Crystal Palace vs Brentford, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Olise, Eze strike as Crystal Palace snap 8-game winless run
Michael Olise's double helped Crystal Palace beat Brentford 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday to snap the Eagles' eight-game run without a win and ease the pressure on boss Roy Hodgson.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Brentford 1. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mads Roerslev with a cross.
- 3': VAR Decision: Goal Brentford - Crystal Palace 0-1 Brentford (Keane Lewis-Potter).
- 7': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 7': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).
- 8': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.
- 10': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 12': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
- 12': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Brentford 1. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
- 15': Foul by Zanka (Brentford).
- 15': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 17': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 17': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 18': Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mads Roerslev.
- 27': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Michael Olise.
- 27': Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 37': Offside, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 37': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Brentford 1. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 41': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 45'+1': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
- 45'+1': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma is caught offside.
- 45'+5': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+5': Zanka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
- 45'+7': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+7': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 2, Brentford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 2, Brentford 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 47': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 47': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 48': Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
- 51': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
- 51': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 58': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
- 58': Goal! Crystal Palace 3, Brentford 1. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
- 60': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 60': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 61': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 61': Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 63': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Mads Roerslev.
- 64': Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 65': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 65': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta following a fast break.
- 67': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Christian Nørgaard.
- 68': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 72': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
- 72': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Olise.
- 74': Foul by Zanka (Brentford).
- 74': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 75': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Neal Maupay (Brentford) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 76': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
- 79': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 79': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 80': Substitution, Brentford. Michael Olakigbe replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 80': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jefferson Lerma.
- 81': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 82': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 86': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 86': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Matheus França replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 88': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
- 88': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 90': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 90'+3': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+3': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+4': Michael Olakigbe (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 3, Brentford 1.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 3, Brentford 1.
Statistics
 BRE |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 53.6 | Possession | 46.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 411 | Accurate Passes | 362 |
| 510 | Passes | 443 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 24 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 20 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 18 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,472
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,472
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | +30 | 50 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 22 | +22 | 44 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | +10 | 41 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 22 | +12 | 38 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 8 | Jefferson Lerma |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
| 7 | Michael Olise |
Brentford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 13 | Mathias Jorgensen |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 14 | Saman Ghoddos  |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
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