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Bryan Mbeumo Nets Late Winner As Brentford Prevail Against Ipswich In Dramatic Seven Goal Thriller
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Brentford talisman Bryan Mbeumo netted an injury-time winner for the Bees in a seven goal thriller against Ipswich on Saturday, and you can find the full match highlights below.
Bryan Mbeumo Seals Late Winner For Brentford
Looking to bounce back from defeat against Manchester United last time out, Brentford welcomed Ipswich to the Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon, and they got off to the worst possible start.
Thomas Frank’s side lasted just 28 minutes before Sammie Szmodics opened the scoring for the visitors before the Tractor Boys doubled their lead just three minutes later through George Hirst.
The Bees weren’t going down without a fight though, and on the stroke of half time, Yoane Wissa, who was recalled into the starting lineup after being named on the bench last week, reduced the deficit to 2-1.
Just a couple of minutes later, in added time, Wissa broke in behind the Ipswich defence once more and slid an effort under Arijanet Muric, which defender Harry Clarke unluckily dragged into the back of the net to restore the parity.
Six minutes into the second period, Brentford completed the turnaround with Bryan Mbeumo netting from the spot after Clarke gave away a penalty for a foul on Keane Lewis-Potter.
Clarke’s afternoon went from bad to worse in the 69th minute, as he was given his marching orders for a second yellow card. Despite this, Ipswich fought back and found an 86th minute leveller through substitute Liam Delap.
Believe it or not, the drama didn’t stop there though. With just seconds to go, Mbeumo delivered a curling cross into the box, which wasn’t dealt with by the Ipswich defence, and floated into the far corner to secure a crucial victory for the Bees.
WATCH: Brentford 4-3 Ipswich Highlights
Victory for Brentford sees them climb into the top half of the English top-flight table, and next up in the league they face a trip to Fulham a week on Monday, which follows a midweek Carabao Cup clash against Sheffield Wednesday.
Kieran McKenna’s Tractor Boys meanwhile, sit just a point above the drop zone in 17th, but if Crystal Palace are able to record a draw or a win against Tottenham on Sunday, Ipswich will end the gameweek in 18th.