Brentford 5-2 Leeds: Ivan Toney's hat-trick ensures secures Bees win

Brentford 5-2 Leeds: Ivan Toney’s hat-trick ensures the Bees’ three-match winless run comes to an end in a thriller in west London

  • Brentford returned to winning ways after beating Leeds United 5-2 at home 
  • Ivan Toney opened the scoring from the penalty spot after the half-hour mark
  • The striker then got his second with a superb free-kick 13 minutes later 
  • Luis Sinisterra pulled one back for Leeds but Toney struck again after the break 
  • Marc Roca scored 79 minutes in but Bryan Mbuemo scored just a minute later
  • Brentford substitute Yoane Wissa got one in injury-time to secure the win 

Ivan Toney struck his second Premier League hat-trick as Brentford returned to winning ways with a 5-2 victory over Leeds. 

Toney opened the scoring from the penalty spot after the 30 minute mark and he added another via a powerful free-kick 13 minutes later. Luis Sinisterra pulled one back for the visitors on the stroke of half-time. 

Toney got his third of the match after rounding Leeds goalkeeper Meslier and lobbing the ball over a defender. Marc Roca put Leeds in touching sight but Bryan Mbeumo struck just a minute later before Yoane Wissa scored in injury time to seal the three points for Brentford. 

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Brentford (4-3-3): Raya; Hickey, Jansson, Mee, Henry; Baptiste, Janelt, Jensen; Mbeumo, Toney, Lewis-Potter. 

Subs: Dasilva, Wissa, Jorgensen, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Ajer, Strakosha, Damsgaard, Roerslev

Goals: Toney 30, 43, 58, Mbeumo 80, Wissa 90+1′ 

Booked: Hickey, Damsgaard 

Manager: Thomas Frank

Leeds (4-2-3-1): Meslier; Drameh, Koch, Llorente, Struijk; Adams, Roca; Sinisterra, Aaronson, Harrison; Gelhardt 

Subs: Ayling, Forshaw, Cooper, Bamford, Summerville, Klaesson, Hjelde, Greenwood, Klich 

Booked: Sinisterra, Klich  

Goals: Sinisterra 45+1′, Roca 79′ 

Manager: Jesse Marsch  

Ivan Toney grabbed his second Premier-League hat-trick just before the hour mark 

Marc Roca put Leeds in touching distance again after 79 minutes

But Bryan Mbeumo struck just a minute later to give the home side a two goal lead again 

Brentford substitute Yoane Wissa got one in injury-time to secure the win in west London 




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