Brentford crush QPR in derby showdown
Brentford 3 QPR 0
Second-half goals from Neal Maupay, Said Benrahma and Sergi Canos gave Brentford a resounding victory in the derby at Griffin Park.
Maupay scored with a penalty five minutes after the interval – his 23rd goal of the season.
Grant Hall was adjudged to have bundled over Benrahma as they chased Moses Odubajo’s ball over the top, and Maupay calmly steered his spot-kick beyond Joe Lumley.
Maupay set up the second for Benrahma, scored with 19 minutes remaining.
Again QPR were undone by a simple ball forward, with Maupay skipping past keeper Lumley before unselfishly teeing up Benrahma for a simple finish.
And in the final seconds, substitute Canos’ deflected strike capped a great day for the Bees, who were by far the better side,
Lumley produced two fine saves to keep Rangers in it before the second goal, denying Benrahma at point-blank range and pushing away Henrik Dalsgaard’s header.
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Brentford: Bentley, Konsa, Jeanvier, Barbet, Dalsgaard, Sawyers, Watkins (Marcondes 80), Mokotjo, Odubajo, Benrahma (Canos 80), Maupay.
Subs not used: Gunnarsson, McEachran, Dasilva, Ogbene, Sorensen.
QPR: Lumley, Furlong, Leistner, Hall, Bidwell, Wszolek (Smith 76), Luongo, Cousins, Freeman, Eze (Osayi-Samuel 62), Wells (Hemed 72).
Subs not used: Ingram, Lynch, Scowen, Manning.
02/03/2019 @ 7:33 pm
Whats all this rubbish about getting back to basics then. Professional footballers should be well beyond that stage.
02/03/2019 @ 5:09 pm
Good to see Marcondes on the field again, just in time for the run in.
02/03/2019 @ 4:12 pm
So far so good at half time. Memo to Brentford – “Must improve your security, or do we intend ground sharing?”