Premier League: Brentford win West London derby
Brentford 3 - 2 Fulham
Brentford's impressive Premier League season continued as they overcame west London derby rivals Fulham. This kept their hopes of European football very much alive.
Tony impresses again
Bees' striker Ivan Toney was the talisman. He made it 22 successes out of 22 from the penalty spot for Brentford as they closed to within three points of sixth-placed Newcastle United. He was outstanding here as his side secured a deserved three points.
Thomas Frank's side made a lightning start and could have scored three times even before Ethan Pinnock's shot deflected off Tim Ream to put Brentford ahead after only six minutes.
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A rare setback for Fulham in their bid for European qualification
Fulham are having an outstanding season of their own, and they finally gained a foothold before drawing level six minutes before the break when Israel forward Manor Solomon continued his rich vein of form, heading in the rebound after Andreas Pereira's free-kick struck the post.
Brentford regained the momentum, with both Bryan Mbeumo and Toney hitting the woodwork with free-kicks, and were awarded a 53rd-minute penalty when Issa Diop fouled Christian Norgaard. Toney beat Bernd Leno with ease.
The away side did get a late consolation
Mathias Jensen sealed the win from close range five minutes from time following good work by Kevin Schade with Carlos Vinicius' stoppage-time goal for Fulham nothing more than a consolation.
At the end of the match, Brentford fans were celebrating once again. They are dreaming of qualifying for European competition.
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Highlights and fan comments
You can watch the highlights of the match in the video below. Brentford 3-2 Fulham | Derby Day Victory! 🐝 | Premier League Highlights - YouTube
One Brentford fan commented on YouTube: "A West London derby win against Fulham! What a great Monday night! What another good all-round performance! Good to see Ethan getting another goal for us. A much better performance from Mikkel and a super contribution from Kevin."
Another fan told us: "What a superb performance from us. I think it's time to start dreaming about us qualifying for Europe. Could we reach the Europa League rather than the Conference League?"
Not the result we wanted yesterday.
— Manor Solomon (@Manorsolomon) March 7, 2023
We go back to work ahead of Sunday’s clash👊🏻⚽️ @FulhamFC pic.twitter.com/CqeqdGDy4C
One Fulham fan added: "Disappointed with the result but that was a fantastic game of football. There's still every chance we can qualify for European competition next season. Imagine if you'd told us that at the start of the season?"
Peter, a Fulham fan who was in attendance at the match, added: "Our priority now has to be the FA Cup. There's every chance we can beat Manchester United, especially after their recent defeat against Liverpool."
Gavin is a Fulham fan that watched the match on TV. He told us: "Poor at the back at times but we looked fantastic going forward. A wonderful game of football and one that we can recover from. Onwards and upwards. Come on Fulham."
