Brentford defeat Fulham in five-goal thriller

Brentford edge out west London rivals in  hard-fought 3-2 win on Monday night.

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Ivan Toney turned out to be the star player once again, as he netted home a vital penalty early in the second half (his 22 out of 22 attempts).

Despite the dark cloud looming over him, concerning him breaking Football Association betting rules, Toney didn’t seem one bit affected as he delivered an inspirational performance to help his team close the gap to the top 6.

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Thomas Frank made a lightning start and after only 6 minutes they were ahead in the scoring as Ethan Pinnock deflected shot found the back of the net.

Fulham/”>Fulham, however, fought back and in the closing stages managed to draw the score level with Israel forward Manor Solomon continued heading in the rebound after Andreas Pereira’s free-kick struck the post.

In the opening stages of the second half Brentford/”>Brentford stepped on the gas, with both Bryan Mbeumo and Toney hitting the woodwork with free-kicks, before being awarded a penalty in the 53th minute when Issa Diop fouled Christian Norgaard. Up stepped Toney and with a clinical finish placed the ball beyond Bernd Leno reach.

Five minutes before full-time Matahias Jansen sealed the victory for the Bees, Carlos Vinicious also put his name on the scoresheet with a consolation goal for Fulham/”>Fulham deep into stoppage time.

Brentford/”>Brentford travel to Liverpool/”>Liverpool on Saturday for their game against Everton/”>Everton. Fulham/”>Fulham host league leaders Arsenal/”>Arsenal on Sunday.