Brentford's action-packed 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest showed signs of an exciting end to the season - and not just because of Ivan Toney's return.
Naturally, it was Toney who made all the headlines on his comeback from suspension. The 27-year-old's smart free-kick put Brentford on level terms after Forest's early opener, before Ben Mee and Neal Maupay both got on the scoresheet in the second half.
With all the focus on Toney, head coach Thomas Frank made sure to give credit to match-winner Maupay after the game. The French forward took his goal brilliantly to continue a rich vein of form, with Maupay now having scored in Brentford's last three games.
Frank was also pleased with the interplay between Toney and Maupay, who "connected well" on the pitch.
"He's got that fire in his belly, we kind of missed that. I think me and him will score many goals together and cause some havoc!"
The two also offer the Bees plenty of variety in attack. As we saw on Saturday, Toney is a set-piece specialist, while Maupay scores far more from open play.
Looking at the numbers, Toney has scored 66 times in a Brentford shirt of which 38 have come from set-pieces (including penalties), meaning that just under half (49 per cent) of his goals have been from those situations.
Meanwhile, Maupay comes alive more in open play. Over both stints at the club, Maupay has struck 40 times in total but just eight of those have come from set pieces - 20 per cent in total.
The forward offers plenty of variation up front too. In fact, Maupay's three Premier League goals this season have been with his left foot, right foot, and with his head.
But it's not just at the top of the pitch where Brentford can look forward to improvements in the coming weeks. Returning players mean that the backline is getting stronger.
Saturday's game was just the second time that the defence trio of Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee, and Nathan Collins completed a full 90 minutes together (the other time being at Anfield against Liverpool in November).
On top of that, Kristoffer Ajer made his first Premier League appearance since November, while new loan arrival Sergio Reguilón came off the bench to make his Brentford debut.
Frank can also look forward to Aaron Hickey returning soon, meaning that Rico Henry would then be the club's only unavailable defender. The Bees will hopefully be able to count on a stable defence (touch wood!), uninterrupted by injuries until the end of the season.
It's hard to underestimate how vital that could be with a mean defence being the bedrock to Frank's side. It certainly was last season, when only the top four of Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester Utd and Newcastle conceded fewer Premier League goals than Brentford.
Combine that revamped defence with the potential of an exciting Toney-Maupay link-up and things are looking good once again for the Bees this season.