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Nuno guided Nottingham Forest to a win on the opening weekend of the season

Nuno Espirito Santo felt Nottingham Forest's "amazing" start was crucial to their win over Brentford as they kicked off their Premier League season in style.

Forest raced into a three-goal lead before half-time as two goals from Chris Wood plus a strike from debutant Dan Ndoye put the game beyond the visitors' reach.

Igor Thiago did hit a penalty for the visitors after the break but it was not enough spark a flat Brentford who have lost some big players over the summer.

Forest could have added further to the scoreline and were denied a penalty shout in the first half when VAR decided Antoni Djibu Milamba had not handled an Elliot Anderson free-kick.

But reflecting on an excellent start to the campai

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