Brentford put their dangerous run of latest type behind them as they held agency to grind out a valuable 2-0 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion on the Gtec Stadium.
Two targets from Ivan Toney had been sufficient to present the Bees a vital three factors, that sees them leapfrog Liverpool momentarily into the highest half of the Premier League desk.
Thomas Frank’s aspect weren’t at all times within the ascendancy, however they defended resolutely as Brighton’s profligacy performed an element of their downfall as soon as extra.
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The hosts took the lead towards the run of play, as Toney back-heeled a Frank Onyeka cross previous the bewildered Robert Sanchez after nice work from the wriggling Bryan Mbuemo.
It is not as if the Seagulls did not have their probabilities: Danny Welbeck was denied by a powerful Ethan Pinnock block after a fantastically disguised move from Leandro Trossard, and Moises Caicedo compelled David Raya into an acrobatic save on 21 minutes with a fiercely-struck, dipping effort.
Solly March had a volley blocked by Ben Mee simply earlier than the interval, and Welbeck nodded over from an outswinging Pascal Gross nook as Albion didn’t make something of their objective sightings.
Mbuemo rattled the woodwork with what would have been a objective of the season contender, hitting the crossbar on 24 minutes with a intelligent strike that just about caught out Sanchez.
Joel Veltman was adjudged to have felled Toney simply after the hour, with the Brentford captain dusting himself all the way down to dispatch the spot kick, doubling his and the Bees’ tally.
This can be a large end result for the hosts because it ends their three-game winless run, making amends for his or her 5-1 hammering at Newcastle final outing.
For Roberto de Zerbi, nevertheless, that is two defeats on the bounce as Brighton’s lack of actual goalscoring efficiency lets them down as soon as extra.
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