Brentford continued their excellent season by cruising past Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 at Hillsborough to reach the FA Cup fourth round, with Keane Lewis-Potter and Mathias Jensen on target for Keith Andrews's much-changed side.
The Bees, fifth in the Premier League after beating Sunderland 3-0 in midweek, made eight changes but still dominated a Wednesday team made up largely of academy players. The scoreline did not reflect Brentford's superiority, with only a heroic performance from 20-year-old goalkeeper Pierce Charles keeping it respectable for the hosts.
Bees rattle the woodwork before breaking through
Brentford controlled the game from the off and were denied by the woodwork twice inside the opening 25 minutes. First Reiss Nelson lashed a 20-yard drive that Charles did brilliantly to tip onto the underside of the crossbar, before Lewis-Potter's header from Romelle Donovan's cross also hit the bar with the keeper beaten.