Midfielder Jon Toral scored a hat-trick as Brentford easily overcame 10-man Blackpool. Toral, on loan from Arsenal, had put the Bees 2-0 up before Charles Dunne was sent off for Lee Clark's struggling Blackpool side. Andre Gray made it 3-0 then Toral completed his hat-trick to keep Brentford just a point off the top six. The home team registered 42 shots - 14 on target - while Blackpool had two shots, with one on target.

Here's BasilRobbie's thoughts: It's going to be a shame to say goodbye to Griffin Park - one of the more charming stadia in England - but we've had a few real beatings there in my time and tonight was among the worst. It was uphill from the off. I was very impressed with them at BR, as I felt they were one of the few sides to work harder than us in the early stages of the season, and they carried on in the same vein tonight. They have some good footballers, and a very positive style, but they earn the right to play by being really hungry for the ball. We couldn't match their industry, struggled with their pace and as a consequence rarely had the ball. When we did have it, we couldn't keep it.

The goals were all soft, in one way or another, but all were a product of relentless pressure on the ball and with the ball. I thought we looked like a tired side by half time, and losing Dunne was just the icing on the cake. I think he probably got the ball, but his feet left the floor and it looked a fairly agricultural challenge. They reacted to his departure by doubling up on our left flank, spreading the play as much as they could and running in behind us incessantly. I thought they ere playing 2-3-5 at times ; we were just fighting them off as best we could. We looked like a non-league club on their big Cup outing.

All in all, the result was absolutely right and flattered us more than them. They will go close to the playoffs and I hope if they make them that they win them. They play the game in the right way and were far, far too good for us. One aspect of their club that lets them down is the stewarding - unduly aggressive and humourless tonight, which was completely unnecessary given how few of us turned up ;and yet they still managed to run out of hot food at half time. They are a charming club in lots of ways, but some aspects of their set up looked small time this evening. Their team and manager are anything but.

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