Round-up: Bees lose, Pato, Swift, Remy, QPR questions answered, Gould through

Brentford’s play-off hopes suffered a setback as they were beaten 3-0 at Brighton.

The defeat at the Amex Stadium was their fourth loss in six league matches and boss Dean Smith bemoaned the two “silly goals” they conceded in the first half.

On a brighter note for the Bees, fans favourite Sam Saunders has signed a new contract at Griffin Park.

And Smith has backed Emmanuel Onariase to compete for a first-team spot following the young defender’s recent move from West Ham.

Fulham’s Under-21s were also in action on Friday evening – George Williams scored in a 1-1 draw against West Brom at Motspur Park.

Chelsea are preparing to face Manchester United in Sunday’s match at Stamford Bridge.

Pedro faces a fitness test before the game, while Loic Remy is expected to be available for the following weekend’s match against Newcastle.

Defender Phil Jones could be in contention to play this weekend, but five other United players have been ruled out.

Ahead of the match, stats published by Opta and highlighted by fantasy football game www.oulala.com have underlined the extent to which Chelsea’s Eden Hazard is being outperformed this season by his former team-mate, United’s Juan Mata.

Blues boss Guus Hiddink has explained that recent signing Alexandre Pato is following a fitness plan and will not be available for the time being.

Hiddink also described reports that Chinese club Jiangsu Suning made a big-money bid for Chelsea star Oscar as “speculation”.

For a full rundown of what Hiddink had to say at his pre-match news conference on Friday, click here.

Chelsea were reported to have been offered as much as £75m for Oscar. Many Blues fans on Twitter have reacted with disbelief, with many making it clear they would happily have accepted the money.

Meanwhile, Chelsea youngster John Swift, who is currently on loan at Brentford and whose contract expires at the end of the season, has admitted that his future is uncertain.

Wealdstone have signed Femi Orenuga, a 22-year-old midfielder who previously had a three-year spell at Everton.

In snooker, Pinner’s Martin Gould ended a run of five straight defeats against Judd Trump in spectacular fashion, securing a final-frame victory to move in to the semi-finals of the German Masters.

And in handball, Ruislip Eagles were beaten 28-26 by Cambridge.