Good defending by Fulham's Kenny Tete to stop Yoane Wissa getting onto a through ball that would have resulted in a one-on-one.

Ethan Pinnock's opener (5:37) was Brentford's fastest ever goal in the Premier League.

Back to Brentford attacking as Aaron Hickey, who had a shot blocked in the build-up to that goal, crosses straight out of play.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at The Gtech Community Stadium

Brentford have made a tremendous start here and could have been 3-0 up even before the deadlock was broken after only six minutes.

The Bees have been a threat every time they come forward and Fulham have barely got out of their own half.

Brentford's fans are loving this and you can't blame them.

Fulham's first little foray forward and Manor Solomon's cross ends in the gloves of David Raya.

You can rarely say a team fully deserve a lead when they score in the sixth minute - but today that is the case.

Henry Moeran
BBC commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

The goal is nothing more than Brentford deserves. It has only been six minutes and they could have scored three times.

The ground is absolutely rocking.

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I signed Ethan Pinnock this week in fantasy football!

Henry Moeran
BBC commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

I am not sure how Brentford aren't leading. Somehow Bryan Mbeumo has skewed his effort wide from six-yards out.

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Brentford have as many good chances in five minutes as some teams manage in a whole game.

Bryan Mbeumo bursts into the box and holds off Antonee Robinson before seeing his shot saved by the legs of Bernd Leno.

It should be 1-0 to Brentford.

Bryan Mbeumo misses a sitter from four yards out from Rico Henry's left-wing cross.

The ball was bouncing but the goal was gaping and he was in space.

First chance of the game as Brentford striker Ivan Toney smashes a shot in from 25 yards which a diving Bernd Leno tips away.

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Since Aleksandar Mitrovic made his debut for Fulham in February 2018, he has scored 107 goals - 82 more than any other Fulham player.

Only Mohamed Salah (152), Harry Kane (139) and Ivan Toney (119) have netted more for English league sides in that time.

This game has started.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at The Gtech Community Stadium

Wet night in west London but the weather has improved just in time for kick-off and real entertaintment in prospect here at Brentford as they face Fulham in a battle between two teams fully deserving of their places in the Premier League's top 10.

And a bit of a rock concert light show to get us going - complete with the deafening music.

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Brentford head coach Thomas Frank is expecting a "feisty" derby against Fulham.

The Bees face their West London rivals at home on Monday night and have had a number of close battles in recent years, including the Championship play-off final loss in 2020.

"My experiences of playing Fulham have always been feisty and really good games," said Frank.

"The players, staff, and coaches know how important it is. What a moment in Fulham and our history to face each other in the top half of the best league in the world."

After losing in the 90th minute in their match at Craven Cottage in August, Frank is hoping that his side can "edge it" this time.

He added: "Hopefully, it will be the opposite result. The first meeting was a game with two good teams in it. It will be a very intense game. It’s two teams who want to press with intensity and work very hard."

Since that defeat earlier in the season, Frank's side have been in impressive form and are currently 11 games unbeaten in the league, but the Dane says he doesn't "speak about winning or losing".

"If we do our job and perform well, we will have a good chance. It’s about reinforcing the right messages around constantly working hard," he added.

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Fulham manager Marco Silva has praised Manor Solomon for his recent performances.

The Israeli winger has scored four goals in his last four games after coming to Craven Cottage on loan from Shaktar Donetsk last summer.

Silva said: "He's been a decisive player for us. Like Willian, Bobby [Decordova-Reid], and the other two are waiting for the chance [Dan James, Harry Wilson].

"He's really important for us. But I have to repeat the other two are doing really well."

On the prospect of signing Solomon on a longer-term basis, Silva said: "He was one of the first targets for me, one of the first players that I put on the table for our board to do their best to sign.

"We have to wait for the right moment to speak with him again and see what the decision will be.

"It is not something that is our focus right now, it's not for me or for Manor to focus on this situation. We focus on the next game and to get the best from him, and he is really focused on his role in this football club."

Both Brentford and Fulham have scored a league-high 15 Premier League goals from set-pieces so far this season.