Nigeria international, Emmanuel Dennis, continues his fine form in his debut Premier League season by netting Watford’s only goal in the 2-1 defeat to Brentford.
Watford came into the game seeking their first victory since their 4-1 humiliation of Manchester United on November 20 against The Bees who are equally seeking their first win after two games, a defeat to Tottenham and a draw against Leeds United.
However, it was Claudio Ranieri’s side who have been on a run of three straight defeats that took the lead through the Nigeria ace after 24 minutes.
According to OptaJoe, the Nigerian has been directly involved in 12 Premier League goals this season (7 goals, 5 assists), the second-most of any player behind Mohamed Salah (22).
The Hornets managed to keep their slender lead until the six minutes to the final whistle when they were stung by The Bees.
Pontus Jansson gave Thomas Frank and the home side the all-important equaliser before Bryan Mbeumo stung the visitors at the death (90+5′) through a penalty.
Brentford have taken eight points from their last five Premier League games (W2 D2 L1), after losing four in a row directly before that.
Watford are now without a win in their last 10 Premier League visits to London (D1 L9), since back to back victories again West Ham and Crystal Palace in December 2018 and January 2019.
Brentford are the first side in Premier League history to see their first 10 home Premier League goals all scored by different players (Canós, Nørgaard, Pinnock, Janelt, Wissa, Zanka, Henry, Toney, Jansson & Mbeumo).
The Bees lie ninth on the EPL table with 20 points while the Hornets sit directly above the relegation with 13 points, three away from the drop zone.
