Brentford vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Brentford fuelled their ambition of playing European football with a 3-2 home victory over fellow hopefuls Fulham to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to 12 games on Monday.
Ivan Toney’s second-half penalty and a late effort by Mathias Jensen sealed the points for ninth-placed Brentford against their west London rivals to edge them closer to the European qualification places.
Toney, who is facing FA charges and a possible ban after alleged breaches of gambling rules, coolly slotted his kick past Fulham keeper Bernd Leno in the 53rd minute after a clumsy foul by Issa Diop on Christian Norgaard.
Jensen then tapped in from a tight angle after a superb run and cut back by Kevin Schade in the 85th minute to kill of a below-par Fulham whose four-game unbeaten run came to an end.
Brentford had taken an early lead with a deflected shot by Ethan Pinnock but Fulham hit back shortly before halftime when Manor Solomon scored for the fourth successive league match.
Fulham’s Carlos Vinicius did grab a stoppage-time consolation with almost the last kick but Thomas Frank’s Brentford side are now unbeaten in the Premier League since October and have 38 points from 24 games, one point behind seventh-placed Fulham and four behind fifth-placed Liverpool.
Brentford vs Fulham
GREAT SAVE! Robinson curls in a low cross from the left, and it bounces just in front of Mitrovic. He cheekily tries backheels a flick towards the near post, and Raya scrambles to tip it wide of the top corner.
Brentford vs Fulham
Fulham are still pushing to try and pull a goal back, with Ream hooking a hopeful ball upfield. Mitrovic brings it down before he's wrestled down by Henry, but the visitors can't keep hold of it after the free-kick.
Brentford vs Fulham
Substitution Willian Borges da Silva Carlos Vinícius Alves Morais
Brentford vs Fulham
CHANCE! It looks like Mbeumo's free-kick is going to hit the first man until Mee darts in front of him to knock it into Norgaard's path. He lets it bounce before hitting a wild volley that flies well wide of the far post.
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