Sheffield Wednesday failed to take the chance to move up to 4th place in the Championship on Tuesday evening as they were beaten 2-1 by Brentford at Hillsborough.
The visitors passed the ball with a good tempo in the first half but ultimately it was set pieces that cost the home side as Egan headed home from a free-kick with 10 minutes of the first half remaining and then, as half-time approached, Dean powered in a header from close range, unmarked in the centre of the box from a corner.
With the score at 0-0 Wednesday were denied what seemed a nailed-on penalty when Forestieri was bundled over in the penalty area having taking advantage of a quick throw-in. Though a certain penalty it would have been against the run of play.
The 2nd half was a completely different story as the Owls bombarded the goal in front of the Kop but couldn't find a way past inspired keeper Daniel Bentley who made fine saves to deny Forestieri, Wallace, McManaman and Winnall.
Rhodes saw a header cleared off the line while Fletcher hit the post when it seemed easier to find the net and Sasso poked a rebound wide when well placed in front of goal.
The Owls did finally find the net in stoppage time when Forestieri, who worked tirelessly all game, curled in a sublime effort but it was too late to find another and the Bees held on to take the 3 points back to London.
The defeat has given the play-off chasing pack a chink of light as while Norwich are 7 points behind the Owls they visit Hillsborough a week on Saturday and that comes after Wednesday's tough trip to fellow play-off contenders Leeds this weekend.
With two games in hand, Fulham are also back in the hunt as 6 points from those two games would close the gap to just 3 points.