Player ratings as Bees boost European hopes with derby win

FROM GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM – Brentford noticed off west London rivals Fulham to provide themselves momentum within the race for Europe.

The two neighbours on the River Thames have emerged as real contenders for Europa League or Europa Conference League soccer, with Thomas Frank’s males out-schooling Marco Silva’s on a bitter Monday evening.

Brentford’s first half-sight of purpose got here throughout the opening two minutes when Ivan Toney dropped deep and let fly from 25 yards, forcing Bernd Leno to a low save to his proper.

60 seconds later, they need to have been in entrance. Mathias Jensen’s intelligent free-kick set Rico Henry racing down the left, and he put a cross on a plate for Bryan Mbeumo, who in some way missed the goal from mere yards out.

The Cameroon worldwide was then thwarted by Leno moments later when one on one with the German as the Bees’ extremely quick begin continued.

And they took the lead after six minutes. Fulham did not clear a nook, with the ball falling to Aaron Hickey on the sting of the field. He swivelled and fired throughout to Ethan Pinnock, whose shot from simply contained in the field deflected in off Tim Ream.

After a quiet center interval of the primary half, Toney bought followers off their seats when his pushed free-kick clipped the highest of the crossbar.

Fulham discovered a leveller out of just about nothing simply earlier than the break. A free-kick from Andreas Pereira on the very fringe of the Brentford field rattled the put up, and Manor Solomon reacted quickest to move within the rebound, scoring for his fifth sport in a row.

Just after the interval, Brentford have been awarded a penalty when Issa Diop kicked Christian Norgaard’s foot when attempting to defend an extended throw-in from Mathias Jensen. Toney stepped up and scored from the spot, sustaining his excellent penalty document for the Bees.

The talismanic striker then almost added a 3rd for Brentford when he tried to lob Leno from simply contained in the Fulham half, with his audacious effort touchdown on prime of the online.

The hosts sealed the factors with 5 minutes remaining. Fulham substitute Cedric Soares hoofed a free ball backwards and straight to Toney, who slipped in Kevin Schade, twisting and turning his well past Antonee Robinson to tee up Jensen on the close to put up.

Fulham did pull one again deep into eight minutes of stoppage time when a speculative strike from Pereira was punched away by David Raya, just for Carlos Vinicius to come back in and rating the rebound, however that was the ultimate kick of the sport.

Ninth-placed Brentford are actually simply two factors behind Fulham in seventh however with two video games in hand – in the event that they’re actually dreaming, they’re seven of fourth-placed Tottenham with that very same deficit of matches to make up.

GK: David Raya – 5/10 – Swept up nicely and claimed a number of crosses. Should in all probability have finished higher with Fulham’s second purpose.

RB: Aaron Hickey – 7/10 – Grabbed an help and was an asset going ahead. Had to react sharp to try to maintain Solomon quiet.

CB: Ethan Pinnock – 8/10 – A big little bit of fortune about his purpose however hey, all of them rely. He and Mee saved Mitrovic below wraps.

CB: Ben Mee – 7/10 – A seemingly endless supply of blocks and tackles.

LB: Rico Henry – 7/10 – Stretched play with his tempo and width.

CM: Christian Norgaard – 7/10 – Reliable as ever in the course of the park, sweeping up play effortlessly.

CM: Mathias Jensen – 8/10 – His switches of play and lengthy throws troubled Fulham, finally resulting in Toney’s penalty. An important run for the clincher.

RM: Bryan Mbeumo – 6/10 – Somehow wasn’t the one to interrupt the impasse. A bit bit fortunate these misses did not come again to hang-out him.

AM: Mikkel Damsgaard – 7/10 – A shock starter who made probably the most of it, dropping into central midfield when wanted and driving at Fulham. Only blemish was giving freely the free-kick which led to Solomon’s equaliser.

LM: Yoane Wissa – 6/10 – Struggled to constantly get on the ball. Swapped locations with Toney at instances however his teammates failed to select his runs.

CF: Ivan Toney – 9/10 – Put in main work at each ends and Fulham could not deal with him. Nerves of metal from the spot as per, his twenty second profitable penalty in a row.

Substitutes

Vitaly Janelt (76′ for Damsgaard) – 7/10

Kevin Schade (76′ for Wissa) – 8/10

Josh Dasilva (90′ for Mbeumo) – N/A

Mads Roerslev (90′ for Hickey) – N/A

Manager

Thomas Frank – 8/10 – Brentford have been ruthlessly environment friendly in each packing containers, blitzing Fulham once they wanted to.

GK: Bernd Leno – 6/10 – Made a couple of first rate saves, significantly amid Brentford’s quick begin.

RB: Kenny Tete – 6/10 – Galloped up and down the correct flank with unwavering enthusiasm.

CB: Issa Diop – 4/10 – The penalty was gentle, but it surely was nonetheless a careless problem for Diop to make.

CB: Tim Ream – 5/10 – Pinnock’s purpose got here off the American and whereas there’s not quite a bit he may have finished about it, he did look his 35 years of age.

LB: Antonee Robinson – 5/10 – Like Tete provided nice width for Fulham, however was put in a spin-dryer by Schade late on.

CM: Harrison Reed – 6/10 – Probably the calmest head in an aggressive midfield battle that Brentford at instances have been completely happy to cede.

CM: Sasa Lukic – 4/10 – A extra competent referee than Anthony Taylor would have rightly despatched Lukic off for 2 cynical fouls within the first half.

RM: Willian – 5/10 – Wound up when choices did not go his approach. Notably booked for diving.

AM: Andreas Pereira – 4/10 – Too usually tried to hitch Mitrovic as one other striker when he wanted to get on the ball in deeper or wider areas as a substitute.

LM: Manor Solomon – 7/10 – Fulham’s finest participant by far. Now scored in 5 video games operating and was a menace to the Bees.

CF: Aleksandar Mitrovic – 4/10 – Offered little or no. Gobbled up by Pinnock and Mee.