Rhodes latched on to a Michael Dobson pass before running in on goal and coolly slotting past Neil Moss.

Brentford's Stephen Hunt and Ben May had early chances before Bournemouth's James Hayter had a header blocked on the line by Jay Tabb.

Tabb and Dobson both went close twice for the home side after the break.

Brentford: Nelson, Dobson, Sonko, Fitzgerald, Bull, Tabb, Talbot, Hutchinson, Hunt, Harrold, May. Subs: Somner, Evans, Frampton, Julian, Rhodes.

Bournemouth: Moss, Young, Broadhurst, Carl Fletcher, Cummings, Purches, Browning, Stock, O'Connor, Hayter, Holmes. Subs: Maher, Elliott, Saadi, Scriven, Buxton.

Referee: A Kaye (W Yorkshire)

		P	GD	PTS
1	Norwich	29	34	63
2	Leeds	27	29	60
3	Charlton	28	20	55
4	Colchester	27	13	49
5	Swindon	26	8	48
6	Millwall	28	11	46
7	Huddersfield	26	20	45
8	MK Dons	28	4	43
9	Bristol Rovers	26	-3	38
10	Brentford	27	-3	34
11	Southampton	27	15	33
12	Carlisle	26	-3	33
13	Walsall	25	1	32
14	Yeovil	28	-5	31
15	Southend	28	-7	31
16	Hartlepool	29	-10	31
17	Leyton Orient	27	-10	31
18	Exeter	29	-11	30
19	Gillingham	28	-7	29
20	Brighton	27	-13	28
21	Oldham	25	-10	26
22	Tranmere	27	-22	26
23	Wycombe	29	-22	23
24	Stockport	27	-29	16