Trotta strikes as Brentford win again

Brentford 1 Shrewsbury 0

Marcello Trotta’s first-half goal gave Brentford a third successive league victory.

The on-loan Fulham striker finished after being found by fellow loanee Kadeem Harris’ cross early in the game.

The Bees withstood Shrewsbury’s second-half fightback and the win moves them into the play-off places.

Trotta returned to the starting line-up along with goalkeeper David Button as a bumper crowd of 9,783 enjoyed Brentford’s ‘Pay What You Can’ initiative.

They were entertained by the trickery of Harris, who superbly set up Trotta for the opener on 16 minutes.

Harris beat his man with neat step-over and crossed for Trotta to send a side-footed volley past keeper Chris Weale.

Weale then did well to deny Trotta his second of the game after he was put through by Adam Forshaw.

Button made a good save to keep out striker John Taylor’s header in the second half as Shrewsbury pushed for an equaliser.

Substitute Adam Reach shaved the top of the crossbar for the Shrews but Brentford held on.

And Clayton Donaldson and substitute Sam Saunders should have done better with late chances to kill off the game.

Brentford (4-3-3):Button; McCormack, Dean, Craig, Bidwell; Forshaw (Grigg 82), Douglas, Saville; Donaldson, Trotta (Diagouraga 78), Harris (Saunders 62)
Subs not used: Lee, El Alagui, Logan, Taylor.

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