Luckless Brentford suffered a third defeat from four games as they came unstuck at Ipswich, despite having the better of the play.

It's been a common theme with the Bees this season; dominate the game, miss chances and concede a sloppy goal.

And that was the case at Portman Road as Martyn Waghorn opened the scoring after an underhit ball from Romaine Sawyers to Kamo Mokotjo was intercepted.

Brentford came close through Sawyers, who saw a shot saved by Bartosz Bialkowski, Nico Yennaris who hit the crossbar from 20 yards and Florian Jozefzoon who should have done better from six yards.

Brentford's day got worse when Joe Garner headed home from a corner, with the goal given by Hawkeye.

And the Bees' 90 minutes was summed up when Lasse Vibe, on as a substitute for Neal Maupay, suffered an injury 10 minutes after coming on and the final whistle saw the Bees drop to the foot of the Championship table.

Below are five talking points to take from the game.

Firing blanks

Scoring the second: Neal Maupay scores Brentford's second goal against Bristol City

In the Championship, Brentford have taken 75 shots, 30 of those were on target, and scored five times.

There have been some bad misses in there including Lasse Vibe against Sheffield United and Florian Jozefzoon against Ipswich. Frank Fielding was on inspired form for Bristol City on Tuesday night.

Ipswich, on the other hand, have had 33 shots and scored nine, with only two further shots on target.

Their goals per shot record is outrageous and it suggests that the Tractor Boys have been a side to ride their luck and take the chances when they come.

Leaky defence

Harlee Dean

While Brentford need 15 shots to score, Brentford have conceded three goals for every 11 shots they have faced.

Opponents have had 34 attempts on Dan Bentley's goal, with 19 of them on target. Nine of them have ended up in the back of the net.

This is an area Brentford must address and fast as they have not looked like keeping a clean sheet.

That said, I can't see the shots to goals ratio staying the same over the course of the season.

What are possible reasons for this?

Dean Smith

I think the over-riding reason is form, or lack of it, at both ends of the pitch. The defence seem to have a major error in them a game, while the forward players are not finding the net.

Bad luck also plays a part. Brentford have come up against inspired goalkeepers in Frank Fielding and Bartosz Bialkowski this week.

I've seen fans get on Dean Smith's back over Brentford's start. I don't see how you can blame Smith for these issues. He's not the one that is out there, shooting at goal or trying to keep the ball out.

Injury concerns mount

Lasse Vibe

Ollie Watkins ended the game up front after Neal Maupay and Lasse Vibe suffered injuries.

Maupay was seen leaving the ground with his foot bandaged, although he wasn't in the protective boot, while Vibe was on the field for 10 minutes before coming off again with a heel injury.

Add to that Jota's back issue forcing him out of the side at Portman Road it leaves the Bees short of attacking threat.

They could all join Sergi Canos, Rico Henry and Josh McEachran on the treatment table and leave Smith with a puzzler with a crunch week ahead.

Time to win ugly?

Nico Yennaris takes on Jamie Paterson

It's not time to panic. It's fine to be concerned but the performances are there that would suggest the Bees are close to going on a winning run.

That being said, Dean Smith may wish to consider other methods as a way to win games.

I'm not saying play route one hoofball. That would be stupid. I'm suggesting playing risk-free football so if the ball needs to be hacked into Row Z then it's put there rather than trying to play out from the back.