The Teessiders came from behind twice as a Lewis Wing strike and Ashley Fletcher header cancelled out goals from Julian Jeanvier and Bryan Mbeumo respectively. Ollie Watkins then netted a late winner for the hosts. Our Boro writer Joe Nicholson has dished out his player ratings following the match – scroll down and flick though the pages to see them:
![Didn't command his area for the first goal and got a hand to the second following a deflection. Gathered a couple of crosses in the second half. 5](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:d51077fb-630a-4b88-8442-b7fe5bd8d8a8:b698d220-2d50-4766-bb95-51a9f37df36e/GettyImages-1195114553%20(7).jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Aynsley Pears - 5
Didn't command his area for the first goal and got a hand to the second following a deflection. Gathered a couple of crosses in the second half. 5 Photo: George Wood
![Had a difficult task against the lively Said Benrahma but stick to his task on the right of a back four. 6](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:ccc297aa-7a14-4ecf-a97f-9a989c2c8971:e03c836a-2063-4c02-82fd-dbaf7e484cef/GettyImages-1198086567%20(5).jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Jonny Howson - 6
Had a difficult task against the lively Said Benrahma but stick to his task on the right of a back four. 6 Photo: Alex Livesey
![A promising debut. Marked Ollie Watkins out of the game for most of the afternoon. Unfortunate deflection resulted in Brentford's second goal. 7](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:e5f0ab51-3b4d-4832-851d-dec2fe4e6dcb:177e1af0-629e-44b8-8662-e4d9cc48d9d9/GettyImages-1157408032%20(2).jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Harold Moukoudi - 7
A promising debut. Marked Ollie Watkins out of the game for most of the afternoon. Unfortunate deflection resulted in Brentford's second goal. 7 Photo: ALEX EDELMAN
![Played on the left of a back four and was a constant threat in the second half. Won a couple of important challenges defensively too. 8](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:282d1567-0e28-44cf-9084-3d43737d6930:6d368ec5-e626-43ad-bcf1-1356fcb949f5/GettyImages-1200221970%20(1).jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Hayden Coulson - 8
Played on the left of a back four and was a constant threat in the second half. Won a couple of important challenges defensively too. 8 Photo: Alex Davidson