Goals in either half from Igor Jesus and Taiwo Awoniyi saw Nottingham Forest restore their five-point gap above resurgent West Ham and the Premier League relegation zone with a potentially vital 2-0 win at Brentford.
Sean Dyche joins Pep Guardiola as just the second visiting manager to win at the Gtech Community Stadium this season with a victory underpinned by his side's defensive showing following Jesus' early opener, with Awoniyi securing victory on the break 10 minutes from time.
In the battle of two Brazilian Igors in attack, it was the out-of-form option who won the day, with Jesus' superb chest and finish after 12 minutes inspiring Forest who could easily have doubled their advantage in a dominant opening half hour.
Once their momentum faded, Brentford had a number of chances to level, with Dango Ouattara - an early substitute for the injured Mikkel Damsgaard - denied by Mats Selz when he should have equalised.
Sepp van den Berg, another first-half introduction after Kristoffer Ajer was forced off, almost levelled on the stroke of half-time from a long throw but nodded down and just wide of the near post.
Forest dropped further and further back as Brentford's mounting pressure continued after half-time but as chances failed to materialise, the hosts' belief visibly seeped away as time began to run out to continue their fine home form.
Instead, Forest punished them in clinical fashion as substitute Awoniyi turned their only touch in the opposition box of the second half into a second 10 minutes from time after outpacing Van den Berg on the break.
On a day which began with the Bees holding hope of cementing their European push, the Bees instead remain outside the top seven and will drop to ninth if Everton beat Leeds on Monday Night Football.
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