds

Chris Wood and John Victor remain injured for Nottingham Forest with knee issues, and there are fears that the former will be out of action for the remainder of the campaign.

Igor Jesus is also a doubt after he missed Thursday's Uefa Europa League defeat at Braga, so Taiwo Awoniyi may be charged with leading the line. Murillo also missed the last match and is also unlikely to feature here.

Today's Football Fixtures

Brentford vs Nottingham Forest Odds

Brentford have won seven of their 11 home games in the Premier League this season and they are 19/20 (implied probability of 51.3%) to come out on top here.

Two of their past four home appearances in the league have ended in a stalemate, with the draw marketed at 5/2.

Forest were victorious on their latest away trip in the top flight and they are 3/1 to snatch the three points.

Brentford's top scorer Igor Thiago is the favourite to score anytime at 1/1.

Handicap +1 - Brentford -1 @ 5/2

With Forest in European action on Thursday, while missing some key players, they may struggle to keep up with Brentford on Sunday. The Bees have an excellent home record, with their latest success coming against Sunderland - which ended 3-0.

Forest have managed just one victory in their last four away trips in the Premier League and that was against fellow strugglers West Ham United.

The Tricky Trees head into this clash without a goal in their past two competitive matches, and this goal drought could continue as Brentford have conceded just 10 goals in 11 matches at the Gtech in the top flight this campaign.

I think there is value in covering the hosts with a handicap victory of -1, as five of their seven wins on home turf have seen them prevail by two clear goals.

Anytime Goalscorer - Igor Thiago @ 1/1

With 16 goals to his name this season, Brentford's front man Thiago has been having an exceptional season, and he is just four goals shy of leading marksman Erling Haaland (20) in the race for the Golden Boot.

The Brazilian forward was unable to get on the scoresheet at Chelsea last week but he still heads into Sunday with five goals in his past three league appearances, including a brace on his previous home appearance against Sunderland.

He and his teammates are such a strong unit when they play at home and Forest are prone to conceding on their travels. Thiago will look to score against the Tricky Trees for the second time this season, having converted a penalty in the 3-1 defeat at the City Ground in the opening fixture of the campaign.

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