Brentford

We asked for your thoughts after Tuesday's Premier League game between Bournemouth and Brentford

Here are some of your comments:

Bournemouth fans:

Mark: Bournemouth should have won they missed quite a few chances during the coarse of that game , but well take the point.

Lee: Have to take our chances!!! Not the greatest spectacle but Brentford were there for the taking and despite all of our chances only 2 were on target. This performance and the one versus Sunderland were very similar…chances missed!! here's hoping we can get back on the winning trail when we play Burnley next… Up The Cherries !

Peter: What is the point of having VAR if they can't get the big points right? Bournemouth were robbed of a clear penalty! I admit the finishing of the Cherries was not good enough, but the officials had a big say in the outcome of this game and fans want fairness. We didn't have that today.

Charl: Appalling! Poor decision choices, woeful passing and hopeless substitutions.We cannot replace Evanilson with Unal he's clueless.We are hopeless at dead ball situations not good enough for premier league we must start practicing set pieces. This game was thrown away by shockingly bad finishing.

Brentford fans:

Cliff: Very good point in our quest for European football. Bournemouth were the better team but finishing was woeful. Referee fell for their tactic of constantly going down with supposed head injuries when we were attacking.

Gavin: Brentford remain the Cherries bogey team after a hard fought draw Bournemouth should have won. Brentford were unbalanced by the injury to Rico Henry and the absence of Aaron Hickey and Vitaly Janelt throw previous injury. In the games against the mid table teams looking to qualify for Europe, Brentford need an extra man in midfield. Leaving room for two out and out forwards preferably with pace to come from deep and hit teams on the break. No point in hoofing hopeful balls up to Thiago to battle with two or three defenders single handed. It's not working against Brighton, Fulham and Bournemouth. Great team effort a game in previous seasons they would have lost. This team is still over achieving.

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Four days after scoring three goals in the opening 34 minutes of a remarkable 4-3 win over Burnley, Brentford were rather more pedestrian in Tuesday's goalless draw with Bournemouth.

Keith Andrew's side generated an xG rating of just 0.05 in the first half, their lowest in the first-half of a Premier League match this season.

Despite enjoying marginally the greater share of possession (51.9%) over 90 minutes, the Bees' attacking threat was limited to occasional counter-attacks.

It took until the 72nd minute for them to muster a shot on target, but Dango Ouattara's strike was straight at Petrovic.

Brentford pushed more in the closing stages, but Van den Berg's header from a free-kick was the closest they came to scoring.

But what Keith Andrew's side lacked in offensive spark, they made up for in commitment to hang in the match.

Having lost seven of their first eight away league games this season, they have taken 16 points from the last seven away games.

The remain four points above Bournemouth and within touching distance of the Europa League places.

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Brentford manager Keith Andrews speaking to BBC Match of the Day after the goalless draw against Bournemouth: "Both teams tried their upmost to win the game, I don't think either team was settling for a 0-0, right up until the end both teams had chances.

"We couldn't quite find our best work with the ball, but without the ball tonight I thought we were excellent, a good reaction. To come here and get a clean sheet was really pleasing.

"I don't think luck ever hinders. I thought there was a resilience from the group and the way we went about it. We controlled parts of the game. But the woodwork is there for a reason. Did it help? Yeah, probably."

On Bournemouth's penalty shout: "I haven't watched it back. I'm not one to study clips afterwards to come out and give a really informed opinion because ultimately it doesn't really matter. The game's gone. I didn't think it was at the time. I'll look at it back but I didn't think it was live.

"The priority was to get back to basics. That was a real priority coming into this game. If you do all those things and do that well you've got a real chance of a clean sheet. I think we did that tonight."

On players from both teams arguing after full-time: "Not really sure. I definitely didn't start it. I think the game was played with a really competitive edge tonight. It probably spilt over a little bit at the end."

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• Brentford had just five shots against Bournemouth, only against Spurs (4) in December 2025 and Arsenal (3) in April 2025 have they had fewer attempts in a Premier League match.

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Andoni Iraola makes two change to the Bournemouth side that drew 1-1 with Sunderland on Saturday.

