Mbeumo double helps Brentford move on from Toney and see off Southampton

Aaron Ramsdale’s Southampton debut was spoiled after a double from Bryan Mbeumo and a Yoane Wissa goal lifted Brentford to victory. Ivan Toney, whose departure to the Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli was announced in the early hours of Saturday morning watched from the stands to see how his former side would get on without him.

Mbeumo issued a promising answer with his second goal of the new Premier League campaign just before the break, before scoring his third after the restart. Wissa then bundled home to hand the hosts a comfortable lead, with Yukinari Sugawara ending Southampton’s wait for a Premier League goal late on. Continue reading...