Brentford captain Christian Norgaard wants the Bees to bounce straight back after what he described as their 'worst' performance of the season so far on Saturday night.

The Bees lost 3-1 to Everton, despite Mathias Jensen’s goal in the first half at Gtech Community Stadium.

“It’s a difficult one to take,” said Norgaard. “So far, our performances have been really solid this season but this one was the worst so far.

"We were deservedly beaten and I think Everton deserved the three points.”

The Toffees scored after just six minutes but the midfielder doesn’t believe that set Brentford back.

“We came back and got the equaliser as well,” he said. “Until their 2-1 goal, I thought it was a very even game. I actually felt this was a classic or typical Premier League game today until their second goal, which we didn’t manage to come back from.

“It’s a tough one to take right now but we have to look forward, it’s still early stages of the season. We’ve seen a lot of positives so far in the games we have played but obviously today’s performance was not one to be proud of.”

Thomas Frank’s side actually had more possession (56%) than the visitors but had fewer shots on target (2 of 12 attempts compared to Everton’s 6 from 18).

Norgaard admitted that he wanted more from the squad when in control of the ball.

“We struggled with risking the ball when we had possession. Even though we have the ball, we still have to play it in behind. We have to risk the ball and then win it back in our counter-press. It’s a theme and it’s something we have to develop.

“We have got three games until the next international break - a difficult one in the Carabao Cup and two very difficult games in the Premier League - but plenty of opportunities to bounce back from this performance.

“We need to all step up to the challenge and take responsibility, there’s too much quality for us to perform like this.”