Ryan Christie and Evanilson come into the side, with David Brooks and top scorer Eli Junior Kroupi dropping to the bench.

AFC Bournemouth: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Rayan, Christie, Tavernier, Evanilson. Subs: Mandas, Brooks, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Junior Kroupi, Unal, Toth, Milosavljevic.

Brentford boss Keith Andrew makes three alterations to his side after their dramatic 4-3 win over Burnley three days ago.

Caoimhin Kelleher returns in goal after missing that game because of the birth of his child. Jordan Henderson comes into midfielder and Nathan Collins starts in defence.

Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson, Kristoffer Ajer, and Yehor Yarmoliuk drop to the bench.

Brentford: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Henry, Henderson, Jensen, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago. Subs: Valdimarsson, Pinnock, Yarmolyuk, Ajer, Lewis-Potter, Donovan, Furo, Bentt, Shield.

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Brentford boss Keith Andrews should be in the discussion for Premier League manager of the season, says BBC pundit Stephen Warnock.

The Irishman, in his first managerial role, has taken the Bees to seventh place - where they remain in contention for Europe.

"It's incredible what he has done," ex-Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast.

"He's arguably up for manager of the season in his first season as a manager.

"He's got a team with a great style of football. They know the strengths and how to play to them. Don't write them off for a European place."

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Chris Adams
BBC Sport journalist

Bournemouth are closing in on their best Premier League unbeaten run but will face a stern test at Vitality Stadium on Tuesday (19:30 GMT) against a Brentford side in sparkling away form.

Four wins and four draws in their past eight league fixtures mean the Cherries are unbeaten since the turn of the year, a sequence which has moved them from 15th to 10th in the table, and only Manchester United (11) are on a longer unbeaten spell.

Just once have Bournemouth enjoyed a longer run without defeat in the top flight, going 11 games without losing between November and January last season.

Another South Coast stalemate?

But for a dozen draws – the joint most of any club in Europe's top five leagues this term – Andoni Iraola's men could be in the hunt for a European spot. Indeed, Bournemouth's 12 stalemates – six of them at home – is already their most in a top-flight campaign.

With much talk about the quality of Brazilian teenager Rayan since his arrival in January, it was his more experienced countryman Evanilson who rescued a point against Sunderland on Saturday, coming off the bench to notch his sixth league goal of the season.

Worryingly, he was taken off with five minutes to go after suffering a knock to the hip, giving him the quirky honour of becoming the first Bournemouth player to be subbed on, score and then be subbed off in a league match since James Keene against Brentford in October 2005 – when the two clubs were in League One.

Brentford for Europe?

While Brentford can't match Bournemouth's unbeaten record this calendar year, their form across the piece has them riding high in seventh place and dreaming of European qualification for the first time in their 134-year history.

Keith Andrews' side boast an eye-catching recent record on their travels, with Mikkel Damsgaard's late winner in Saturday's epic 4-3 victory at Burnley the latest example – even if they did have a contentious VAR decision to thank for denying the Clarets a stoppage-time equaliser.

Across their past six away games, Brentford have picked up more points than anyone else in the division.

Brentford's late win at Burnley means they have won five of their past six away league games.

They have already won at Bournemouth once this season, in the Carabao Cup, and also hammered them 4-1 when they met after Christmas.

But that was when Bournemouth were in the middle of their bad run, and they have picked up a lot since then - they are unbeaten in their past eight league games.

I was wrong when I said the Cherries would beat Sunderland on Saturday, but I am still backing them this time - and I am tempted to go 2-1 every game this week after what happened on Sunday [when all four games finished with that scoreline].

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

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Ian Westbrook
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I'm still catching my breath after being at just about the most extraordinary game I've ever attended, at Turf Moor on Saturday.

Only the 6-6 League Cup draw at Dagenham in August 2014 provided more drama, twists and turns and general swings of emotions than this.

To go from quite frankly coasting at 3-0 up after some sparkling football to thinking we'd blown it at 4-3 down - before VAR saved us once - was only half of it.

To then rise from the depths of that moment to settle in my mind for a draw, only to experience the pure elation of what we thought was a 94th-minute winner was something else.

