Brentford vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo got a goal and an assist in their 3-0 home victory over bottom side Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday to move up to seventh in the standings.
Defender Ben Mee opened the scoring for Brentford with a bullet header into the top left corner in the 41st minute, converting a lovely lofted pass by Mbeumo.
The Cameroon international then doubled the lead three minutes later when Yoane Wissa set him up with a brilliant cross into the box, which Mbeumo finished with a low first-time shot.
Midfielder Mathias Jensen sealed the win for the home side in the 80th with a header inside the right post, giving Southampton goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu no chance.
Brentford, who have won four of their last five league matches, moved to 33 points from 21 games and are three points behind fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League spot.
Southampton remain bottom of the table with 15 points. They will host 15th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers next Saturday when Brentford travel to leaders Arsenal.
Brentford vs Southampton
Frank makes two changes to his side that drew to Leeds as Hickey and Wissa replace Ajer and Roerslev. Jones makes four changes from Southampton’s last league match as Bree, Bednarek, Perraud, and Elyounoussi all enter the starting 11.
Brentford vs Southampton
SUBS: Willy Caballero, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Lyanco, Joe Aribo, Adam Armstrong, Paul Onuachu, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Carlos Alcaraz, Theo Walcott.
Brentford vs Southampton
Southampton (4-2-3-1): Gavin Bazunu; James Bree, Jan Bednarek, Mohammed Salisu, Romain Perraud; Romeo Lavia, Ibrahima Diallo; Mohamed Elyounoussi, James Ward-Prowse, Samuel Edozie; Che Adams.
Brentford vs Southampton
SUBS: Matthew Cox, Kevin Schade, Zanka, Saman Ghoddos, Kristoffer Ajer, Keane Lewis-Potter, Mikkel Damsgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Mads Roerslev.
Brentford vs Southampton
Brentford (4-3-3): David Raya; Aaron Hickey, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee, Rico Henry; Mathias Jensen, Christian Norgaard, Josh Dasilva; Bryan Mbeumo, Ivan Toney, Yoane Wissa.
Brentford vs Southampton
Southampton will be desperate for all three points today so they can climb off the bottom of the Premier League standings. The Saints have only won one league game since the World Cup break as they beat Everton 2-1 away from home. Nathan Jones’s team have played three cup games since their last league fixture, losing to Newcastle twice in the EFL Cup semi-finals while beating Blackpool in the FA Cup.
Brentford vs Southampton
Brentford come into this game in great form as they are currently unbeaten in their last eight league games. A win could take Thomas Frank’s side as high as sixth in the table and with a game in hand over some of the teams around them. The Bees did drop some momentum in their most recent fixture as they drew 0-0 to struggling Leeds two weeks ago.
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