Championship

BEES SEARCH FOR LIFT-OFF

by
The LeaguePaper Team
26 November 2017

By John Lyons

QPR v BRENTFORD

KEY MAN LUKE FREEMAN QPR

GRIN IT TO WIN IT: Brentford keeper Dan Bentley
PICTURE: Action Images

BEFORE the international break, Brentford were flying. Since then, they haven’t been able to get off the runway.
Following a nine-match unbeaten run that lifted them to mid-table, the Bees were buoyant, but then came the two-week hiatus.
On their return to action, the Bees slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Neil Warnock’s Cardiff last Saturday.
To make it even more frustrating, striker Neal Maupay embarrassingly fluffed his lines when presented with a...

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