Ivan Toney scored one and assisted another as Brentford boosted their European hopes and heaped further misery on bottom club Southampton with a win at St Mary’s.
Toney tapped in Christian Norgaard’s flick-on after a Bryan Mbeumo corner in the 32nd minute.
And in second-half injury-time his header sent through Yoane Wissa who calmly doubled the visitors’ lead.
Victory saw the Bees move up to eighth in the Premier League table.
Southampton stay 20th, two points off safety having played one game more than most of their relegation rivals.
Saints’ best opportunity for an equaliser came shortly after the restart with Brentford defender Aaron Hickey blocking a Che Adams effort when keeper David Raya was beaten.
Toney impresses on eve of England squad announcement
Toney produced a match-winning performance less than 24 hours before England manager Gareth Southgate will announce his squad for two European Championship qualifiers this month.
Uncapped Toney, 26, is the second-highest English goalscorer in the Premier League this season, having scored four fewer than Tottenham’s Harry Kane and two more than Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford.
His opener was a true striker’s finish, meeting a header at the back post to poke the ball into an empty net.
It was just what Brentford deserved, rounding off a first half where Kevin Schade had gone close with a looping header.
The Bees sat back after the restart, adding another in the closing stages to complete a league double over Southampton for the first time since the 1958-59 season.
Victory saw them move to within one point of the top six, leapfrogging west London rivals Fulham up to eighth.
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Southampton
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Squad number31Player nameBazunu
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Squad number2Player nameWalker-Peters
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Squad number35Player nameBednarek
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Squad number37Player nameBella-Kotchap
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Squad number15Player namePerraud
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Squad number8Player nameWard-Prowse
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Squad number27Player nameDiallo
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Squad number24Player nameElyounoussi
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Squad number26Player nameAlcaraz
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Squad number20Player nameSulemana
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Squad number10Player nameAdams
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Squad number12Player nameOnuachu
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Squad number14Player nameBree
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Squad number32Player nameWalcott
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Squad number45Player nameLavia
Brentford
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Squad number1Player nameRaya
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Squad number2Player nameHickey
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Squad number5Player namePinnock
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Squad number16Player nameMee
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Squad number3Player nameHenry
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Squad number8Player nameJensen
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Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
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Squad number27Player nameJanelt
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Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
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Squad number17Player nameToney
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Squad number9Player nameSchade
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Squad number11Player nameWissa
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Squad number15Player nameOnyeka
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Squad number18Player nameJansson
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Squad number24Player nameDamsgaard
Line-ups
Southampton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Bazunu
- 2Walker-PetersSubstituted forBreeat 59′minutes
- 35BednarekBooked at 90mins
- 37Bella-Kotchap
- 15Perraud
- 8Ward-Prowse
- 27DialloSubstituted forLaviaat 58′minutes
- 24ElyounoussiSubstituted forWalcottat 58′minutes
- 26AlcarazSubstituted forOnuachuat 66′minutes
- 20Sulemana
- 10Adams
Substitutes
- 9A Armstrong
- 12Onuachu
- 13Caballero
- 14Bree
- 17S Armstrong
- 18Mara
- 22Salisu
- 32Walcott
- 45Lavia
Brentford
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Raya
- 2HickeyBooked at 79mins
- 5Pinnock
- 16Mee
- 3Henry
- 8JensenSubstituted forDamsgaardat 79′minutes
- 6Nørgaard
- 27JaneltSubstituted forOnyekaat 45+1′minutes
- 19MbeumoSubstituted forJanssonat 78′minutes
- 17ToneyBooked at 90mins
- 9SchadeSubstituted forWissaat 65′minutes
Substitutes
- 10Dasilva
- 11Wissa
- 13M Jorgensen
- 14Ghoddos
- 15Onyeka
- 18Jansson
- 24Damsgaard
- 26Baptiste
- 34Cox
- Referee:
- Michael Salisbury
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