Brentford vs Crystal Palace

17 May 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Samuel Barrott

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Dango Ouattara 40’, 88’
  • Ismaila Sarr 6’ (pen)
  • Adam Wharton 52’

Match summary

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

In the first half, Ismaila Sarr put Crystal Palace ahead from the penalty spot in the 6th minute and Dango Ouattara equalised with a header in the 40th minute. In the second half, Adam Wharton put Crystal Palace back in front in the 52nd minute, set up by Daniel Muñoz and Ouattara equalised with a header in the 88th minute, set up by Sepp van den Berg.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brentford created 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Crystal Palace 1.84 from 16.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
14 Shots 16
3 Shots on target 5
9 Corners 4
111 Attacks 83
52 Dangerous attacks 37
467 Passes 344
80% Pass accuracy 67%
5 Tackles 18
7 Fouls 5
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Brentford Crystal Palace
Kick-off
4’
VAR review
6’
Ismaïla SarrPenalty0-1 (Crystal Palace)
14’
Daniel MuñozShot on target
15’
Jørgen Strand LarsenShot on target
Dango OuattaraHeader1-1 (Brentford)
40’
Half-time1-1
46’
Brennan JohnsonYéremy Pino
48’
Adam WhartonShot on target
Second half underway
52’
Adam WhartonLeft foot shot1-2 (Crystal Palace)
61’
Jean-Philippe MatetaJørgen Strand Larsen
61’
Chris RichardsMaxence Lacroix
Jordan Henderson Vitaly Janelt
63’
Kevin SchadeMathias Jensen
63’
74’
Jefferson LermaChadi RiadInjury
Sepp van den BergKristoffer Ajer
82’
83’
Chris RichardsFoul
Dango OuattaraShot on target
84’
Dango OuattaraHeader2-2 (Brentford)
88’
Josh DasilvaYegor Yarmolyuk
89’
89’
Jefferson LermaFoul
90+3’
Evann GuessandIsmaïla Sarr
90+5’
Dean HendersonTime wasting
Michael KayodeArgument
90+5’
Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.56 1.84 6’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), 0-1 6’ 40’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), 1-1 40’ 52’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), 1-2 52’ 88’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), 2-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.56 1.84 6’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), 0-1 Sarr 6’ 40’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), 1-1 Ouattara 40’ 52’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), 1-2 Wharton 52’ 88’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), 2-2 Ouattara 88’
Brentford 1.56 xGCrystal Palace 1.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Brentford attacking 
6’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 88’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 16’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 2’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+5’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 33’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 33’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+2’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+10’ Sepp van den Berg (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Josh Dasilva (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+6’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+11’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 82’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 23’ Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 21’ Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 88’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 16’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 2’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+5’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 33’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 33’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+2’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+10’ Sepp van den Berg (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Josh Dasilva (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+6’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+11’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 82’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 23’ Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 21’ Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brentford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kelleher
Kayode
Ajer 82’
Collins
Lewis-Potter
Yarmolyuk 89’
Janelt 63’
Ouattara 2
Jensen 63’
Damsgaard
Thiago
Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Henderson
Riad 74’
Lacroix 61’
Canvot
Mitchell
Kamada
Wharton
Muñoz
Pino 46’
Sarr 90’
Larsen 61’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Caoimhin Kelleher GK900 0.000.000
Michael Kayode DEF900 0.000.000
Nathan Collins DEF901 0.090.000
Kristoffer Ajer DEF860 0.000.000
Keane Lewis-Potter DEF902 0.050.000
Yehor Yarmolyuk MID900 0.000.000
Vitaly Janelt MID670 0.000.091
Dango Ouattara MID9025 0.940.031
Mathias Jensen MID670 0.000.141
Mikkel Damsgaard MID901 0.050.152
Thiago FWD901 0.130.051
Kevin Schade Sub232 0.140.000
Jordan Henderson Sub230 0.000.031
Sepp van den Berg Sub411 0.080.601
Josh Dasilva Sub11 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 55% Avg odds 1.72
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.90
Crystal Palace win 21% Avg odds 4.41

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brentford DDLWL
Crystal Palace DLLDL

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