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Brentford scored three second-half goals to edge an important Premier League victory over Luton at Gtech Community Stadium.<\/p>\n
Neal Maupay opened the scoring and Ben Mee added a second soon after. Although Luton\u2019s Jacob Brown pulled a goal back, Shandon Baptiste sealed a 3-1 success for Thomas Frank\u2019s men with nine minutes remaining.<\/p>\n
However, the Bees\u2019 injury troubles worsened when Kristoffer Ajer picked up a knock in the warm-up, with Saman Ghoddos replacing him.<\/p>\n
The hosts lacked any edge to their play in the first half as they struggled to play without midfield operator Mathias Jensen, who remained sidelined with an abductor injury.<\/p>\n
Luton\u2019s absent Alfie Doughty, who picked up a hip injury in the week, was replaced by centre-back Amari\u2019i Bell, who slotted in as a makeshift left-wing back.<\/p>\n
In the early stages of the contest, Bryan Mbeumo beat Jamaica international Bell on the outside, before his deft cross was dealt with by Luton\u2019s tight defence.<\/p>\n
Neither side registered a shot on target inside the first half hour, although Yehor Yarmoliuk came close for the hosts. The midfielder\u2019s close-range effort took a heavy deflection off Carlton Morris before the ball narrowly missed the inside of Thomas Kaminski\u2019s post and went out for a corner.<\/p>\n
The Bees gained momentum from this and Mbeumo was in the thick of things again in the 37th minute. The attacker glided past his marker, driving inside, before producing a whipped curling shot which narrowly missed the target.<\/p>\n
The six-goal man was Brentford\u2019s only real outlet in the first half and his neat flicks and feints opened opportunities up for attack partner Yoane Wissa, who tested Kaminski moments later.<\/p>\n
The home side came out for the second half strongly and broke the deadlock in the 49th minute.<\/p>\n
The pacey Wissa took up a dangerous position on the left and sent a testing cross into the box. The ball cannoned off Gabriel Osho and into the path of the alert Maupay, who opened the scoring.<\/p>\n
Frank\u2019s half-time wisdom paid dividends for the west Londoners and they doubled their lead in the 56th minute through Mee.<\/p>\n
Mbeumo\u2019s corner found the head of the rising central defender, whose effort deflected off Morris and into Kaminski\u2019s net.<\/p>\n
Luton had paid the price for an erratic opening 10 minutes of the second half, as their defensive structure and organisation abandoned them.However, Rob Edwards\u2019 team sought a way back and Brown, who helped them to a first home win of the season last week, came off the bench to make it 2-1 in the 76th minute.<\/p>\n
A week after his 83rd-minute winner against Crystal Palace, Brown cut through the middle of the Brentford backline and shot powerfully into the bottom corner of Mark Flekken\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n
However, in keeping with the Hatters\u2019 day, a series of mishaps led to Brentford sealing the win five minutes later.<\/p>\n
The ball pinballed around Luton\u2019s penalty box and no defender managed to clear their lines before a poor parried save from Kaminski gifted Baptiste with an easy tap-in to round off the scoring.<\/p>\n