Lee Carsley's time in charge of Brentford will come to an end this week and he bowed out in style after his side beat Nottingham Forest in stoppage time.

His reign lasted less than two months but he has overseen a remarkable turnaround since the start of October.

The lowpoint of Carsley's reign was his first week as Brentford appeared to be a club in crisis after losses to Derby and Birmingham.

The Bees went into the international break in 20th place and outside the relegation zone on goal difference.

Just seven games later, Brentford sit in 11th place, four points off sixth and nine points clear of the bottom three.

The highlight of those seven games was the 1-0 win over west London rivals QPR on October 30.

Below, GetWestLondon looks back on the key events of Carsley's reign.

Time Line

TIMELINE: Lee Carsley at Brentford

  1. September 28

    Takes charge

    Carsley was put in charge until the end of the season after Marinus Dijkhuizen was sacked after the defeat to Sheffield Wednesday, eight games into the new season.

    League Position: 19th

  2. September 29

    Brentford 0-2 Birmingham

    Carsley's first game in charge ended in a 2-0 defeat in the rearranged game with Birmingham and the Bees boss caused a stir by insisting he didn't want the job on a permanent basis.

    League Position: 19th

  3. October 3

    Derby 2-0 Brentford

    The Bees produced a shocking performance at the iPro Stadium as Derby won more comfortably than the 2-0 scoreline suggested.

    League Position: 20th

  4. October 17

    Brentford 2-1 Rotherham

    The international break was much needed for Brentford as Carsley picked up his first win in charge of the club as Alan Judge bagged two goals to give the Bees a win over the Millers.

    League Position: 19th

  5. October 21

    Wolves 0-2 Brentford

    Marco Djuricin and Philipp Hofmann both scored as Brentford secured a strong win on the road at Kenny Jackett's Wolves to make it back-to-back victories.

    League Position: 15th

  6. October 24

    Charlton 0-3 Brentford

    Brentford ended Guy Luzon's time in charge of Charlton after a thumping win at The Valley. John Swift, Alan Judge and Lasse Vibe all found the net as the Bees made it three wins in three.

    League Position: 12th

  7. October 30

    Brentford 1-0 QPR

    Marco Djuricin gave Brentford bragging rights in west London as the Bees secured a deserved victory over a rudderless QPR team and make it four wins in a row.

    League Position: 10th

  8. November 3

    Brentford 0-2 Hull

    Andrew Roberton and Sam Clucas gave Hull a deserved win to end Brentford's winning run. The Tigers were in a battle in the first-half but the extra quality on the bench became the difference between the sides.

    League Position: 12th

  9. November 6

    Manager of the Month

    Carsley and Alan Judge were named as Sky Bet manager and player of the month respectively for October.

  10. November 7

    Blackburn 1-1 Brentford

    The Bees ended the October phase of the season with a pleasing draw at Blackburn. Lasse Vibe's goal was cancelled out by Tom Lawrence's fluke goal.

    League Position: 11th

  11. November 21

    Brentford 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    Carsley confirmed it was his final game in charge after Philipp Hofmann's 90th minute winner gave the Bees all three points against Nottingham Forest. Sergi Canos' goal was cancelled out by Henri Lansbury following Harlee Dean's red card but the German's late intervention wrapped up the points.

    League Position: 11th

Brentford 2-1 Nottingham Forest