Brentford booked their place in round three of the Carabao Cup for the first time since 2010/11 with a thumping 4-1 win at QPR.

The Bees took the lead early on as Ariel Borysiuk put the ball into his own net after great work from Josh Clarke and Florian Jozefzoon.

John Egan made it 2-0 soon after when he headed home from a corner and the Bees looked set for the third round when Neal Maupay smashed the ball home.

Darnell Furlong pulled a goal back before the break and QPR piled on the pressure in the second half.

Idrissa Sylla missed a sitter to make it 3-2 and, with 10 minutes left on the clock, Josh Clarke broke free to make it 4-1 and book their place in round three.

Below are five talking points to emerge from the game.

Brentford's squad is superior to QPR's

Alex John-Baptiste looks to challenge Nico Yennaris

QPR fans, looking to try and deflect from the Bees' 4-1 win, have referenced Ian Holloway making 10 changes from their 2-1 win over Hull City.

This may be true but you have to factor in Dean Smith made five changes from the side beaten 2-0 at Ipswich, not to mention Brentford's lengthy injury list.

Jota, Rico Henry, Josh McEachran, Lasse Vibe and Sergi Canos were all unavailable or not worth risking due to injuries, while Ryan Woods forced his way into onto the substitutes' bench after time off for compassionate leave with a fine performance in training on Tuesday afternoon.

Would that quintet improve the Bees' starting XI when they return to full? Absolutely.

Harlee Dean and Yoann Barbet were given the night off, while Ollie Watkins, Dan Bentley and Henrik Dalsgaard were on the bench with the latter coming on.

That there is an argument that Brentford's strongest XI is Bentley, Dalsgaard, Dean, Egan, Henry, Woods, Watkins, McEachran, Jota, Vibe and Canos. None of them started at Loftus Road.

It's abundantly clear, on the basis of the first half dominance which saw the game put to bed which Dean Smith's side have threatened to do all season, that the Bees have a deeper squad and have more in hand to cope with injuries and suspensions than QPR.

The Josh Clarke Stadium

Josh Clarke has a habit that Brentford fans would love to have; scoring goals against QPR at Loftus Road.

The 22-year-old right sided player now has found the net on his last two occasions. For someone who has just scored six goals in their senior career, for two to come on the same away ground means something is going right.

It was a well deserved goal as Clarke had been superb for the Bees all night. For someone that may struggle with the competition for places, there certainly are no concerns when he starts.

Sublime Sawyers

Romaine Sawyers

For me, choosing Brentford's best player on the night, where every player performed well, left me torn between Romaine Sawyers and Nico Yennaris.

The Saint Kitts and Nevis international just about edged it for me. His passing was sublime at times and he was influential going forward.

Sawyers also got stuck in more than fans have come to expect him to, looking to win the ball back.

It was, arguably, his best performance in a Brentford shirt and long may it continue.

Magnificent Maupay

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

Neal Maupay's fine finish to make it 3-0 summed up the first half. The Frenchman has taken to English football like a duck to water over the last month or so.

With many fans thinking that he'd have to play second fiddle to Lasse Vibe, the striker has forced his way into the starting XI.

The popular Dane will know he has a job on his hands to get back into the side.

Brentford must build on this

Dean Smith

Bees fans have every right to enjoy work today but the focus must now switch back to the league.

There will be a hope that this 4-1 win is the spark that gets Brentford going in the league. The west Londoners have threatened to have a half like the first at Loftus Road. It must now happen in the league.

Wolves have spent silly money over the course of the summer and they will provide a stern test but Brentford are more than capable of beating them.