Match Report
Brentford went into the game 9th in the table on 53 points; Crystal Palace sat 15th on 45 — an 8-point gap. Brentford had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 9th in the table.
Crystal Palace had gone 5 games without a win.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Brentford, 5 draws and 2 for Crystal Palace, at 2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Brentford: Dango Ouattara (40'), Dango Ouattara (88') · Crystal Palace: Adam Wharton (52'), Ismaïla Sarr (6')
Key stats
Possession: Brentford 58% · Crystal Palace 42% · Total shots: 14-16 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 9-4