Maxwell Cornet is already shaping up as the bargain of the season, as another dazzling display helped Burnley end their agonising wait for a Premier League win at Turf Moor.
The last time the Clarets tasted victory in front of their own fans was against Aston Villa back in late January.
But if £12.8million snip Cornet continues to produce the goods, Burnley are unlikely to suffer a similar drought any time soon.
His 36th-minute rocket was his fourth goal in just five Premier League matches since his move from Lyon – doubling his haul for the French club in 36 outings last season.
Cornet had shown a liking for English opposition though, with four goals in three Champions League appearances against Manchester City, so he certainly arrived with a decent pedigree.
His strike came after goals from Chris Wood and Matt Lowton had set Burnley on the way to a much-needed first top-flight victory of the season.
It meant they had scored three goals in the first half of a Premier League match for the first time – at the 138th attempt – and hoisted them out of the relegation zone on goal difference from Leeds, who play tomorrow.
Thomas Frank will be concerned with Brentford’s timid first-half display as they lost for the third time in a row, although a stunning volley from substitute Saman Ghoddos was deserved reward for an improved effort after the break.
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Burnley did not start like a team who had forgotten how to win at home – although being gifted a goal after just four minutes obviously helped.
Ethan Pinnock got into a hopeless tangle as he tried to cut off Lowton’s long punt downfield, and the ball dropped perfectly for Wood.
He smashed a dipping first-timer past the advancing Alvaro Fernandez, who had been handed a first Premier League start in place of the injured David Raya.
The Clarets fans voiced their appreciation with a loud chorus of: ‘You’d better believe it – we’re winning at home!’.
They probably thought they had better get that one in early, as Burnley had failed to win any of their five previous matches this season after scoring first.
But that was never going to be the case this time, as the home side totally outplayed a Brentford team suffering from a severe case of the jitters – with Fernandez among the worst culprits.
Wood almost struck again after just eight minutes, with a stooping header that Fernadez just managed to cling onto at the second attempt.
It looked like Cornet had doubled the lead with only a quarter of an hour gone, as Wood flicked Ashley Westwood’s through ball onto his team-mate, who finished with a real flourish.
But Jon Moss ruled that one out after a VAR check – although it was hard to see how Wood could be ruled offside when the line across the pitch was shown on the TV monitors.
That controversial ruling did not matter, though, as Burnley continued to throw everything at their opponents.
The fact that their two full-backs combined for goal number two underlined the licence to attack they were being given.
Charlie Taylor whipped over a superb cross from the left flank, and with Fernandez starting to come off his line and then retreating, Lowton ghosted in between two defenders and picked his spot with a downward header.
Johan Gudmundsson wasted a great chance to extend the lead by firing straight at Fernandez after being sent haring through on goal by the impressive Westwood.
But Burnley shrugged that off as well, with Cornet again showing some dazzling footwork to bag goal number three, nine minutes before the break.
A little shimmy on the edge of the box took him away from Pontus Jansson and the Ivory Coast star smashed an unstoppable shot into the top corner.
There was still time for Gudmundsson to squander another opportunity with a scuffed shot, while Ben Mee headed narrowly wide from a corner to bring a hopelessly one-sided 44 minutes.
With the result already a formality, the second half was a bit of an anti-climax – although the Bees did finally threaten, with Christian Norgaard forcing Nick Pope into a good low save.
Ivan Toney then hooked an effort inches wide as a touch of complacency crept into the home defending.
Ghoddos took advantage, showing great technique to send a 79th-minute volley thundering past Pope, from a clever header across the box by Norgaard.
But that just left you wondering why we had not seen any of that from Brentford earlier.
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