Match Report
The table read 17th (AFC Bournemouth, 3 pts) against 4th (Brentford, 9 pts), 6 points apart. Per game in the league, AFC Bournemouth were scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.6, Brentford 2 and 0.8, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Brentford's unbeaten run stood at 9, having scored in 9 consecutive games. AFC Bournemouth had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Brentford, 11.
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 4 AFC Bournemouth wins, 10 for Brentford, 7 draws, at 2.43 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Vitality Stadium (capacity 11,700). J. Gillett officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.6 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
AFC Bournemouth: Justin Kluivert (38'), Marcus Tavernier (52') · Brentford: Kevin Schade (34'), Kevin Schade (56')
Key stats
Possession: AFC Bournemouth 57% · Brentford 43% · Total shots: 20-8 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 2-1