Forwards, who live next to each other, make for an effective partnership … but will potential suitors pull them apart?

Maybe it was a distraction technique or just because he couldn’t believe Bryan Mbeumo would miss again. The sight of Yoane Wissa raising his arms in celebration and running towards the away supporters before his strike partner – and nextdoor neighbour – had even started his run-up for the retaken penalty against Crystal Palace on Saturday was one of the more comical moments of the season.

But it said everything about the relationship between the two forwards, whose goals have made Brentford the fifth-highest scoring team in the Premier League before their meeting with Tottenham on Sunday, with both reaching double figures before the halfway mark.