Crystal Palace vs Brentford

1 November 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jean-Philippe Mateta 30’
  • Nathan Collins 51’ (og)

Match summary

Crystal Palace won 2-0 at home to Brentford. Crystal Palace led 1-0 at half-time.

Jean-Philippe Mateta put Crystal Palace ahead with a header in the 30th minute, set up by Jefferson Lerma and Collins's own goal made it 2-0 with a header in the 51st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Crystal Palace created 0.73 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Brentford 0.82 from 6.

Match stats

36% Possession 64%
10 Shots 6
3 Shots on target 2
6 Corners 5
79 Attacks 85
44 Dangerous attacks 50
268 Passes 493
66% Pass accuracy 80%
13 Tackles 16
7 Fouls 11
0 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Crystal Palace Brentford
Kick-off
Jean-Philippe MatetaShot on target
26’
Jean-Philippe MatetaHeader1-0 (Crystal Palace)
30’
34’
Kevin SchadeArgument
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Nathan CollinsOwn goal2-0 (Crystal Palace)
51’
58’
Kristoffer AjerShot on target
67’
Keane Lewis-PotterMichael Kayode
68’
Vitaly JaneltYegor Yarmolyuk
68’
Mathias JensenMikkel Damsgaard
75’
Reiss NelsonDango Ouattara
76’
Reiss NelsonShot on target
Justin DevennyDaichi KamadaInjury
78’
Will HughesYéremy Pino
78’
78’
Jordan Henderson Argument
84’
Nathan CollinsArgument
86’
Fábio CarvalhoJordan Henderson 
Jaydee CanvotJean-Philippe Mateta
90’
Full-time2-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 0.82 30’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), 1-0 30’ 51’ Nathan Collins (Crystal Palace) own goal, 2-0 51’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 0.82 30’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), 1-0 Mateta 30’ 51’ Nathan Collins (Crystal Palace) own goal, 2-0 Collins 51’
Crystal Palace 0.73 xGBrentford 0.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Crystal Palace attacking 
58’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 52’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.39 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, off target 15’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 7’ Yeremi Pino (Crystal Palace), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Reiss Nelson (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 56’ Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Jordan Henderson (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), own goal 58’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 52’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.39 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, off target 15’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 7’ Yeremi Pino (Crystal Palace), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Reiss Nelson (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 56’ Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Jordan Henderson (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), own goal
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Lineups

Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Henderson
Richards
Lacroix
Guéhi
Muñoz
Lerma
Kamada 78’
Mitchell
Sarr
Pino 78’
Mateta 90’
Brentford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kelleher
Ajer
Berg
Collins
Kayode 67’
Yarmolyuk 68’
Henderson 86’
Schade
Damsgaard 68’
Ouattara 75’
Thiago

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Dean Henderson GK900 0.000.000
Maxence Lacroix DEF900 0.000.000
Chris Richards DEF900 0.000.000
Marc Guehi DEF900 0.000.031
Daniel Muñoz MID900 0.000.000
Tyrick Mitchell MID900 0.000.031
Jefferson Lerma MID9011 0.030.041
Daichi Kamada MID792 0.060.000
Ismaila Sarr MID903 0.470.000
Yeremi Pino MID791 0.080.000
Jean-Philippe Mateta FWD9012 0.100.000
Will Hughes Sub110 0.000.051
Justin Devenny Sub110 0.000.000
Jaydee Canvot Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Crystal Palace win 46% Avg odds 2.06
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Brentford win 26% Avg odds 3.60

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

Form going into the game

Crystal Palace WWLDL
Brentford LWLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crystal Palace 1-2 Brentford, 26 Jan 25 Next meeting: Brentford 2-2 Crystal Palace, 17 May 26  All Crystal Palace vs Brentford meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.