Nottingham Forest breathed new life into their Premier League survival bid with a surprise 2-0 victory at Brentford, courtesy of rare goals from Igor Jesus and Taiwo Awoniyi.
Jesus, who had scored just once from 40 shots this season before the match, opened the scoring in the 12th minute. He controlled Ola Aina's cross on his chest, held off Nathan Collins, and lashed a volley past Caoimhin Kelleher. It was only his second goal of the campaign.
Brentford suffered a double injury blow before half-time when Kristoffer Ajer and Mikkel Damsgaard both went off. Despite second-half pressure, the Bees struggled without Damsgaard's creativity, and top scorer Igor Thiago missed their best chance, drilling wide from a late free-kick.
Forest made the game safe 11 minutes from time when Awoniyi outmuscled Sepp van den Berg, raced through, and slotted home his first goal since undergoing abdominal surgery in May. The win restored Forest's five-point cushion over the relegation zone and ended Brentford's unbeaten home run.
