Wood at the double as Forest overwhelm Brentford in Andrews’ bruising blow
Nottingham Forest opened their Premier League campaign with a commanding 3-1 victory over Brentford at the City Ground, settling the contest before half-time with a whirlwind display of control and incision. Chris Wood struck in the fifth minute and again in first-half added time, while debutant Dan Ndoye scored between those efforts with a soaring header from Morgan Gibbs-White's deft chip.
Igor Thiago’s 78th-minute penalty offered scant consolation for Keith Andrews on his first day as Brentford's head coach. Forest, sharper and more cohesive throughout, translated Nuno Espírito Santo’s pre-match insistence on greater control into a near-perfect opening 45 minutes that rendered their pre-season goal drought irrelevant and set a buoyant tone for a season that includes European football for the first time since 1996.
A set-piece slip that set the tone