Brentford x Crystal Palace – Highlights, Summary and Match Report
Crystal Palace made the brighter start and were ahead after just six minutes, with Ismaïla Sarr converting a penalty to silence the home crowd. Brentford had to chase the game from early on, but gradually settled and began to show more of the ball as the first half wore on.
The equaliser arrived on 40 minutes through Dango Ouattara, who headed home from the centre of the box after an assist from Yehor Yarmoliuk. That goal brought Brentford level at 1-1 at the break, with the home side edging possession but Palace still carrying a threat.
After the restart, Crystal Palace struck again on 52 minutes when Adam Wharton fired in from outside the box, assisted by Daniel Muñoz, to restore their lead. Brentford kept pushing, and the match remained open through a second half in which both sides created chances.
Deep into the closing stages, Brentford found their reward as Ouattara scored again in the 88th minute, heading into the top left corner from Sepp van den Berg?s assist. The draw reflected a tightly contested contest, with Brentford finishing with more possession, more corners and slightly more expected goals, but Palace matching them for large parts of the game.
Incidents: The story of the match
Brentford Official Line-ups:
Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Nathan Collins, Vitaly Janelt, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Mikkel Damsgaard, Mathias Jensen, Dango Ouattara, Igor Thiago, Keane Lewis-Potter
Crystal Palace Official Line-ups:
Dean Henderson, Daniel Muñoz, Chadi Riad, Maxence Lacroix, Jaydee Canvot, Tyrick Mitchell, Daichi Kamada, Adam Wharton, Ismaila Sarr, Strand Larsen, Yéremy Pino
1′:
The match begins
Ismaïla Sarr scores for Crystal Palace with a right-footed shot into the left corner. The score is now Brentford 0, Crystal Palace 1.
6′:
GOALCrystal Palace: Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace) scores penalty-kick!
Ismaila Sarr scores goal number 9 in the competition (27 matches)
Dango Ouattara scores for Brentford with a header from the center of the box into the right corner. The match is now 1-1.
40′:
GOAL Brentford: Dango Ouattara (Brentford) scores!
Dango Ouattara scores goal number 6 in the competition (31 matches)
Crystal Palace takes a 2-1 lead over Brentford as Adam Wharton scores with a left-footed shot from outside the box to the center of the goal, assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
52′:
GOAL Crystal Palace: Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) scores!
Adam Wharton scores goal number 1 in the competition (33 matches)
Dango Ouattara scores for Brentford with a header from a few meters into the top left corner, assisted by Sepp van den Berg’s header. The match is now 2-2.
88′:
GOAL Brentford: Dango Ouattara (Brentford) scores!
Dango Ouattara scores goal number 7 in the competition (31 matches)
998′:
The referee whistles for the end of the match