EFL Championship: 5 Things we learned from the weekend's action

Expect more Griffin Park goal-fests

Despite intermittently threatening the play-off spots over the past few seasons, Brentford are essentially the run-of-the-mill Championship outfit, a sentiment heightened by the flat 1-0 defeat to Sheffield United on the opening weekend. Last weekend however told a completely contrasting story, with the club from the capital falling short in a 4-3 thriller against high-flying Nottingham Forest.

Goals for Brentford came from defenders Bjelland and Egan, as well as substitute Maupay, outlining that this is a squad full of attacking talent. This is a side so potent in front of goal that last season they scored 75 goals, more than promoted Brighton and Hove Albion.

At home last term, there were just five games where Brentford didn't find the back of the net, at the other end however, there are still big problems. Bjelland and Egan may have contributed at the attacking end of the field, but they were not competent in protecting Daniel Bentley. With goals seemingly flying in at both ends when Brentford play on home turf, it seems that we are only going to see more games like this in the next nine months or so.