The Eagles managed a perfect three game week along with the addition of Romain Esse from local rivals Millwall, and it is an opportunity for the club to start looking up rather than what is behind them.
MATCH INFORMATION
| 26 January 2025 – 2pm |
| Selhurst Park Stadium, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU |
PREVIOUS MEETING
| 30/12/2023 – A early goal from Keane Lewis-Potter did not deter the hosts who managed to find a quick response through Michael Olise and had the lead by the break thanks to Ebere Eze. A second from Olise scoring Palace’s third early in the second half sealed the points for the Eagles. |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Michael Olise (10) |
MATCH OFFICIALS
| Referee | Tony Harrington |
| Assistant | Marc Perry |
| Assistant | Richard West |
| Fourth Official | Tim Robinson |
| VAR | Darren England |
| Assistant VAR | Akil Howson |
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Matheus Franca, Adam Wharton, Jefferson Lerma, and Rob Holding all continue to miss out.
BRENTFORD – Josh Dasilva, Ethan Pinnock, Aaron Hickey, Igor Thiago, and Gustavo Nunes are all unavailable. Kistoffer Ajer and Ryan Trevitt will be assessed.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
This is the section of our match preview that highlights those that have not been the best of friends with match officials as the season goes on. Of course, they all begin with a clean slate, but we will start to see those that will be heading for a ban or two as the campaign progresses.
| RED CARDS – Daichi Kamada (1), Christian Norgaard (1) |
| YELLOW CARDS (over 5.5) – Will Hughes (7) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 18/08/2024 | Brentford 2-1 Palace |
| 30/12/2023 | Palace 3-1 Brentford |
| 26/08/2023 | Brentford 1-1 Palace |
| 18/02/2023 | Brentford 1-1 Palace |
| 30/08/2022 | Palace 1-1 Brentford |
Last FIVE results for Palace:
| 18/01/2025 | West Ham 0-2 Palace |
| 15/01/2025 | Leicester 0-2 Palace |
| 12/01/2025 | Palace 1-0 Stockport |
| 04/01/2025 | Palace 1-1 Chelsea |
| 29/12/2024 | Palace 2-1 Southampton |
Last FIVE results for Brentford;
| 18/01/2025 | Brentford 0-2 Liverpool |
| 14/01/2025 | Brentford 2-2 Manchester City |
| 11/01/2025 | Brentford 0-1 Plymouth |
| 04/01/2025 | Southampton 0-5 Brentford |
| 01/01/2025 | Brentford 1-3 Arsenal |
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are 12th in the Premier League with 27 points from 22 games played, why Brentford are 11th with 28 from the same games played.
RECORD AGAINST BRENTFORD
| Played | 45 |
| Won | 18 |
| Drawn | 12 |
| Lost | 15 |
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
This is the section of our match preview where we list two players from each side that are top of the ratings by our friends over at Who Scored. Obviously, there are no ratings to share at the moment but that will soon change!
| Bryn Mbeumo | 7.42 |
| Ebere Eze | 7.12 |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | 7.08 |
| Daniel Munoz | 7.06 |
ONE TO WATCH
| MIKKEL DAMSGAARD |
| FORMER CLUBS – Jyllinge FC, Nordsjaelland, Sampdoria |
| The 24 year old seems to have been on the scene for some time and you would be forgiven for thinking that he is older than he actually is. The Danish international has had a stop start career at Brentford since signing in 2022 but has forced himself into the starting line up this season and is worthy of his place. |
| EBERE EZE v NATHAN COLLINS |
| We would be foolish to think that the disallowed goal at the beginning of the season is out of everyone’s minds heading into the fixture and you can expect the Palace number ten to put matters right by hitting the net at Selhurst, and for it to count! It certainly gives him the added enthusiasm to do so. |
PRE-MATCH STATS
This is the section of our match preview where we keep a tally on the statistics for Palace players as the campaign continues and how they compare to other Premier League players.
| Goals | Jean-Philippe MATETA 8 (12th) |
| Assists | Ebere EZE 5 (12th) |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 1125 (19th) |
| Tackles | Daniel MUNOZ 77 (1st) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 1414 (20th) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 60 (7th) |
| Fouls | Will HUGHES 39 (6th) |
| Dispossessed | Ebere EZE 29 (25th) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 61 (9th) |
| Clearances | Maxence LACROIX 99 (9th) |
| Big Chances Missed | Jean-Philippe MATETA 11 (6th) |
TEB PREDICTION
There are some things that cannot be forgotten in football and the travesty in the game at the GTECH earlier in the season is one of them. The Eagles are on a fine run of form and Brentford have not been travelling well this season, if you call a short trip to South London a journey! That run should continue with a victory over the Bees who have had a mixed run of form of late.
| PREDICTED SCORE: 2-0 to Palace |
