There was a belted Christmas present for Reiss Nelson as he returned to action for the first time in a month after injury as he played the final few minutes of Brentford’s emphatic 4-1 success over Bournemouth.
That was Reiss’ sixth appearance for the Bees as he hopes to prove his fitness and win a spot in Keith Andrews’ side’s starting XI in the coming weeks, as they climbed to an impressive eighth place in the Premier League.
Having come on against Fulham on Monday, Oleksandr Zinchenko remained on the bench against his former club as Nottingham Forest were beaten 2-1 by Manchester City to leave them just above the drop zone in 17th position.