But to then have that moment of joy seemingly snatched away from us by what we thought was Burnley's fourth… only to wait and wait through an interminable second VAR check to learn we'd got away with it blew my mind!

When the full-time whistle finally went, it didn't feel like we'd won at all.

That sounds odd to say, but that was honestly how I felt.

Of course I was delighted and the players' celebrations in front of the away end were great - with the usually reserved Mikkel Damsgaard lapping up the deserved "oles" - but it didn't half feel like we'd got away with it.

Both the disallowed goals were at the other end of the ground so all we could see was shoddy defending and not whether the decisions were right or not.

But even though they went in our favour, it's ridiculous that they took so long to decide.

Without Burnley's first goal in first-half stoppage time and the hope it gave them, our collapse may not have happened.

However, it's a good lesson to learn with six difficult away games - five in the Premier League and one in the FA Cup - to come.

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Brentford have announced two new directors with influence at the club and additional investment from two of their current minority owners.

Blackstone executive Prakash Melwani and Sir Lucian Grainge, chairman of Universal Music Group, have joined the board of Best Intentions Analytics Limited, the club's holding company.

Gary Lubner and filmmaker Sir Matthew Vaughn have increased their minority holdings, with Matthew Benham still the club's majority owner.

Last year, Benham transferred his shares into a holding company - Best Intentions Analytics - with a view to using the firm as a vehicle to attract more investment.

"This increased investment reinforces their joint commitment to supporting Brentford's ambitions for continued growth on and off the pitch," the club said in a statement.

Vaughn said: "When Gary and I closed our first round of investment, we knew we were on to something good. And six months on, that's proving to be true with a competitive squad, a brilliant head coach and an off-pitch team that's second to none. It's a privilege to be part of the Brentford family."

On joining the board, Lubner added: "Brentford stands for more than just football excellence. Its commitment to community, integrity, and social progress reflects principles that matter most to me and I am proud to deepen my support for a club where meaningful social impact is regarded as equally important as sporting success.

"The extraordinary community impact of Brentford FC, which changes lives every day across west London, exemplifies how the club prioritises long term outcomes by creating resilience and value beyond matchday performance, and I am delighted to welcome our new directors and investors to help grow and develop this vital initiative."

Brentford boss Keith Andrews has been speaking to the media before Tuesday's Premier League game against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium (19:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• It is hoped Aaron Hickey will return from a hamstring problem after the March international break, while Vitaly Janelt is expected to miss some games with a metatarsal issue.

• Reiss Nelson missed Saturday's dramatic 4-3 win at Burnley with a calf problem but is expected to return to full training in the coming days and Josh Dasilva could feature this season after returning to team training.

• Reflecting on that chaotic win over the Clarets, Andrews said: "First half exceptional, full control of the game. Could have been five goals up. For the game to materialise in the way it did - concede just before half-time and first 15 minutes of the second half we struggled to deal with what they threw at us. There was a lot of controversy. Ultimately we found a way to win the game but we must learn from it."

• More on the game in which the Bees surrendered a 3-0 lead: "Momentum is huge in the game and a huge part of elite sport. In the second half momentum was against us so it's finding ways of stopping that. Just learning how to deal with that and tweaking how we can absorb that, keeping calm with what comes. I think it was an invaluable learning experience for us all and the best thing about it is we won the game."

• Andrews was asked about Mikkel Damsgaard, who scored the winner at Turf Moor: "He's a unique player. For me, he is the type of player who should be allowed to play with freedom. He needs that confidence to play his way. He's had a slightly disrupted season but his talent is of a high level and you saw that on Saturday."

• On Andoni Iraola's Cherries: "They are unbeaten in eight games which is no mean feat at this level. They are a dangerous team. They have really good players, high-octane football [team], which we are. I think it will be a fast-paced, energetic and aggressive game."

• On Brentford fans: "The fans should be excited about where we have got to. The players is very different - that is very much game to game. We gave the fans enough on Saturday, in different ways, so we are always testing them."

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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Burnley and Brentford.

Here are some of your comments:

Burnley fans

Ian: Although we will probably be in the Championship next season, at least we came back and showed some fight. One good thing next season is we won't have to suffer VAR decisions.

