Sunderland dropped to 10th in the table after their five-match unbeaten run came to an end against the Bees, who were worthy winners, even though Enzo Le Fee had a glorious chance to level early in the second half but missed from the spot.
There was understandable disappointment in the dressing room post-match, but Sunderland have shown on countless occasions that they respond well to setbacks and that, says Hume, is the aim ahead of the weekend trip to Everton in the FA Cup.
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“We’ll analyse it properly and look at where we can be better,” said the defender.
“That’s something this group has always done well. When we’ve faced adversity this season, we’ve bounced back, and that’s the mentality in the dressing room.
“There’s no time to dwell on it. We’ve got a big game coming up, and it’s an opportunity to show a reaction. We’ll be ready to go again.”
Regis Le Bris will today closely assess his options and the returning internationals from AFCON as attention quickly turns to the FA Cup tie.
Meanwhile, Keith Andrews admitted Igor Thiago was not happy about being substituted after his record-breaking display.
Thiago scored twice to keep Brentford’s unlikely European push on track and become the top-scoring Brazilian in a Premier League season.
The 24-year-old striker notched his 15th and 16th goals of a sparkling campaign, taking him past the season’s-best tallies of countrymen Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Martinelli and Matheus Cunha.
But Thiago was on back-to-back hat-tricks, after his treble at Everton on Sunday, when Andrews took him off.
“He’s precious to us,” said the Bees boss. “So, when he took a knock, it was always in my mind to look after him and take the edge off the full game.
“But when he’s on two goals, I know what way he’s wired, so that was always a difficult dilemma.
“I had to just make that decision, which obviously wasn’t entirely popular with him.”
Thiago was signed for £30million from Club Bruges in the summer of 2024, only to be ruled out of his entire first season through injury.
“I think anybody that thought he would have been this good is probably not being honest,” added Andrews.
“Because I don’t know how many have come from the Bulgarian League to the Belgian League, had a year out injured and then affected the league like this.
“He’s been sensational. I wouldn’t be swapping him for anybody.”
Yehor Yarmoliuk added a third to sink Sunderland.
“Very impressive performance overall,” said Andrews. “No one comes here to get an easy game. I want us to play with a relentless edge that makes them feel uncomfortable.”