Not this time! Lee Gregory misses from the spot

Brentford breathed a huge sigh of relief and lifted some of the pressure off their shoulders with a first home win of the season yesterday.

Romaine Sawyers scored the only goal of the game early in the second half to earn a 1-0 victory over Millwall at Griffin Park.

There was much controversy later over Lee Gregory's penalty, saved by Dan Bentley, but that wasn't the only talking point – here's some others.

Left-back riddle solved at a stroke

Brentford were dealt the devastating blow before the international break of Rico Henry, who had been in fine form, sustaining a long-term injury. Would Dean Smith place his faith in youngster Ilias Chatzitheodoridis, who had performed so admirably in the Carabao Cup games? Would he stick in one of the centre-backs Yoann Barbet or Andreas Bjelland, who had both filled in at left-back last season without looking entirely comfortable? In the end, he went for utility player Josh Clarke, who's more at home at right-back or on the right wing. Clarke put in a superb performance, linking up brilliantly with Ollie Watkins on the left flank, and could well have knocked that particular problem on the head straight away.

Welcome back, Lasse

What a delightful sight it was to see Lasse Vibe back on the pitch after two months out. As soon as the experienced Dane came on, he changed the complexity of the game, giving Brentford far more of an outlet up top with his intelligent runs. Neal Maupay has cut a frustrated figure in recent games and may well now have to win his place back in the side. The Bees have not only missed Vibe's experience up front, but also some competition for Maupay. Before his injury, Vibe looked jaded and Maupay looked like a whippet straining at the leash - the reverse is now true. Time, perhaps, for the Frenchman to have a rest and Vibe to lead the line.

Josh the super-sub

For the second time in as many home games, Josh McEachran came into the fray just at the right time, providing a calming influence in the middle of the park with the ability to put his foot on the ball and calmly pick out the right pass while all around him is happening at a frentic pace. The former Chelsea man is looking like a brilliant option to have off the bench for the last 20 minutes or so, but the problem for McEachran is whether he is seen as someone who can do it over 90 minutes, or he becomes stuck as Brentford's super-sub.

Harlee who?

Dean Smith certainly has options at centre-back now. Millwall's physical frontmen asked plenty of questions of John Egan and Andreas Bjelland yesterday, but the Bees duo held firm admirably and refused to be cowed. Perhaps I was a tad harsh in awarding Bjelland only a six in my match ratings, and had my judgement clouded by the couple of times Lee Gregory got the better of him, rather than recognising his calmness and bravery at the back. What it does mean is a selection headache for Smith – in my opinion, neither Yoann Barbet or Chris Mepham had done anything to deserve being dropped. It will be interesting now to see if the Bees boss looks to rotate or try and nail a first choice partnership.

Bentley bang on form

Although his penalty save will be talked about for weeks and months to come, it was merely the crowning moment in a fantastic display from the Bees keeper. Millwall boss Neil Harris described him as the best keeper outside the Premier League after the game, and it's easy to see why. Bentley had a few uncharacteristic dodgy performances at the start of the season but is definitely back to his best, flinging himself at all angles across his goal to make some fine saves and repel Millwall, and his mind games in the run up to his penalty save may well have proved crucial. Having hundreds of Millwall fans giving you stick behind the goal was a real test of character, and Bentley came through it with flying colours.