Brentford twice came from behind to beat Bournemouth and bounce back from Monday’s agonising defeat at Fulham.
The Bees conceded two stoppage-time goals to lose Monday’s London derby and have dropped more points from winning positions (14) than anyone else in the Premier League this season.
This time it was Brentford who fought back, though, equalising in each half before Yoane Wissa’s winner maintained the best home record in the Premier League.
After beating defending champions Manchester City last week, Bournemouth made a bright start and a poor backpass by Sepp van den Berg gifted Evanilson the chance to score the opening goal.
The Bees managed to rouse themselves, with Wissa heading them level from a long throw just before the half-hour mark.
Bournemouth regained the lead early in the second half through Justin Kluivert following a well-worked move from a corner.
However, Mikkel Damsgaard levelled from a tight angle just 66 seconds later before Wissa finished off a fine move for the winner, his seventh goal of the season.
Brentford might have extended their lead late on, while Bournemouth substitute Dean Huijsen could have equalised when he headed against the crossbar in stoppage time.
But Brentford’s win lifted them above the Cherries to 10th in the Premier League table, before the rest of the weekend’s fixtures.
Bees not missing Toney’s goals
Both teams are dealing with life without their biggest goal threats of recent seasons, with Brentford having sold Ivan Toney and Bournemouth losing Dominic Solanke.
However, Brentford have had little trouble replacing Toney’s goals.
Coming into Saturday’s game, only three teams had scored more in the Premier League than the Bees (17), with both Bryan Mbeumo and Wissa among the league’s top scorers.
Brentford appear to have undergone a tactical evolution since Toney’s departure, with manager Thomas Frank adding more style to his side’s substance, but their first equaliser was more scrappy than stylish.
After a sluggish start, Vitaly Janelt had tested Kepa Arrizabalaga with a strike from just inside the box, before the Bees won a throw-in down the right.
Mathias Jensen’s delivery was flicked on twice before Wissa managed to steer it back across goal and inside the far post, with a VAR check ruling there had not been a Brentford handball.
The Bees again conceded at the start of the second half but hit straight back, with Mbeumo slipping a pass into the box for Damsgaard to squeeze a low shot past Kepa at his near post.
With Brentford now buoyant, they began to produce more of the fluid football Frank has challenged them to play, and Janelt’s through-ball allowed Wissa to dink the ball over Kepa.
Mbeumo then blazed over from Janelt’s cut-back while captain Christian Norgaard had a deflected shot saved. The visitors threw caution to the wind at the death, but Brentford hung on.
