Charlie McDonald scored the decisive goal to maintain Brentford's lead at the top of League Two, while Grimsby drop into the relegation zone.

A strong wind caused problems all night but when Grimsby keeper Wayne Henderson dropped a high ball, Marcus Bean could only blast over the empty net.

Brentford swept ahead when Adam Newton's first-time ball was guided home by MacDonald.

And the Bees comfortably held on throughout a very windy second half.

Grimsby: Henderson, Clarke, Bennett, Atkinson, Widdowson, Jarman (Bore 66), Kalala, Boshell, Hegarty (Elliott 66), Forbes (Proudlock 67), Akpa Akpro.
Subs Not Used: Montgomery, Newey.

Booked: Akpa Akpro.

Brentford:

Hamer, Osborne, Phillips, Bennett, Dickson, Newton (Hunt 90), Bean, O'Connor, Wood, MacDonald, Rhodes (Elder 84).
Subs Not Used: Simon Brown, Poole, Williams.

Goals: MacDonald 27.

Att: 3,001

Ref: Scott Mathieson (Cheshire).

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