The Bees scored once in each half at the City Ground to keep their own slim Europe hopes alive.

Brentford started brightly and should have taken the lead through Sepp van den Berg, who saw an unmarked, close-range header tipped away by Matz Sels.

Kevin Schade broke the deadlock just before the break. Ola Aina slipped in the box as he misjudged the bounce of Nathan Collins's long pass, and the German coolly slotted it past Sels, who had come off his line.

Anthony Elanga drove down the left in the second half, but was denied a solo goal by Mark Flekken, who got down quickly to tip his shot wide.

Hopes of a Forest comeback were ended in the 70th minute, though, as Yoane Wissa doubled Brentford's advantage. He lifted a delicate finish over the Forest goalkeeper after the host side failed to deal with Flekken's long ball.

Forest missed the chance to move third in the Premier League, remaining sixth, behind Chelsea on goal difference, while Brentford stay 11th, just two points off eighth-place Fulham.