Brilliant Mbeumo leads Brentford past Southampton

• Brentford began life without Ivan Toney with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Southampton
• Mbeumo and Wissa combo brought back the winning sensation for the Bees

African stars Bryan Mbeumo and a Yoane Wissa goal proved to be the difference between Brentford and Southampton on Saturday on match day four of the English Premier League at the Gtech stadium.

The Bees condemned the Saints to their third straight loss since promotion back to the Premier League courtesy a brace from Cameroon’s Mbeumo and Wissa from the DR Congo.

Bryan Mbeumo struck either side of the break, twice making Southampton to pay for their wayward passing out the back, then Yoane Wissa pounced on a Ramsdale mistake for the third.

A 60 disastrous seconds saw both Jan Bednarek and Taylor Harwood-Bellis had their pockets picked, and Southampton were duly punished.

Kevin Schade tested the keeper but his shot rebounded into Mbeumo’s path, the forward converted from 12 yards with Ramsdale stranded on 43 minutes.

As Brentford pressured for the second, Bednarek lost possession again on the edge of the box and Wissa who got it fed Jensen to put it on a plate for Mbeumo, who did the rest.

Mbeumo, who scored nine goals last term in just 25 games after his season was ended due to a serious ankle injury looks sharper this time around.

Ramsdale was caught flat-footed by a near post flick for the third, and could only flap a hand at the ball as Wissa mercilessly slammed home from a yard out.

The game looked to be quickly running away from the Saints, before Sugawara – who was their best player on the day – finally scored Southampton’s first of the season with a well-struck effort that at last gave the travelling support something to celebrate in the 94th minute.

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