English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 18, 2024
Crystal Palace DWWWD 1
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Brentford LWDDD 2
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BRE112
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Match Report

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Brentford edge Crystal Palace in season opener despite own goal

Yoane Wissa's close-range finish gave Brentford a winning start to their Premier League campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Crystal Palace.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
6
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
6
54
Possession
46
14
SHOTS
9
6
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
389
Accurate Passes
311
481
Passes
403
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
17
0.1
Cross %
0.2
53
Long Balls
62
16
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
10
22
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
11
29
Effective Clearances
21
29
Clearances
21

Highlights

00:50 How the Premier League explained Eze free-kick controversy in Brentford's win Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CRY leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

BRE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 5Ethan PinnockCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 20Kristoffer AjerLB
  5. 30Mads RoerslevRB
  6. 27Vitaly JaneltCM
  7. 8Mathias JensenLM
  8. 6Christian NørgaardRM
  9. 11Yoane WissaF
  10. 7Kevin SchadeLF
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoRF

Substitutes

  1. 23Keane Lewis-PotterSUB
  2. 18Yehor YarmoliukSUB
  3. 24Mikkel DamsgaardSUB
  4. 16Ben MeeSUB
  5. 12Hákon ValdimarssonSUB
  6. 14Fábio CarvalhoSUB
  7. 28Ryan TrevittSUB
  8. 25Myles Peart-HarrisSUB
  9. 15Frank OnyekaSUB

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Joachim AndersenCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 19Will HughesCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 12Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Eberechi EzeCF-L
  11. 18Daichi KamadaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Nathaniel ClyneSUB
  2. 9Jordan AyewSUB
  3. 34Chadi RiadSUB
  4. 8Jefferson LermaSUB
  5. 22Odsonne ÉdouardSUB
  6. 32Sam JohnstoneSUB
  7. 28Cheick DoucouréSUB
  8. 15Jeff SchluppSUB
  9. 7Ismaïla SarrSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Yoane Wissa (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 22' Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Goal! Brentford 1, Crystal Palace 0. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
  4. 45'+1' Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  6. 57' Own Goal by Ethan Pinnock, Brentford. Brentford 1, Crystal Palace 1.
  7. 58' Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 70' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Daichi Kamada.
  10. 74' Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  11. 74' Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Kevin Schade.
  12. 74' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Adam Wharton.
  13. 76' Goal! Brentford 2, Crystal Palace 1. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  14. 84' Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Mathias Jensen.
  15. 84' Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Yoane Wissa.
  16. 84' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Cheick Doucouré replaces Will Hughes.
  17. 84' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Chris Richards.
  18. 90' Substitution, Brentford. Ben Mee replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  19. 90'+1' Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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