[Getty Images]Chris Wise - Final Score reporter at Gtech Community StadiumSun, November 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM UTC·1 min readIs Igor Thiago timing his run of form perfectly before a World Cup year?
There are multiple players who will feel that the fabled number nine shirt in the Brazil national team is within their reach, and Brentford's striker is certainly one of them.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTwo more goals against Burnley at the weekend - a calm penalty, and an explosive short-range finish, has taken his tally to 11 Premier League goals before the month of November is out.
It's impossible for any nation to ignore that sort of record, particularly when it's happening in the globe's strongest league.
Igor Thiago just comes alive in the penalty area. In truth, he hadn't hugely influenced the game before his goals on Saturday. But for the Bees to have a player who can swing a game in an instant is such an asset.
Everyone thought that the Brentford story this season would be one of trying to deal with the absence of Wissa and Mbeumo.
But Igor Thiago's goals have meant that's a conversation has barely needed to be broached since August.
