Crystal Palace vs Brentford

21 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Crystal Palace and Brentford could not be separated in a goalless draw.

There was little between the sides on chances: Crystal Palace created 0.61 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Brentford 0.71 from 14.

Match stats

Crystal Palace Brentford
7 Shots 14
2 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.61 xG 0.71
0.61 Non-penalty xG 0.71
5 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Crystal Palace Brentford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Full-time0-0

Bookings

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

Crystal Palace
  • Joel Ward
  • Joachim Andersen
  • Christian Benteke
Brentford
  • Christian Nørgaard

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 0.61 0.71 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.61 0.71
Crystal Palace 0.61 xGBrentford 0.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Crystal Palace attacking 
7’ Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.28 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 54’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 45’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 67’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 21’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Joel Ward (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 7’ Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.28 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 54’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 45’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 21’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Joel Ward (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Vicente Guaita GK900 0.000.000
Joel Ward DEF901 0.010.111
Joachim Andersen DEF901 0.060.000
Marc Guehi DEF900 0.000.000
Tyrick Mitchell DEF900 0.000.000
Cheikhou Kouyaté MID900 0.000.000
Conor Gallagher MID902 0.320.061
James McArthur MID901 0.040.000
Wilfried Zaha FWD900 0.000.322
Christian Benteke FWD901 0.110.051
Jeffrey Schlupp FWD710 0.000.041
Jordan Ayew Sub191 0.050.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Crystal Palace win 36% Avg odds 2.65
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.16
Brentford win 33% Avg odds 2.90

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

Form going into the game

Crystal Palace LWLLL
Brentford W

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Brentford 0-0 Crystal Palace, 12 Feb 22  All Crystal Palace vs Brentford 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.