Nottingham Forest must recover from their FA Cup semifinal defeat when they host Brentford in the Premier League on Thursday evening.
The rearranged fixture comes just four days after Wembley heartbreak for Nuno Espirito Santo's side as they missed the opportunity to book an FA Cup final clash with Crystal Palace. Goals early in both halves saw them beaten by last year's runners-up Manchester City in the capital.
Fortunately for Forest, they still have much riding on the final five games of their Premier League campaign. They are tantalisingly close to qualifying for the Champions League but must finish in the top five to achieve their ambitions, with victory on Thursday taking them up to third in the standings.
Brentford still harbour slim European hopes themselves. An eighth-placed finish could be enough to secure Europa Conference League football next summer and the Bees will be just two points from Fulham in eighth should they win at Forest midweek. Defeat, however, would more or less rule out any late drama for Thomas Frank's side this term.
Here is guide to the encounter.
