Brentford put a cross in and the ball falls nicely for Tariqe Fosu, but Cyrus Christie puts his body on the line to block his goalbound effort.

It wasn't as crucial a block as Gaetan Bong's earlier in the half, but it was still important.

Newport County made the eye-catching signing of 34-year-old Wales midfielder Joe Ledley in midweek and have just brought him on for his debut as they attempt to find a breakthrough against Leyton Orient. It remains goalless at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Elsewhere in League Two, 10-man Carlisle are back level at 1-1 at Stevenage thanks to Brennan Dickenson's deflected shot.

Mathias Jensen and Sergi Canos step off for Brentford, with Marcus Forss and Emiliano Marcondes coming on as the hosts freshen up their attack.

Cyrus Christie almost scores a beauty for the visitors!

The ball pops out of the Brentford box and Christie's half-volley comes off Bees midfielder Mathias Jensen and loops just wide.

We're in for a grandstand finish here.

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Does Brentford keeper David Raya get away with one there?

Forest play a ball into the channel and the Spaniard comes out to collect the ball, despite being perilously close to being outside his penalty area.

The referee gives him the benefit of the doubt.

That isn't too far away for Brentford.

Ivan Toney does a lovely backheel to substitute Saman Ghoddos, who flashes a shot narrowly wide.

Forest make a like-for-like change in attack. Veteran Glenn Murray comes on for skipper Lewis Grabban.

Forest's Sammy Ameobi is the fifth player to go in the book, clipping the heels of Sergi Canos in the middle of the park.

We're into the last 12 minutes of normal time.

Brentford haven't crumbled, or anything like that, it's just not quite clicking the way it was in the second half.

Mathias Jensen curls a free-kick in but it's too long for Winston Reid and drifts out.

Forest have some belief now but haven't created anything since Filip Krovinovic's leveller.

The Bees, meanwhile, bring on Tariqe Fosu for forward Bryan Mbeumo, who's been quiet in the second half.

Saman Ghoddos almost makes an instant impact for Brentford!

He appears to have a clear sight at goal after Ivan Toney's clever dummy into his path, but Forest defender Cyrus Christie gets across to make a crucial block.

Brentford make a change to try to find a second wind.

Iran international Saman Ghoddos comes on in attack, to replace midfielder Vitaly Janelt.

A draw for Brentford would be another dent in their automatic promotion aspirations. It would leave Thomas Frank's side four points behind second-placed Watford, who play later.

For Forest, however, this would be a point closer to survival.

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That goal was Filip Krovinovic's first in a Forest shirt.

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Cafu is booked for the visitors after unceremoniously pulling Bryan Mbeumo to the floor.

Forest's Gaetan Bong has had a mixed game - he gave away a penalty, made a goal-saving cross and put in the cross that led to their equaliser.

But he's limping and is replaced by Yuri Ribeiro.

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Cyrus Christie cuts inside and shoots left-footed for Forest but it's blocked by a Brentford man.

The visitors are getting into promising areas but the Bees are just about keeping them at arms length so far.

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We're at half-time in our three other early games. Here are the headlines:

• League One: Tom Naylor heads in an equaliser for Portsmouth to cancel out James Norwood's strike for Ipswich.
• League Two: Tom Pett's volley has Stevenage in front against 10-man Carlisle, who have had Rod McDonald sent off.
• League Two: Goalless at the Cardiff City Stadium between Newport and Leyton Orient.

Only a goalsaving block from Gaetan Bong prevents Forest from going 2-0 down.

Brentford slice the visitors open and Ivan Toney squares the ball for Bryan Mbeumo, whose goalbound shot is diverted over by Bong.

That would've been a lovely team goal.

Danny Cowley will be much happier with life now - his Portsmouth side are level against Ipswich in League One.

Tom Naylor is the man on target for Pompey, glancing home Ronan Curtis' corner.