Forest's firepower hands Andrews a bruising baptism

If it is any consolation for Keith Andrews, things should only get better after Brentford were brushed aside by Nottingham Forest in his first game in charge.

- Will Unwin

If it is any consolation for Keith Andrews, things should only get better after Brentford were brushed aside by Nottingham Forest in his first game in charge. It was an eye-opening lesson for the new head coach, as Nuno Espírito Santo and his players showed they are not one-season wonders.

Chris Wood scored twice and Dan Ndoye netted on his debut to finish the match as a contest before 45 minutes had elapsed. Brentford could not cope with the hosts, who dictated the game from the start, while the visitors offered little indication of what style they plan to play under Andrews, who could take no enjoyment from Igor Thiago's late penalty.

"We will learn a lot from that 45 minutes, especially me," Andrews said. "[It was] very disappointing in terms of your preparation, how you envisage it, looking from a tactical perspective, not too different really. I felt it would be a game of structure that was needed to be very respectful of what Forest have. Basics is a word in football and sport that is seen sometimes as a dirty word. I'm big on it, unless you do the basics, you don't give yourself an opportunity to play the game that you want to play."