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Brentford signed winger Bryan Mbeumo from France's Ligue 2 side Troyes AC in August

Brentford are up to third in the Championship with a fifth successive victory at Griffin Park as Ollie Watkins' brace gave them victory over Swansea City.

Midway through the first half a Brentford corner was headed back across the box by Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbeumo was on hand to nod in the opener.

Just five minutes later Brentford doubled their lead, Watkins stretching out a leg to meet Rico Henry's cross to divert the ball past Freddy Woodman.

Andre Ayew pulled one back for the Swans with 25 minutes remaining, after David Raya only parried Bersant Celina's initial effort into the path of the Ghanaian.

Despite pressure from Swansea it was Brentford who scored late on, Watkins beating the offside trap and finishing into the bottom corner with just Woodman to beat.

Brentford came into Thursday's game having won their last four matches at Griffin Park, and they started like the team in form.

Watkins curled a couple of early efforts wide of the far post before Mbeumo broke the deadlock, heading past Woodman to score in his four successive home game.

Moments later Said Benrahma sent Henry clear down the left, who delivered a perfectly weighted cross to Watkins for a deserved goal.

Swansea midfielder George Byers helped change the flow of the game as half-time approached, and was unlucky to see two efforts blocked first by Josh Dasilva and then Pontus Jansson.

The Swans began to pile on the pressure as the second half progressed and got their rewards when Ayew reacted quickest to Raya's save to poke the ball home.

Steve Cooper's side launched wave after wave of attacks as they went in search of an equaliser, but the Bees continued to look dangerous on the break.

And it was on the counter-attack that the Bees sealed victory, as Watkins raced clear and finished confidently past Woodman.

Victory was Brentford's first at home against Swansea since Boxing Day in 2005, as the Swans lost a fourth consecutive match on 26 December.

Swansea City manager Steve Cooper said: "First half we were short, we didn't do the basics right, and in the end we gave away two soft goals and we gave ourselves an uphill challenge.

"They are a good team, take nothing away from them, but I think we gave them too much respect. For all their play they didn't create loads of shooting opportunities other than the goals.

"If you don't do the basics right you won't win any game, we try and play well and with discipline but we also try to defend well and today we didn't."