Thomas Frank has said it’s vital that his players learn from Saturday's 5-1 defeat to Newcastle United.

The Bees were beaten by the Magpies at St. James' Park and Frank is convinced his side will bounce back from the loss.

He said: “You win or learn. There’s something we can gain from this. It’s clear that we can’t win a football match when we make four big mistakes like we did today.

“There were two build-up play mistakes, an own goal and a mistake around the set-piece. They did well but we need to do better.

“But it happens, it’s football, it’s life, but we need to do better.”

We take on Brighton on Friday 14 October and Frank added that the fans are owed a good performance at the Gtech Community Stadium after their great support in the North East.

“It’s so painful to lose, it’s so painful to lose 5-1. I was just looking up where the fans are, they travelled up here and I’m so thankful for that," said the Bees boss.

“We’re sorry that we let the fans down today. In football, we can’t guarantee anything, but we definitely owe them a good performance on Friday, in general.

“That said, I never thought we’d conceded five goals in a game - we did that today. Even though it’s the most difficult and relentless league to play in, it’s just because I have so much belief in the boys, and I still have.

“In football and life, it’s just about how we bounce back and how we handle setbacks. I’m convinced we’ll bounce back from this.”