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If Brentford were ugly in beating Sheffield United for their first win since January, they were anything but at Luton on Saturday to make it successive victories for the first time since November.
So often this season Bryan Mbeumo has proven the answer to where Brentford’s threat comes in the absence of Ivan Toney, and in the 5-1 thrashing at Kenilworth Road his three assists ensured the old adage about London buses would live on.
Yoane Wissa was lethal for his first-half brace and deserves plenty of plaudits for his role in further banishing the creeping tendrils of relegation, but Mbeumo was brilliant value for his title of tormentor-in-chief.
This Hatters side inspires so many romantic notions of plucky underdogs but Rob Edwards and Co are now rapidly running out of chances to write the most impressive chapter yet of what is already a fairy-tale of epic proportions.
The chants will continue to persist otherwise, and with two more games to be played here you find yourself almost believing them, but repeat performances of Saturday’s 5-1 mauling by Brentford do not inspire the greatest of confidence.
Yoane Wissa scored a first half brace as Brentford secured an emphatic win over Luton
Wissa opened the scoring at Kenilworth Road as he managed to find the net in the 24th minute
Wissa added to Brentford's lead in first half stoppage time to cause more problems for Luton
The Bees were at their attacking best in the first half, putting one hand on a first win on the road to a newly-promoted side this term by half-time thanks to Mbeumo and Wissa.
The visitors flew out the blocks, with Ethan Pinnock and Keane Lewis-Potter both coming close inside eight electric minutes for
