Port Vale 1-4 Brentford: Mbeumo scores hat-trick to secure Bees place in round four| News Today
Port Vale 1-4 Brentford: Mbeumo scores hat-trick to secure Bees place in round four
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The pressure exerted by the Premier League side in the first half was revealed when Marcus Forss scored in the first game before the break, when Mbeumo was introduced and he made a quick impact with the second.
Kian Harratt made it a game with one goal in his debut for Port Vale before Mbeumo sealed the victory with a fine solo effort and a late penalty.
These teams met in League One nine seasons ago, but have since gone in opposite directions and are now separated by 62 places.
Bee boss Thomas Frank made nine changes to the squad that beat Aston Villa in the Premier League last weekend, with Ethan Pinnock and Yoane Wissa as the only survivors.
Defender Kristoffer Ajer made his first appearance since suffering a hamstring injury in October, while new lender Jonas Lossl made his debut in the goal.
Vale’s break meant they had forwards James Wilson and David Amoo back, but action at both ends of the pitch was scarce in a turgid first 20 minutes.
The first shot came in the 21st minute from Wissa, who lacked rhythm but alarmed goalkeeper Aidan Stone before recovering it on the second attempt.
Five minutes later, the visitors made the breakthrough. Young Danish midfielder Mads Bidstrup, whose blonde locks were very present, rolled over Vale’s defense before hitting Forss for a clear shot past Stone.
The odds were scarce for the rest of the first half, but were all for Brentford. Vitaly Janelt curled up as, in the last minute before the break, Stone’s punch fell on Wissa, who hit her shot against the bar, Stone saving Ajer’s follow-up.
Vale improved in the second half and their first real opening came just past the hour mark when Ben Garrity escaped to the right and his cross was greeted on the fly by Tom Pett only for Mads Roerslev produce a good block.
The Bees appeared to have taken a big step towards the fourth round soon after when Janelt sent Mbeumo to score with his first touch, but four minutes later Vale was back with Dennis Politic crossing from the left for his replacement colleague Harratt in the head. .
Suddenly Vale was on the front foot, sending cross after cross into Brentford’s box.
Lewis Cass shot just past the post and David Worrall stepped closer, his scrambled effort cleared by Lossl with the help of his post.
Worrall held his head in his hands, and their chance to cause an upset wore off again in the 76th minute when the Bees broke and Mbeumo put a fine effort into the post from the edge of the box.
The visitors’ progress was then secured in the 87th minute when Mal Benning fouled substitute Ivan Toney and Mbeumo coldly took his penalty against Stone.
Additional reporting by PA Media.
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