If this is what life without Ivan Toney is to look like, would it be so bad? Thomas Frank suggested last week that his leading scorer would command a nine-figure sum, but he was absent here with a minor hamstring ailment. That gave Brentford – fans, Frank and players alike – a Sunday portal to peek into a potential future.
What they saw brought plenty of sunshine and smiles: they strolled past West Ham, with Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa on the scoresheet. Being hypercritical, both should have scored more than one apiece.
