Brentford manager Thomas Frank has admitted his team could lose against Nottingham Forest on Saturday after claiming that the difference between the two teams is ‘small’.
Forest travel to London (3pm kick off) for another crucial game in their fight for Premier League survival. Steve Cooper ’s men currently sit in 17th place in the table, one point above the bottom three following their midweek 3-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion.
An own goal from Pascal Gross and further efforts from Danilo and Morgan Gibbs-White earned Forest an invaluable three points which puts their fight for survival in their own hands. They will look to build on that at Brentford.
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Ahead of the game, Frank has sent a warning to his team concerning Forest. “First and foremost, every game you play in the Premier League, the day where you think it doesn’t matter is the first day there’s complacency,” he said in his pre-match press conference.
“We are very aware. Earlier this season we played against them and I think we can lose tomorrow. If we show up tomorrow and perform we could still lose – I think difference between two teams is small.
“Against Aston Villa I was disappointed, like Newcastle, disappointed we didn’t win both games actually, but we lost and draw. That can happen on Saturday. So as long as we are performing, that’s the key thing.”
Brentford halted a six game winless run this week by beating Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Before that, they had lost three of their previous four games.
The win over Chelsea also took them to more than 50 goals this season, and Frank is looking for more in the five remaining games of the campaign.
“Chelsea, they’ve been struggling for goals – goals are key,” he added. “Everton are struggling for goals. It’s just a reminder of how privileged we are that we have been able to score 50 goals and hopefully we will score a lot more in the last five games.”
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