Chris: First half was awful. Second half was superb. VAR taking five minutes to decide it was an accidental handball - absolutely ridiculous! So much fight and spirit in that second half, and all everyone is talking about after the game is VAR. Roll on the Championship, where a goal is a goal and no forensic VAR to try to rule out every 'goal' that they can! UTC

Jamie: So frustrating again from Burnley. Our home crowd really don't get behind us until it's too late - too quiet again, and we got what we deserved again. Not good enough for the top flight.

Tad: Great team spirit and attractive football going forward - just can't defend. Still, so unlucky to lose. More importantly, hate VAR with a passion - not just because of this result but because it's killing the game.

Brentford fans

Harzy: Brentford deserved the three points. Putting aside the VAR issues that most clubs encounter, Brentford did score six of the seven goals in the match after all…

Kev: Strikers did wonderfully well. The team made the mistake of believing the game was won too early and lost concentration. The Burnley disallowed goal was a deliberate and definite handball.

Mick: Shouldn't let a three-goal advantage slip, even away from home. Fair play to Burnley for coming back. I think we got away with one.

Joe: Absolute rollercoaster of a match. Pure class for the first 35 minutes, then pretty timid for the rest. Very fortunate to scrape the win. There’s a lot to reflect on and improve, but we take the points!

Adwaidh Rajan
BBC Sport journalist

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Many pundits and supporters questioned Keith Andrews' appointment when he was thrust into the hot seat following Thomas Frank's exit for Tottenham last summer.

Appointing the club's set-piece coach to succeed Frank, who guided Brentford into the Premier League during his seven-year tenure, would not have looked a very reassuring move.

And many tipped Brentford as relegation candidates, let alone replicate their 10th-placed finish from 2024-25, following the departures of captain Christian Norgaard, star winger Bryan Mbeumo and the prolific Yoane Wissa.

But eight months on, Andrews is proving his detractors completely wrong.

"Andrews has been fantastic," former England goalkeeper Rob Green told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"He's really taken that team and put his own twist on it without it being too drastic. He has managed everything around him very well."

Houghton said: "Andrews deserves all the plaudits. Frank is a tough act to follow, but I like how he has adapted this team."

Damsgaard, who scored twice against Burnley, said: "He is a really good guy, first of all.

"We learn so much from him and he cares so much for this team. He's the perfect fit.

"We have improved so much this season. It's been a pleasure working with him and this group in general.

"It says a lot about the way Brentford do things with him signing a long-term deal. He is why we as a club have been doing so well."

Andrews has built on Frank's work to maximise the quality of the squad, with 18-goal striker Igor Thiago, Kevin Schade and Dango Ouattara stepping up in attack.

The result? Andrews has won 17 of his 34 games as manager, with 13 coming in the league.

Brentford have been impressive on the road, where they have won five of their past six league fixtures - and three in the row for the first time since March 2025.

It makes for impressive numbers, so much so that former Brighton striker Glenn Murray told Football Focus recently: "If the Premier League stopped right now, Andrews would be manager of the season."

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Brentford manager Keith Andrews to BBC Match of the Day: "Yeah for sure [that was one of wildest games I've seen]. It had a bit of everything I suppose. Neutrals will be very pleased. Far too much drama for my liking. I have to say, I thought the grit and character we showed to get the result was not surprising, but very pleasing to see."

On goalscorer Mikel Damsgaard: "I thought he was sensational. I've had it in my head all week he'd be starting this game. Right from the first whistle he showed class, he oozed class, his composer, awareness, his passes were sensational. They way he took those goals was sensational."

On conceding three goals in a row: "Ultimately you have to have trust in the players you have, and I do have trust. I've said to the players we need to learn from it. We've grounded it out and that's a new learning curve. I'm well aware of what Burnley are capable of. I always knew it would have been a difficult game. Would I have taken 4-3 before the game? Absolutely, for sure.

"I haven't looked at the table. We just keep pushing and we've got another tough one on Tuesday against Bournemouth."

Brentford goalscorer Mikkel Damsgaard to BBC Match of the Day: "It was a crazy one. We started out great and we had control. An annoying goal at the end of the first half and then we lost control in the second. Thankfully we were able to fight back in the second."

