Luton’s limited gameplan worked for 45 minutes but Brentford’s undoubted superiority was rammed home in the second half during their dominant victory. Brentford bombarded their opponents with 27 shots and the final score was the least they merited against a team that showed a whiff of attacking ambition only during the final 20 minutes.
Despite controlling the first half, Brentford had to wait for the breakthrough, with the striker Neal Maupay scoring his second goal since returning to the club. Ben Mee’s deflected header doubled their lead but the substitute Jacob Brown scored from a rare Luton attack. Any hope of a comeback was quickly snuffed out with Shandon Baptiste adding a deserved third goal for Brentford.
