Brentford have only been beaten by Manchester City on home soil this season
Nottm Forest have lost three of their last four Premier League away games
Recommended bet: Brentford to win
Brentford can further underline their credentials as surprise European contenders and heap further pressure on Nottm Forest when the two teams meet at the Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday.
The Bees, tipped by many for a season of struggle, have been defying those expectations under Keith Andrews and qualification for a first continental campaign cannot be ruled out.
Forest are currently juggling domestic and European commitments and will come into this game off the back of Thursday's disappointing defeat away to Braga in the Europa League.
That extended what has been a poor period for Sean Dyche's team either side of the New Year, as they have won just one of their last eight matches across all competitions and head into this trip to west London sitting just a place above the relegation zone.
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Team news
Andrews has confirmed the Bees have no fresh fitness concerns and Jordan Henderson could make his return from the ankle injury that saw him miss last weekend's defeat at Chelsea.
Josh Dasilva, Fabio Carvalho and Antoni Milambo all remain on the treatment table with knee injuries.
Centre-back Murillo missed Forest's midweek defeat in Portugal with a tight hamstring and it is unclear if he will return on Sunday, but there is more hope that forward Igor Jesus can feature following a hip issue.
Goalkeeper John Victor and forward Chris Wood remain out of contention as both continue to recover from knee issues.
The stats
Brentford have won seven and lost only one of their 11 Premier League home matches this season and are unbeaten in their last seven at the Gtech.
Prior to last weekend's loss at Chelsea, Brentford were unbeaten in six across all competitions, registering five wins during that time.
Igor Thiago has scored 16 goals for Brentford this season – the most by a Brazilian in a single Premier League campaign – with only Man City's Erling Haaland outscoring him in the division.
Forest have only won one of their last eight matches across all competitions.
The Tricky Trees have taken four points from their last two league fixtures against West Ham and Arsenal, but they had lost four on the bounce in the top flight before that.
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Prediction
When these two sides met at the City Ground on the opening weekend of the season, Nuno Espirito Santo's Forest ran out comfortable 3-1 winners, but a lot has changed for both clubs since then.
Brentford were being tipped up as relegation candidates both before and after that loss, but they have defied those expectations, with their impressive home form particularly catching the eye.
Aston Villa, Man United, Liverpool and Newcastle are among the teams that have left the Gtech empty-handed this season and Andrews will be confident his side can add Forest's name to that list.
The pressure is mounting on Dyche – Forest's third manager of the season – with his side booed off in Portugal during the week and, despite decent results in their last two Premier League games, they still do not appear to be firing on all cylinders.
Brentford, who will have had eight days to prepare for this game by the time they kick-off on Sunday, have the tools to hurt a weary Forest side and should pick up another victory in front of their own supporters.
