Igor Thiago made Brentford history with his double in the Bees’ 3-1 win over Burnley.
The Brazilian’s penalty after 81 minutes took him to 10 Premier League goals for the season, a milestone he reached in just 13 games. Ivan Toney held the previous club record for a single season, having reached double figures in 15 games in the division in 2022/23.
He added another within five minutes, after Zian Flemming’s spot-kick had levelled proceedings, before Dango Ouattara added the gloss for Brentford in the 92nd minute.
Igor Thiago has now scored 11 Premier League goals this season
Brentford’s third straight home win lifts them to eighth in the table, while Burnley stay in the bottom three after their eighth defeat in their last 11 league games.
Brentford thrive on home soil again
The first half passed without major incident in west London.
Nathan Collins had a glorious chance to capitalise on a bright Brentford start when he made a darting run to meet a corner from the right, but the contact was minimal and Burnley escaped unscathed.
The Clarets, meanwhile, had their best chance just before the break, when Caoimhin Kelleher showed alertness and athleticism to tip a speculative Flemming shot away.
ZIan Flemming scored Burnley’s equaliser
But for Ouattara straying offside in the build-up Thiago would have had his first shortly after the restart, when he smashed high into the net. He only had to wait half-an-hour more, though.
Axel Tuanzebe brought Ouattara down in the box and, after a VAR check to confirm the contact and also that Thiago was not offside in the build-up a penalty was awarded, which Thiago duly rolled home.
Thiago’s second came within five minutes of his first
Within seconds, though, Michael Kayode was penalised for a foul on Jaidon Anthony, and Flemming levelled up from the spot at the other end.
The late drama continued when Rico Henry attacked a cross and the ball dropped kindly for Thiago to rattle another high into the net – and Ouattara added the gloss in the third of nine added minutes when he controlled a sublime ball from Jordan Henderson and finished from a similar position.
