Brentford Buzz to Easy Victory Over West Ham, But Lose Toney to Knee Injury
For the second time in five days, Brentford began a game fantastically and raced out to a 2-0 lead, but this time the Bees held firm to close out a 2-0 victory, away to West Ham on Friday.
Despite leading Tottenham 2-0 after the hour mark on Boxing Day, Brentford (23 points – 9th place) came away with just one point in a thrilling 2-2 draw.
Thomas Frank’s men learned from their Monday missteps and turned in a complete, 90-minute performance against West Ham (14 points – 17th place).
At what cost, though? Star striker Ivan Toney left the field on the back of a golf cart after suffering what appeared to be a serious injury to his right knee.
The 26-year-old, who earlier in the game bagged his 11th goal of the Premier League season (3rd-most, behind Erling Haaland and Harry Kane), was in considerable pain as he received treatment for nearly five minutes before he was carted off.
The latest update (December 31) is that Brentford are waiting for the swelling to go down before Toney has a scan.
Thomas Frank will speak to the media on Sunday, Jan. 1 to preview Brentford’s home game against Liverpool on Monday, Jan. 2. We will then likely find out more about the severity of Toney’s injury.
