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
WIDE! None of the Brentford players close Robinson down, and he has time to pick out a deep cross to Pereira. He made a late run to the far post and stretched mid-jump to volley it towards goal, but he helps it wide instead.
Brentford vs Fulham
CHANCE! Brentford have started the second half like they did the first - on the front foot. Pinnock gets forward to loop a deep cross forward for Mbuemo, but he can't get any power on his header, and Leno easily collects.
Brentford vs Fulham
Thomas Frank couldn't have asked for a better start, but he will be left feeling frustrated with how they let Fulham get back into the game. Silva, on the other hand, will be pleased with his side's response and will be hoping for a much better start to the second half.
Brentford vs Fulham
It's all square at the break, with Brentford and Fulham drawing 1-1. The hosts made a lightning-quick start to the game, with Leno forced into two big saves before Pinnock's deflected shot put them ahead just six minutes in. They could've had more with Mbeumo and Toney both striking the woodwork with close-range free-kicks. After a shaky start, Fulham found their rhythm, and Solomon equalised, heading in his fifth goal in as many matches on the rebound from Pereira's free-kick off the bar.
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