Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
Neto is fortunate to avoid a booking there, having panicked and taken Schade's legs away as he looked to steal possession, just to the left of the penalty area. Jensen will deliver the resulting free-kick from a promising position…
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
Real danger for Bournemouth! Neto gets a fingertip to Norgaard's cross but is unable to hold it under pressure from Schade. With the ball running out of the penalty area, Neto swings at a clearance and takes the Brentford's striker's legs away, conceding a free-kick just outside the box!
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
Mbeumo lifts an early Brentford free-kick to the far post, where Mee is forward to chest the ball down and deliver a bouncing cross. There are plenty of red and white shirts attacking the six-yard box, but Bournemouth clear their lines.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
Schade – who scored a magnificent goal against Crystal Palace last time out – looks to charge into the area from the left-hand side. However, the German fouls Aarons and hands Bournemouth a free-kick.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
Bournemouth – dressed in a yellow and navy change strip – are in possession early on. Kluivert feeds Christie on the underlap, but his low cross is held by Flekken.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
We're under way here as Brentford get the ball rolling!
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
Brentford have only lost one of their last 17 Premier League home games (W8 D8). Will the Gtech Community Stadium remain a fortress, or can Bournemouth grab their first league win of the campaign? The teams are out here in west London, and we're about to find out!
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
Bournemouth were also pushed close by lower-league opposition in the EFL Cup, requiring a 90th-minute winner from Christie to beat Swansea City 3-2. Iraola makes just two changes to the side beaten by Tottenham last week, as Cook and Senesi come in for Rothwell and Lloyd Kelly, who is left out after the Cherries rejected a deadline-day bid from Spurs for his services. Luis Sinisterra is also absent after joining on loan from Leeds United.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
A much-changed Brentford team survived a huge scare to win Tuesday's EFL Cup tie at Newport County via a penalty shoot-out, but there's a more familiar look to Frank's lineup here. Mee returned from injury in midweek, and he replaces Collins for his first outing of the league season in the heart of defence. Brentford re-signed their former striker Neal Maupay on loan on deadline day, but he is not involved.
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