Thomas Frank admitted Brentford’s 2-1 victory over Charlton was a “massive win” in the race for automatic promotion.
Brentford needed late goals from Said Benrahma and Ethan Pinnock to edge past the Addicks and crank up the pressure on West Brom.
Frank said: “This is a massive win. I just had a feeling because of all the circumstances of this game it would be difficult. Charlton are a good side and they fighting for their lives. They are well structured.
“And then you go 1-0 down and that’s the worst thing that can happen. This win was big in terms of how we managed it and how we kept going.
“It would be easy to say it was just a matter of time before that winner went in, but I was still extremely happy when it did.
“It’s most important what we do, but I will probably watch West Brom v Derby tomorrow night.”
The Bees began peppering the Charlton goal and Josh Dasilva’s 20-yard effort came back off the far post.
For Charlton, the battle to avoid relegation goes on and manager Lee Bowyer said: “I think looking at the situation we are in, we have to fight for every point but if we keep performing like that and showing that fighting spirit we’ll get over the line.
“Brentford have been hammering teams left right and centre, both before and after the lockdown, and we gave them quite a scare. Tonight wasn’t meant to be.”
