Brentford boosted their hopes of playing European football next season as they beat already-relegated Ipswich Town 1-0 thanks to a first-half header by Kevin Schade at Portman Road in the Premier League on Saturday.

Kevin Schade continued his red-hot form with another goal and Brentford are within touching distance of European qualification for the first time in club history.

Much of the focus at Brentford this season has been on the goalscoring exploits of Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa, but Kevin Schade has hit a purple patch of his own in recent weeks. The German's first-half header at Portman Road was his fourth goal in his past three appearances and means he has hit double figures in a league campaign for the first time in his career.