Brentford vs Crystal Palace

18 August 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Samuel Barrott

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Bryan Mbeumo 29’
  • Yoane Wissa 76’
  • Ethan Pinnock 57’ (og)

Match summary

Brentford saw off Crystal Palace 2-1. Brentford led 1-0 at half-time.

Bryan Mbeumo put Brentford ahead in the 29th minute, set up by Yoane Wissa, Pinnock's own goal equalised in the 57th minute, and Yoane Wissa won it in the 76th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brentford created 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Crystal Palace 1.15 from 14.

Match stats

Brentford Crystal Palace
9 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.38 xG 1.15
1.38 Non-penalty xG 1.15
1 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Brentford Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Bryan Mbeumo
Assist: Yoane Wissa1-0 (Brentford)
29’
Half-time1-0
57’
Ethan Pinnock
Own goal1-1 (Crystal Palace)
Yoane Wissa2-1 (Brentford)
76’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brentford
  • Yoane Wissa
Crystal Palace
  • Joachim Andersen
  • Chris Richards
  • Marc Guehi
  • Daichi Kamada
  • Jordan Ayew

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.15 29’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), 1-0 29’ 57’ Ethan Pinnock (Crystal Palace) own goal, 1-1 57’ 76’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), 2-1 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.15 29’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), 1-0 Mbeumo 29’ 57’ Ethan Pinnock (Crystal Palace) own goal, 1-1 Pinnock 57’ 76’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), 2-1 Wissa 76’
Brentford 1.44 xGCrystal Palace 1.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Brentford attacking 
76’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 88’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 31’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 21’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 76’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 42’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 29’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 7’ Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 89’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 50’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Odsonne Edouard (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 57’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), own goal 76’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 88’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 31’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 21’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 76’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 42’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 29’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 7’ Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 87’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 66’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 50’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Odsonne Edouard (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 57’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mark Flekken GK900 0.000.000
Mads Roerslev DEF900 0.000.000
Nathan Collins DEF901 0.090.000
Ethan Pinnock DEF901 0.010.000
Kristoffer Ajer DEF901 0.370.000
Christian Nørgaard MID900 0.000.081
Mathias Jensen MID870 0.000.021
Vitaly Janelt MID772 0.060.011
Bryan Mbeumo FWD9011 0.070.473
Yoane Wissa FWD87112 0.750.071
Kevin Schade FWD771 0.080.000
Mikkel Damsgaard Sub130 0.000.000
Keane Lewis-Potter Sub130 0.000.000
Frank Onyeka Sub30 0.000.000
Fabio Carvalho Sub30 0.000.000
Ben Mee Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 34% Avg odds 2.85
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.28
Crystal Palace win 37% Avg odds 2.62

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

Form going into the game

Brentford WLDWL
Crystal Palace WDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crystal Palace 3-1 Brentford, 30 Dec 23 Next meeting: Crystal Palace 1-2 Brentford, 26 Jan 25  All Brentford vs Crystal Palace meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.