Ivan Toney’s scores hat-trick during a behind-closed-doors friendly for Brentford B against Southampton under-23s on Saturday.
Toney contributed for 75 minutes in the 5-1 win against Southampton’s Under-23s, scoring two goals in the first half and completing his hat-trick in the second.
The 27-year-old’s ban ends on 17 January but he is permitted to play in behind-closed-doors friendlies.
Toney’s ban from all football-related activities — handed to him after being charged with 262 betting offences last year — ends on Jan. 17.
The easing of the ban rules saw him return to training with the first-team after four months in September last year and permitted him to play in behind-closed-doors friendlies.
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He got on the scoresheet in his on-field debut in a friendly against Como in October.
Along with his three goals on Saturday, Toney also bagged an assist in Brentford B’s 5-1 win over Southampton U23s at Wheatsheaf Park.
The match served as the perfect tune-up for the England international, who is eligible to play in Brentford’s next Premier League fixture against Nottingham Forest.
Toney’s return comes at an opportune time for Brentford, who have lost their last five games in the league and languish in 16th.
He was the club’s top-scorer last season with 21 goals in all competitions and helped them finish in the top-half of the Premier League for the first time in their history.
Both Arsenal and Chelsea have been associated with the striker, prompting Brentford manager Thomas Frank to state that only an “unbelievable” offer would be sufficient to lure Toney away from the GTech Community Stadium.
