Bryan Mbeumo hailed Brentford’s togetherness following the Bees’ thrilling 3-3 draw with Aston Villa on Saturday.

Thomas Frank’s side trailed by two goals shortly after the interval but produced a stunning nine-minute turnaround to flip the game on its head and take a 3-2 lead before Ollie Watkins’ second of the game meant the spoils were shared.

“We didn’t play great in the first half and the start of the second, but everybody showed great character to come back,” said Mbeumo.

“We have some points we need to work on. We know it’s a really tough place to play, they have a good team with good players, but the togetherness we have in the team is big.”

Mbeumo marked his first start since 6 December by scoring the second of Brentford’s three goals.

A flowing move down the left culminated in the Cameroon international meeting Sergio Reguilón’s cross in mid-air to volley his side back on level terms in some style.

“It was just instinct,” said Mbeumo. “I saw [Reguilón] on the side and I tried to position myself as best as possible in the box to score. He’s a player with a lot of quality and experience.”