Ajer scores first Brentford goal as Bees get back to winning ways over Southampton

Brentford got back to winning ways after dismantling Southampton on home soil, courtesy of goals from Pontus Jansson, Yoane Wissa and Kristoffer Ajer.

Thomas Frank's side turned the game on its head in the matter of minutes with Jansson and Wissa giving the Bees a 2-0 advantage inside the opening 15 minutes.

Things got even better for the Bees when Kristoffer Ajer danced past blue and yellow shirts in the penalty area to side foot home past Fraser Forster for his first goal in red and white since arriving from Celtic last summer.

Brentford reporter Uzzi Majid looks at some of the talking points from the win over the Saints.

It was a win that Brentford deserved and it could have been more had they taken their opportunities. Jansson and Wissa set them on their way, but they did have to withstand some pressure from Southampton who saw an Adam Armstrong goal disallowed for offside by very thin margins.

Whilst the Saints did have their opportunities, Brentford were never really overawed by the visitors during the contest and the third goal in the second half perhaps gave them more breathing space, as well as putting the game to bed.

Kristoffer Ajer has been one of Brentford's star performers this campaign, and given his performances over the course of the season, the Norwegian was rewarded with his first goal for the Bees since joining the Club last summer. His deft finish past Fraser Forster capped off a wonderful day's work. His versatility has also been a huge positive for the team.

With Brentford having played a back five for majority of the campaign, Ajer has predominantly operated on the right of a back three. However when Frank reverts back to four at the back, he operates as a right-back and tends to get up the