Bournemouth vs Brentford

Match summary

Bournemouth and Brentford shared the points in a 2-2 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Kevin Schade put Brentford ahead with a header in the 34th minute, set up by Yehor Yarmolyuk and Justin Kluivert equalised in the 38th minute. In the second half, Marcus Tavernier put Bournemouth in front in the 52nd minute, set up by Evanilson and Schade equalised in the 56th minute.

Bournemouth had the better of the chances, with 2.57 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Brentford's 0.79 from 8.

Bournemouth dominated territory and created a high volume of chances during their Premier League fixture against Brentford, registering twenty shots compared to the visitors' eight. Holding fifty-seven percent possession and completing four hundred and eighty passes, the hosts accumulated an expected goals tally of 2.57 against Brentford's 0.79. Bournemouth forced ten shots on target and won two corners, while Brentford managed two shots on target and one corner. Discipline proved a significant factor as five yellow cards were issued to Bournemouth players alongside one caution for Brentford, while fouls totalled ten for the home side and thirteen for the away team.

Brentford opened the scoring in the thirty-fourth minute when Kevin Schade headed home to make it 0-1. Justin Kluivert equalised for Bournemouth in the thirty-eighth minute with a left-footed shot, leaving the score level at 1-1 at half-time following yellow cards for Igor Thiago and Marcus Tavernier. Early in the second half, Marcus Tavernier put Bournemouth ahead with a left-footed shot in the fifty-second minute before Kevin Schade struck again with a right-footed shot four minutes later to level at 2-2. Numerous substitutions occurred in the second half, and late yellow cards were shown to James Hill, Lewis Cook, Adam Smith, and David Brooks.