Half-time: Brentford 3 Fulham 0

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Hogan has scored three goals in two substitute appearances

Scott Hogan scored twice as Brentford embarrassed Fulham in the first half of the west London derby at Griffin Park. 

The Bees raced into a 2-0 lead inside seven minutes, with former Fulham youth player Sam Saunders chipping keeper Marcus Bettinelli on the breakaway for the opener.

Striker Hogan, making his first start for Brentford, ruthlessly fired home the second having been put through by Konstantin Kerschbaumer.

And Hogan bagged his fifth goal since returning from long-term knee injury just before the break when he smashed in Saunders’ corner on the volley.

Fulham struggled to create chances, with 19-year-old left-back Tom Field impressive on his Brentford debut, but the Whites hit the post through Ross McCormack on 42 minutes.

McCormack had earlier missed the target with a free-kick and put Jazz Richards through on goal only for the full-back to misdirect a close-range header.

Brentford: Button; Colin, Dean, Barbet, Field; Yennaris, Woods; Saunders, Kerschbaumer, Canos; Hogan.
Subs: Bonham, Clarke, O’Connell, Cole, Swift, Gogia, Hofmann.

Fulham: Bettinelli, Richards, Stearman, Amorebieta, Ream; Parker, Ince; Cairney, Christensen, Tunnicliffe; McCormack.
Subs: Lonergan, Fredericks, Burn, O’Hara, Hyndman, Dembele, Smith.