Firmino and Cunha dethroned as Brentford star makes Premier League history

The Premier League has a new Brazilian scoring king, and he wears the red and white of Brentford.

In a commanding display at the Stadium of Light, Igor Thiago etched his name into the history books, netting a brace against Sunderland to break the record for the most goals scored by a Brazilian in a single Premier League season.

The striker’s double took his league tally to 16 for the campaign, officially dethroning Liverpool legend Roberto Firmino, whose 15-goal haul in the 2017/18...