I knew this would happen: ‘Buzzing’ Ivan Toney pictured scoring return with Bees

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Ivan Toney claimed he knew he would rating and Brentford would win upon his return from his eight-month exile.

The striker, banned from soccer since Could for breaching betting guidelines, was again on the scoresheet for the primary time in 267 days within the 3-2 Premier League dwelling win over Nottingham Forest.

Toney struck with an audacious free-kick to thrust himself again into the highlight for the precise causes.

“It was a very long time coming,” he advised Sky Sports activities. “I manifested this win once I was at dwelling through the time I used to be out, I’m right here now and buzzing to be again scoring targets and profitable with the group.

“I knew this might occur. I manifest issues like this. Earlier than I left my home I assumed ‘we’re profitable at the moment and I’m scoring’. And I made it occur.”

Danilo volleyed Forest right into a third-minute lead earlier than Orel Mangala gave away a free-kick on the sting of the world.

Just one participant was going to take it, and simply as Toney had when he scored within the corresponding fixture final season – his final objective earlier than the ban – the 27-year-old nonchalantly stroked the free-kick across the wall and inside Matt Turner’s left-hand submit.

Forest captain Ryan Yates was livid with Turner for not recognizing the hole that Toney discovered, though nobody seen the England ahead subtly rolling the ball a couple of inches to the precise because the keeper was lining up his wall.

“Yeah, I noticed the hole,” Toney added. “Typically you’ve a spot both method and I bent the ball across the wall and was completely satisfied to see it go in.”

However Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo felt the objective mustn’t have stood.

“Ball displacement, and the legislation is evident,” he stated. “Each objective have to be checked. I don’t know in the event that they checked or not.

“The gamers should be somewhat bit mature as nicely as a result of it modifications the place of the ball. It’s a yard nearly. However our gamers didn’t realise.”

Bees head coach Thomas Frank was blissfully unaware of the incident, and the legislation.

“I’ve no clue. I didn’t know that he did it,” stated Frank. “He’s a intelligent participant, what extra can I say? He took it nicely and it’s at the back of the web.

“Traditional Ivan. He loves the large stage and he thrives there. It’s further spectacular to return again after eight months and play the way in which he did, scoring a intelligent objective. Tremendous spectacular.”

Brentford went forward within the 58th minute when Ben Mee obtained in entrance of his marker and headed dwelling Mathias Jensen’s nook.

Seven minutes later Chris Wooden glanced in a cross from Callum Hudson-Odoi for his fifth objective in 4 league matches beneath new boss Nuno.

However Toney was concerned once more when Brentford snatched the victory within the seventieth minute, switching the play out to the precise from the place Jensen crossed for Neal Maupay to lash into the web and raise the Bees above their opponents and into 14th place.

Nuno added: “It was a superb efficiency. I believe we performed nicely, we had good momentum, preventing spirit and togetherness. The result’s irritating however the efficiency was good.”