Brentford vs Ipswich Town, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipBrentford maintain play-off hopes
Brentford maintain play-off hopes
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town).
- 2': Yoann Barbet (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Yoann Barbet (Brentford).
- 4': Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Tristan Nydam (Ipswich Town).
- 4': Josh McEachran (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Brentford. Josh McEachran tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt missed. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 10': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoann Barbet.
- 10': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
- 11': Attempt missed. Alan Judge (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Yoann Barbet (Brentford).
- 13': Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Attempt missed. Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Knudsen with a cross.
- 15': Offside, Ipswich Town. Jordan Spence tries a through ball, but Freddie Sears is caught offside.
- 15': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 17': Alan Judge (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Ipswich Town).
- 17': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Foul by Chris Mepham (Brentford).
- 18': Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt missed. Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 20': Foul by Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town).
- 20': John Egan (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Delay in match Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) because of an injury.
- 24': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Myles Kenlock replaces Luke Chambers because of an injury.
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 27': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 29': Attempt missed. Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 31': Foul by Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town).
- 31': Yoann Barbet (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yoann Barbet following a set piece situation.
- 36': Attempt missed. Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tristan Nydam.
- 38': Offside, Ipswich Town. Myles Kenlock tries a through ball, but Freddie Sears is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Adam Webster (Ipswich Town).
- 39': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Tristan Nydam (Ipswich Town).
- 40': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Adam Webster (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
- 43': Foul by Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town).
- 43': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Alan Judge (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 44': Hand ball by Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town).
- 45': Foul by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town).
- 45': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Josh McEachran.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Judge.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Ipswich Town 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Ipswich Town 0.
- 49': Foul by Yoann Barbet (Brentford).
- 49': Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town).
- 51': Josh McEachran (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Josh McEachran (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Chris Mepham (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town).
- 54': Offside, Brentford. John Egan tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Chris Mepham (Brentford).
- 54': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
- 57': Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Alan Judge (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town).
- 58': Offside, Ipswich Town. Tristan Nydam tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
- 58': Hand ball by Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town).
- 59': Foul by Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town).
- 59': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town).
- 63': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Substitution, Brentford. Nico Yennaris replaces Kamohelo Mokotjo.
- 66': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canos replaces Alan Judge.
- 67': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard.
- 68': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Luke Hyam.
- 69': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Hyam.
- 70': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
- 70': Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Penalty Brentford. Sergi Canos draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Penalty conceded by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Goal! Brentford 1, Ipswich Town 0. Neal Maupay (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 73': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Grant Ward replaces Tristan Nydam.
- 74': Substitution, Brentford. Emiliano Marcondes replaces Josh McEachran.
- 75': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Bersant Celina replaces Myles Kenlock.
- 76': Offside, Brentford. Nico Yennaris tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
- 76': Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
- 78': Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Offside, Ipswich Town. Grant Ward tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
- 82': Foul by Chris Mepham (Brentford).
- 82': Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
- 86': Attempt saved. Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bersant Celina with a cross.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 87': Offside, Brentford. Ollie Watkins tries a through ball, but Neal Maupay is caught offside.
- 89': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
- 89': Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town).
- 89': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Luke Hyam.
- 90'+1': Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
- 90'+1': Sergi Canos (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
- 90'+2': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by John Egan.
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Bersant Celina (Ipswich Town).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Ipswich Town 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Brentford 1, Ipswich Town 0.
Statistics
 IPS |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 44.8 | Possession | 55.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 242 | Accurate Passes | 343 |
| 369 | Passes | 471 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 17 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 92 | Long Balls | 77 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 22 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Griffin Park
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 10,939
Venue: Griffin Park
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 10,939
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 31 | +43 | 66 |
| 2 | Burnley | 31 | +28 | 61 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 30 | +20 | 61 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 30 | +19 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Brentford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bentley (GK) |
| 33 | Chris Mepham |
| 14 | John Egan |
| 29 | Yoann Barbet |
| 22 | Henrik Dalsgaard |
| 10 | Josh McEachran  |
| 19 | Romaine Sawyers |
| 12 | Kamohelo Mokotjo |
| 9 | Neal Maupay |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 18 | Alan Judge |
Ipswich Town (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Bartosz Bialkowski (GK) |
| 4 | Luke Chambers |
| 6 | Adam Webster |
| 27 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 3 | Jonas Knudsen |
| 12 | Jordan Spence |
| 22 | Tristan Nydam |
| 19 | Luke Hyam |
| 16 | Callum Connolly |
| 9 | Martyn Waghorn |
| 20 | Freddie Sears |
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