šŸ¦ Ivan Toney return helps Brentford edge Nottingham Forest in thriller | OneFootball

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Richard BuxtonĀ·20 January 2024

šŸ¦ Ivan Toney return helps Brentford edge Nottingham Forest in thriller

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The Premier Leagueā€™s winter break concludes this weekend with two entertaining matches on Saturday.

Hereā€™s what went down.


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Toney return helps Bees sting Forest in thriller

Scorers: Toney 19ā€², Mee 58ā€², Maupay 68ā€²; Danilo 3ā€², Wood 65ā€²

Ivan Toneyā€™s long-awaited return to action helped Brentford edge out Nottingham Forest in a five-goal thriller.

The hosts fell behind early on when a botched clearance allowed Danilo to produce a stunning volley from the edge of the area.

Toney marked his comeback with a well-worked free kick which was driven low around the Forest wall to catch out Matt Turner at his far post.

Thomas Frankā€™s side continued to step things up after the interval as Ben Mee powered home a header from Mathias Jensenā€™s corner.

Chris Wood soon put the Tricky Trees back on a level footing with a flick-on header past Mark Flekken from a Callum Hudson-Odoi delivery.

But Neal Maupay tipped the balance by restoring the Beesā€™ lead inside just three minutes through a half-volley after bringing down Mads Roerslevā€™s cross.


Five-star Arsenal thrash sorry Palace

Scorers: MagalhĆ£es 11ā€², Henderson (OG) 37ā€², Trossard 69ā€², Martinelli 90+4ā€², 90+5ā€²

Arsenal moved up to third in the Premier League after comprehensively ending a four-game winless run in all competitions against Crystal Palace.

Gabriel MagalhĆ£es opened the scoring for Mikel Artetaā€™s side early on by rising to meet Declan Riceā€™s in-swinging corner from the left.

An identical set piece saw the Brazilian help double the Gunnersā€™ lead with his far-post header from Buyako Sakaā€™s delivery turned home by Dean Henderson.

The visitorsā€™ best attempt for an early second-half reducer saw Eberechi Eze force a good save from David Raya with a long-range attempt.

But the north Londoners further cemented their dominance when Leandro Trossard ended a 10-game goal drought by sweeping home a third at a counterattack.

Deep in added time, substitute Gabriel Martinelli rolled home a fourth after being played in by Eddie Nketiah before adding a second just a minute later.

Artetaā€™s side now sit two points behind leaders Liverpool, who face Bournemouth on Sunday.