It felt like a big let-off for Brentford. Not that they cared how they took the lead, so long as they did. Even before Mbeumo had began his run-up for his second spot-kick, Yoane Wissa was off, running towards the away end, arms wide in celebration ...
Bryan Mbeumo's retaken penalty and Kevin Schade's headed goal gave Brentford a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday, ending the hosts' five-game unbeaten run in the Premier League.
Christian Norgaard limped off in the second half of the Brentford meeting with Crystal Palace. Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham could be handed a boost ahead of facing Brentford in the coming weeks with the West London club handed a fresh injury concern in their 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace.
Brentford make the short trip to Selhurst Park as they look to improve on their away form in the Premier League against Crystal Palace
‘It was instinct’ – Romain Esse talks through first Crystal Palace goal and Premier League debut in Brentford loss Romain Esse said he could not have had better start in a Crystal Palace shirt – but was gutted his new side were unable to secure any points in their 2-1 defeat at home to Brentford on Sunday.
He spoke about his conversations with Bees head coach Thomas Frank as well as striker Igor Thiago, who netted for former side Club Brugge in the UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final against Kayode’s parent club last year. “I was at the training ground today [Thursday] and the first team-mate I saw was Igor Thiago,” he continued.
Brentford made it back-to-back Premier League away wins with a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday. Bryan Mbeumo ’s retaken penalty and a Kevin Schade header gave the Bees only a second win in 10 matches across all competitions.
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Liverpool couldn't score on any of their first 35 shots, but Darwin Nunez did so twice in stoppage time to beat Brentford 2-0 on Saturday.
Darwin Nunez struck twice in stoppage time to save Liverpool from another Premier League slip up as a resolute Brentford were denied a point late on. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
Liverpool hope to go back to winning ways on Saturday, when they travel to Brentford in the hopes of hanging on to their lead atop the Premier League table. The Reds, who have a game in hand, boast a four point lead over second place Arsenal coming into the weekend and are the favorites heading into the game.
Phil Foden scored twice, but Brentford did the same in the final 15 minutes to steal a 2-2 draw in west London.