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Mbeumo has converted his past four penalties in the Premier LeagueYoane Wissa's opener and Bryan Mbeumo's double gave Brentford a comfortable win over west London rivals Fulham, who were reduced to 10 men at Craven Cottage.
A defensive error from Fulham centre-back Issa Diop set up Wissa, who rounded goalkeeper Bernd Leno before slotting the Bees into the lead on the stroke of half-time.
In the 64th minute, Wissa went through on goal only to be pushed over by Tim Ream in the box as he attempted to shoot.
The Fulham captain was given a second yellow card, with Mbeumo calmly netting the penalty in off the post.
And the Brentford winger added a third in the 92nd minute, tapping in Kristoffer Ajer's low cross.
Brentford's win was their fifth in eight games against Fulham and extended their unbeaten run in London derbies to 11, equalling a club record.
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Goals not a problem for Toney-less Bees
Yoane Wissa has scored four goals across his past five Premier League appearancesWissa and Mbeumo have made excellent starts to the season, having both also scored against Tottenham last Saturday.
Wissa, who has now scored in four of his past five Premier League fixtures, almost put Brentford ahead in the 38th minute, flicking Mbeumo's cross goalwards only to see his effort cleared by defender Antonee Robinson.
But the 26-year-old opened the scoring in the 44th minute, latching on to Diop's loose touch and calmly dribbling beyond Leno before passing the ball into the bottom corner.
Brentford had the game wrapped up through Mbeumo's penalty just after the hour mark, and referee Darren Bond's decision to send off Ream - who had received his first yellow card for a late challenge in first-half injury-time - allowed the Bees to canter through the final 30 minutes.
They added a deserved third in the closing stages with Cameroon winger Mbeumo unmarked in the area to tap home his third goal of the season.
The visitors are without last season's top scorer Ivan Toney, but manager Thomas Frank will be relieved by the sparkling early form of Wissa and Mbeumo.
Judging by Saturday's performance, goals may not be such a worry for the Bees this season.
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Fulham
Squad number17Player nameLeno
Squad number2Player nameTete
Squad number31Player nameDiop
Squad number13Player nameReam
Squad number33Player nameRobinson
Squad number6Player nameReed
Squad number28Player nameLukic
Squad number18Player nameAndreas Pereira
Squad number8Player nameWilson
Squad number7Player nameJiménez
Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid
Squad number3Player nameBassey
Squad number11Player nameTraoré
Squad number19Player nameRodrigo Muniz
Squad number20Player nameWillian
Squad number26Player nameJoão Palhinha
Brentford
Squad number1Player nameFlekken
Squad number2Player nameHickey
Squad number22Player nameCollins
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Squad number3Player nameHenry
Squad number27Player nameJanelt
Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Squad number11Player nameWissa
Squad number9Player nameSchade
Squad number10Player nameDasilva
Squad number20Player nameAjer
Squad number23Player nameLewis-Potter
Squad number24Player nameDamsgaard
Squad number30Player nameRoerslev
Line-ups
Fulham
Formation 4-3-3
- 17Leno
- 2TeteSubstituted forMuniz Carvalhoat 86'minutes
- 31Diop
- 13ReamBooked at 64mins
- 33Robinson
- 6ReedBooked at 64minsSubstituted forBasseyat 67'minutes
- 28Lukic
- 18PereiraSubstituted forWillianat 68'minutes
- 8Wilson
- 7JiménezSubstituted forTraoréat 86'minutes
- 14De Cordova-ReidSubstituted forJoão Palhinhaat 67'minutesBooked at 85mins
Substitutes
- 1Rodák
- 3Bassey
- 10Cairney
- 11Traoré
- 19Muniz Carvalho
- 20Willian
- 26João Palhinha
- 27Mbabu
- 30Carlos Vinícius
Brentford
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Flekken
- 2HickeyBooked at 40minsSubstituted forRoerslevat 78'minutes
- 22Collins
- 5Pinnock
- 3HenryBooked at 61mins
- 27Janelt
- 6NørgaardSubstituted forDamsgaardat 79'minutes
- 8Jensen
- 19Mbeumo
- 11WissaSubstituted forDasilvaat 79'minutesSubstituted forAjerat 89'minutes
- 9SchadeSubstituted forLewis-Potterat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 10Dasilva
- 13M Jorgensen
- 15Onyeka
- 20Ajer
- 21Strakosha
- 23Lewis-Potter
- 24Damsgaard
- 30Roerslev
- 33Yarmolyuk
Live Text
Match ends, Fulham 0, Brentford 3.
Second Half ends, Fulham 0, Brentford 3.
Offside, Brentford. Nathan Collins tries a through ball, but Rico Henry is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Harry Wilson (Fulham).
Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sasa Lukic with a through ball.
Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
Foul by Issa Diop (Fulham).
Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Fulham 0, Brentford 3. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer.
Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Josh Dasilva because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Josh Dasilva (Brentford).
Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Raúl Jiménez.
Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Kenny Tete.
João Palhinha (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
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