Fulham vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Craven Cottage
Follow live coverage as Fulham face Brentford today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Fulham vs Brentford
Roerslev catches Smith Rowe marginally late as both players go for a loose ball. The Brentford defender receives the first yellow card of the game.
Fulham vs Brentford
The anticipation among the home fans increases once more as Iwobi leads the charge down the left flank. He cuts inside and looks to shoot, but his attempt is blocked.
Fulham vs Brentford
Fulham send defenders forward as Pereira clips a free-kick towards the penalty area. Jimenez looks to help the ball back across goal, but it evades everybody and trickles behind.
Fulham vs Brentford
Back come the hosts, who twice look for Jimenez in the box. However, on both occasions, an alert Collins is there to deny him a clear sight on goal.
Fulham vs Brentford
JUST WIDE! Fulham continue to threaten early in the second half. Iwobi takes aim from the edge of the box, but drags his low shot marginally wide of Flekken's right post.
Fulham vs Brentford
The hosts are awarded a free-kick within moments of the restart. Pereira delivers into the box, but Brentford deal with it.
Fulham vs Brentford
Brentford have lost all four of their away league games this season, so Frank will not be taking anything for granted just yet. Although, they do have a live win probability of 56.7%, with Fulham's standing at just 17.6% and a draw at 25.7%. How will the second half unfold?
Fulham vs Brentford
Janelt's wonderful strike is the difference after the opening 45 minutes at Craven Cottage. Fulham controlled large periods of the first half with 64.9% of the possession, with Nelson going closest to scoring. However, despite an xG of just 0.11 compared to their opponents' 0.5, it the visitors who broke through in the 24th minute, with Janelt firing past Leno from 25 yards.
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