With the rain hammering down at Wheatsheaf Park, Brentford and Chelsea shared the spoils this evening in the Premier League Cup.A Kyreece Lisbie brace was almost enough to ensure victory as the
Bryan Mbeumo's retaken penalty and Kevin Schade's headed goal gave Brentford a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday, ending the hosts' five-game unbeaten run in the Premier League.
Brentford make the short trip to Selhurst Park as they look to improve on their away form in the Premier League against Crystal Palace
The owners of West Ham United’s London Stadium have been forced to cough up £3.6m after losing a court case against the Premier League club. E20 Stadium, set up by publicly-owned London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC),
Christian Norgaard limped off in the second half of the Brentford meeting with Crystal Palace. Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham could be handed a boost ahead of facing Brentford in the coming weeks with the West London club handed a fresh injury concern in their 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace.
‘It was instinct’ – Romain Esse talks through first Crystal Palace goal and Premier League debut in Brentford loss Romain Esse said he could not have had better start in a Crystal Palace shirt – but was gutted his new side were unable to secure any points in their 2-1 defeat at home to Brentford on Sunday.
He spoke about his conversations with Bees head coach Thomas Frank as well as striker Igor Thiago, who netted for former side Club Brugge in the UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final against Kayode’s parent club last year. “I was at the training ground today [Thursday] and the first team-mate I saw was Igor Thiago,” he continued.
The 'Griffin' refers to the griffin featured in the logo of Fuller's Brewery, which at one point owned the orchard on which the stadium was built. One of the pubs was also called The Griffin and was used as a location in the 2005 football hooligan film Green Street.
Liverpool couldn't score on any of their first 35 shots, but Darwin Nunez did so twice in stoppage time to beat Brentford 2-0 on Saturday.
Darwin Nunez struck twice in stoppage time to save Liverpool from another Premier League slip up as a resolute Brentford were denied a point late on. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
Brentford are ready to let one goalkeeper leave on loan before the transfer deadline on Monday, 3 February. Mark Flekken will remain Thomas Frank's first choice but Ellery Balcombe's loan recall from St Mirren has left the club with too many goalkeepers. Balcombe joins Hakon Valdimarsson and Matthew Cox in the west London club's squad.
Phil Foden scored twice, but Brentford did the same in the final 15 minutes to steal a 2-2 draw in west London.