Brentford needed just six minutes to open the scoring when Schade coolly finished into the bottom-right corner after being set up by a fine pass from striker Igor Thiago.

The Bees' dominant start was further rewarded six minutes before half-time when Djordje Petrovic bundled into his own net after Bafode Diakite's attempted clearance rebounded off the Bournemouth goalkeeper.

Keith Andrews's team pulled further clear when Schade prodded Yehor Yarmoliuk's cross into the roof of the net in the 51st minute, but Bournemouth found a response.

After making a triple change at half-time, substitute Justin Kluivert struck the post with a header before Evanilson was denied by a fine stop from Caoimhin Kelleher.

Persistence was rewarded when Antoine Semenyo, whose future at the Cherries has been up in the air this week, flicked into the net with 15 minutes of the match remaining.

Keane Lewis-Potter then produced one of the misses of the season after putting his header from less than six yards out wide, but it mattered little to Brentford.

After being initially denied his hat-trick by David Brooks on the line, Schade completed his treble in the 96th minute, diving in to nod Mikkel Damsgaard's cross home.