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Brentford boss Keith Andrews speaking to BBC Match of the Day:"We have had some good wins this season and that is right up there. The way the opposition set up, they were difficult to break down, we had to stay patient, not get frustrated and we had to nullify their key players.

"Off the back of a very busy week, another one for us with the scheduling, it was a really nice win."

On playing with intelligence:"You have to be smart against this team, it's not a one-dimensional game. You have to press with your head and your heart. They overload certain areas of the pitch so you have to be smart with how you deal with that. Then what you do with the ball, you have to have a level of patience, a level of control."

On the substitutes making an impact:"We speak about impact from the bench a lot and we have really good op from there. I just thought it was right for Aaron Hickey to come on in the midfield, technically as good a player as you are going to get. The second goal was really nice.

"We are growing. There's always going to be ups and downs. You analyse every single minute of every single game and if you step away and look what we have achieved so far this season I think on that side we are growing and showing a level of maturity, level of streetwise."

Did you know?

  • Brentford have scored the opening goal in eight of their last nine Premier League games, while onlyManchester City(37) andArsenal(32) have done so more often in the competition since the start of last season than the Bees (27).

  • Today's was their 100th home game in the Premier League (won 42, drawn 30 losy 28), with the Bees losing just one of their last 10 on home soil (won four, drawn five).

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