Thomas Frank hailed Ivan Toney as a “special footballer” after his striker led brilliant Brentford to victory in this West London derby. And the Bees stay on course for Europe for the first time after stretching their Premier League unbeaten run to 12 matches since October.
Manor Solomon netted in his fifth consecutive game for Fulham before sub Carlos Vinicius scored late in second-half injury-time. But Toney netted his 22nd consecutive penalty for Brentford - and his 10th in the Premier League - between goals from Ethan Pinnock and Mathias Jensen to give the home side a thrilling win in the cold and rain.
The buzzing Bees are now just a point behind Fulham in seventh place. Carry on with this form and the club which had not played in the top flight for 74 years before last season will qualify for Europe next season.
