Brentford reached a major semi-final for the first time in their history with a 1-0 Carabao Cup win over Premier League side Newcastle United.
In a slow start, it was the Bees that came close to an opener as a low Josh Dasilva cross saw Saman Ghoddos bounce the ball into the ground and onto the crossbar.
At the other end Luke Daniels was called into action for the first time in the 36th minute when Ryan Fraser controlled a long ball and unleashed a powerful shot that was denied by an equally strong save.
A Brentford defensive mishap then nearly presented Callum Wilson with a chance – only to see his strike saved and Fraser’s follow up cleared off the line.
The second-half saw Newcastle attempt to ramp up the pressure with a lively counter led by Jacob Murphy only brought to a standstill by Dominic Thompson’s timely tackle.
However, it was Brentford who broke the deadlock in the 66th minute when Sergi Canos’ cross was expertly met by Dasilva on the volley, with Karl Darlow only able to watch the ball bustle into his net.
Newcastle went in search of an equaliser but it was not to be their night, with the Bees holding on to book their place in the last four.