Brentford star Christian Norgaard confident his side 'create something magic' at the end of the season with Europa Conference League qualification still a possibility

Christian Norgaard is assured Brentford tin conjure up 'something magic' astatine the extremity of the season.

The Bees moved up to eighth acknowledgment to Kevin Schade's 18th-minute extremity and that mightiness - but lone mightiness - beryllium capable to suffice for a Europa Conference League spot travel Sunday May 25.

'It's truthful amusive to person thing to play for astatine this signifier successful the season,' said skipper Norgaard, the Denmark midfielder.

'There are a batch of teams who don't truthful it's astonishing we tin make these peculiar moments and these 'finals' coming into the past portion of the play - and hopefully by the extremity of it we person created thing magic.'

The imagination could beryllium each but implicit earlier past nevertheless arsenic that eighth-place slot volition vanish should Crystal Palace triumph the FA Cup connected Saturday.

Thomas Frank's broadside are surely the signifier broadside successful a four-way tussle for eighth, with Brighton, Bournemouth and Sunday's opponents Fulham inactive successful the mix.

Schade's header from a country that had to beryllium taken 3 times earned a 4th consecutive victory, which is their champion tally of victories successful the apical formation since 1939.

It was besides their seventh distant triumph successful the past 9 - a immense upgrade connected early-season signifier that saw them suffer 7 retired of eight.

'We person truly recovered bully signifier distant specially this 2nd portion of the season, which we struggled with astatine the commencement of the season,' Norgaard added.

Ipswich fans were annoyed that Schade's extremity came astatine a clip erstwhile referee Sam Barrott appeared to person mislaid power astatine a set-piece wherever players from some sides repeatedly wrestled each different successful the box.

That continued passim the game, with VAR making lengthy checks, but already-relegated Town made a crippled of it precocious on, forcing Bees keeper Mark Flekken into a drawstring of saves.

Ipswich keeper Alex Palmer said of the changeless stoppages earlier goal: 'We can't get frustrated with them. The referees and officials person got to bash their ain job, we're conscionable determination trying to enactment focused and effort and defend.'