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The newest episode of BBC World Service’s World Soccer podcast collection takes an in-depth take a look at the thriving strike partnership of Bryan Mbeumo and Yoanne Wissa at Brentford.
Cameroon’s Mbeumo and Wissa from DR Congo are the highest two goalscorers for the Bees throughout their time within the Premier League with 40 and 42 objectives respectively and are for many video games in a season during which they’ve each scored.
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Targets for every in opposition to Brighton on the weekend made it seven occasions this season the place they’ve each scored, beating the six of Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo.
The Premier League file stands at 10 and is jointly-held by Salah, with Roberto Firmino in 2017-18 and Sadio Mane in 2021-22.
Salah and Firmino each scored in 10 matches within the 2017-18 marketing campaign, whereas the Egyptian equalled his personal file with Senegal winger Mane within the 2021-22 season.
Six additional partnerships have scored in eight or extra matches in a single marketing campaign, that means Mbeumo and Wissa are joint-Tenth on the checklist.
John Bennett has been chatting with World Soccer’s George Addo and the previous DR Congo captain Gabriel Zakuani about their partnership.
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“Once you take a look at the variety of video games they’ve scored in for the membership collectively – they’ve scored in 18 video games each of them,” mentioned Addo. “These two are doing a lot right here for Brentford.”
“The highlight was on Ivan Toney,” added Zakuani. “As soon as Toney left, it freed Wissa a little bit bit and he wished to be the primary man and take the mantle. He and Mbeumo have been excellent.
“Mbeumo has most likely been higher for longer however Wissa has actually come into his personal since Toney has left and has all the time been a superb finisher.”
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