Soccer Football - Premier League - Brentford v Sheffield United - Brentford Community Stadium, London, Britain - April 13, 2024 Brentford's Frank Onyeka scores their second goal REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
LONDON (Reuters) - Brentford secured a 2-0 home win over rock-bottom Sheffield United on Saturday to end their winless run of nine Premier League games under Thomas Frank.
The Danish coach said he had asked his team before the game not to let another match pass without a victory.
"It was a good performance, but not through the roof," Frank told a news conference.
In the 63rd minute, Brentford’s Mikkel Damsgaard fired a shot at goal that was tipped into the back of the net by Sheffield United's Oliver Arblaster past his own keeper Ivo Grbic.
With his first goal for the West London club, Frank Onyeka doubled the hosts' advantage following an assist from his fellow substitute Kevin Schade in the 93rd minute. Over the game, two efforts were also disallowed for an offside and a foul.
Brentford moved up a place to 14th in the table on 32 points, ahead of Crystal Palace who play Liverpool on Sunday. They are seven points clear of the relegation zone with five games to play.
"There's not any fear in the squad about relegation. Obviously, we're aware we have not been too far away from it and anything can happen but we will take it one game at a time," Brentford's Mathias Jorgensen told the BBC.
The last time Brentford had won a game in the Premier League was in February.
Sheffield United remained at the foot of the standings on 16 points.
(Reporting by Natalie Grover in London; Editing by Ed Osmond)
