{"id":41484,"date":"2021-01-20T18:36:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T02:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=41484"},"modified":"2021-01-20T18:36:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T02:36:41","slug":"saman-ghoddos-steers-the-bees-to-victory-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2021\/01\/20\/saman-ghoddos-steers-the-bees-to-victory-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Saman Ghoddos steers the Bees to victory [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sky Sports – LONDON, Brentford kept up the pressure on the Sky Bet Championship’s top two with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Luton that stretched their unbeaten league run to 16 games.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saman Ghoddos’ 15th-minute header was the difference between the sides in a game of two halves as he headed home Ivan Toney’s pinpoint right-wing cross from close range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game ended in controversy, with Hatters defender Tom Lockyer getting a straight red and Brentford’s top scorer Toney picking up a second yellow for an off-the-ball clash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bees dominated the first half but it was all Luton after the break as they pressed for an equaliser against a dogged home rearguard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visitors survived an early scare when Mathias Jensen’s volley from the edge of the box hit Lockyer’s arm, but any punishment would have been harsh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brentford winger Sergi Canos was first to test the Luton goalkeeper with a 10th-minute drive from 25 yards which Simon Sluga did well to palm away from under the angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The home side started with plenty of energy and Ghoddos celebrated making his loan deal permanent by giving Sluga no chance at the end of a slick counter-attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canos stung Sluga’s fingers with a drive and Toney chanced his arm with a speculative effort that flashed wide as Luton struggled to gain an early foothold in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the visitors gave the hosts a scare just before the half-hour when James Collins’ looping header from a George Moncur cross forced Brentford ‘keeper David Raya to retreat and catch the ball just below the crossbar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brentford thought they had a chance to stretch their lead when Toney was manhandled to the ground in a goalmouth melee, but all protests were waved away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hatters started asking a few questions before the break and Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu should have done better with an effort from the edge of the box which was always rising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luton flew out of the blocks after the break and Collins came within a whisker of an equaliser but just failed to get on the end of a superb James Bree chip which Raya parried to safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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