What has Keith Andrews brought to the team: "A lot, we have improved so much this season. It's been a pleasure working with him and this group in general. I enjoy playing with them every day."

"He's a really good guy first of all. We learn so much from him and he cares so much for this team. He's the perfect fit. It says a lot about the way Brentford do things with him signing a long-term deal. He is why we as a club have been doing so well."

On scoring a header: "The guys made fun of me for scoring with my head. It's not what I usually do. But it was a laugh. This team's togetherness is one of the best."

On Burnley's disallowed equaliser: "I didn't see it to be honest. Mathias Jensen he saw it and said it was a handball. He usually sees things correctly so I trusted him and waited for the decision to be made.

"We're taking it one game at a time. Hopefully we can dream a little bit but there's still one game left. We'll see."

Did you know?

• Brentford have won three consecutive Premier League away games for the first time since March 2025, while they've scored three or more goals in back-to-back away league games for the first time since April 2024.

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Brentford head coach Keith Andrews would have preferred a more straightforward result than the late 4-3 win at Burnley to celebrate signing a new contract at the club this week.

But the hard-fought victory at Turf Moor had all the hallmarks of a side growing in confidence and belief under his watch.

The Irishman, promoted from set‑piece coach and doubted by many when he succeeded Thomas Frank at the start of the season, has steadily shaped this side in his image.

The Bees made a buzzing start against a Burnley side who had troubled Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham in recent weeks.

They were ahead inside nine minutes as Mikkel Damsgaard arrived unmarked to head in a corner from Dango Ouattara before the Dane turned provider for Brentford's second in the 25th minute as Igor Thiago latched on to his through pass to score his 18th league goal of the season.

It was soon 3-0 as Sepp van den Berg's header from another corner was cleared off the line by Lucas Pires only as far as Kevin Schade to score his seventh goal of the season.

Though they let the advantage slip to allow Brentford back in at 3-3, they showed fighting spirit in front of the vocal Burnley fans to have the final say through Damsgaard's second - a perfect response after their 2-0 home defeat by Brighton last weekend.

Andrews' side have now won five of their past six away fixtures in the league, and this victory keeps them firmly in the hunt for a top-seven finish and qualification for Europe for the first time - with fifth-placed Liverpool still only five points ahead.

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Burnley boss Scott Parker makes three changes following the 1-1 draw against Chelsea.

Lucas Pires, James Ward-Prowse and Jacob Bruun Larsen start as Lesley Ugochukwu and Kyle Walker drop to bench and Marcus Edwards misses out.

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Esteve, Worrall, Laurent, Humphreys, Pires, Mejbri, Ward-Prowse, Anthony, Larsen, Flemming.

Subs: Weiss, Walker, Hartman, Ugochukwu, Foster, Florentino, Tchaouna, Ekdal, Barnes.

Brentford boss Keith Andrews makes five changes from the 2-0 defeat by Brighton.

Defender Michael Kayode returns from injury to take Aaron Hickey's place while Hakon Valdimarsson replaces Caoimhín Kelleher in goal. Mikkel Damsgaard, Yehor Yarmoliuk and Kevin Schade also return to the Bees starting line-up.

Brentford XI: Valdimarsson, Henry, Van den Berg, Schade, Jensen, Thiago, Yarmoliuk, Ouattara, Ajer, Damsgaard, Kayode.

Subs: Balcombe, Pinnock, Henderson, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Donovan, Furo, Bentt, Shield.

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Burnley are still competitive, still scrapping and still picking up points. Their players are still playing for Scott Parker but, even so, it's still not going to be enough to keep them up.

The Clarets' draw at Chelsea last week was a good result and they could even have won that game, too, but they didn't. That lack of wins has been their problem all season, not their performances.

They have only won four of their 27 games so far and I think they are going to need to win five of their final 11 to stay up from here - and that's not going to happen.

I don't think anyone saw Brentford's home defeat by Brighton coming last week - I didn't anyway - but I am still going to back them at Turf Moor.

It's going to be another tight one but I can see Igor Thiago getting back on the scoresheet with the winner. That's as exact as predictions can get.

Sutton's prediction: 0-1

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