Bryan Mbeumo’s late goal sunk 10-man Ipswich Town as Brentford came out 4-3 winner from a chaotic and dramatic Premier League match at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Kieran McKenna’s side looked on course for a first victory of the season as quickfire first-half goals from Sam Szmodics and George Hirst put them 2-0 up.
However, the game was flipped on its head just before the break, as Yoane Wissa slotted home and then forced an own goal from the luckless Harry Clarke, who subsequently conceded a penalty early in the second half.
Mbeumo slammed home from 12 yards, and Clarke’s day got worse when he received his second booking, only for Ipswich to fightback through Liam Delap’s 86th-minute goal.
Yet Mbeumo had the final say as his cross found the net deep in stoppage time. The win moves Brentford to ninth while Ipswich remain 16th, without a win to their name.
How the match unfolded
Despite the final result, there was little
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