Brentford vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent.
This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.
Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.
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Brentford vs Crystal Palace
BLOCKED!!! A woeful Ward touch allows Schade to race in behind the Palace captain and into the box. The goalscorer looks to cut the ball back across goal, but Ward recovers brilliantly to put it behind for a corner!
Brentford vs Crystal Palace
Ayew cuts inside and hooks an inviting ball towards the back post. Mateta is the target, but the towering Palace substitute can't quite get there as the ball flies behind for a goal kick!
Brentford vs Crystal Palace
WHAT A PAIR OF SAVES!!! From a Palace corner, Lerma's bullet header is somehow clawed off the line by Flekken, who then reacts brilliantly to block Ayew's close-range follow-up behind for another corner!
Brentford vs Crystal Palace
Substitution Jeffrey Schlupp Naouirou Mohamed Ahamada
Brentford vs Crystal Palace
Substitution Mathias Jensen Ogochukwu Frank Onyeka
Brentford vs Crystal Palace
SAVED!!! Cat-like reactions from Flekken! Hard running from Ayew engages defenders aplenty and leads to a Palace free-kick, which is struck goalwards by Edouard and parried over the top by the Brentford 'keeper!
Brentford vs Crystal Palace
CHANCE!! Mitchell floats a ball into the box which is brought down by Eze, however Collins nips in to knock the ball away just as the Palace playmaker was about to pull the trigger!
Brentford vs Crystal Palace
It's been one hell of a battle between Ward and Schade so far, and the two get into another tangle on the touchline which results in a Palace free-kick.
Brentford vs Crystal Palace
Brentford have lost just five of their 23 Premier League matches in 2023, winning 11, with Manchester City the only ever-present team to lose fewer this year so far (three).
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