Back on the road again for the Eagles this weekend after a brief stop off at Selhurst on Monday night, but this time it is just the short trek to West London to take on the Bees.
MATCH INFORMATION
- 3pm – 26th August 2023
- Gtech Community Stadium, Lionel Road South, Brentford TW8 0RU
PREVIOUS MEETING
Palace last made the trip in February and were handed the lead courtesy of Eberechi Eze midway through the second half. It looked like all three points were heading back to the South of the capital but the hosts found an equaliser with literally the final attack of the game as Vitaly Janelt netted.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Michael Olise
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Bankes. Assistants: James Mainwaring, Nick Greenhalgh. Fourth official: Matt Donohue. VAR: Andy Madley. Assistant VAR: Dan Robathan
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Michael Olise, Will Hughes and Matheus Franca remain absent due to injury
BRENTFORD – Ivan Toney continues his lengthy ban, while Josh Dasilva misses out injured. Ben Mee is a doubt.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
RED CARDS – none
YELLOW CARDS – Aaron Hickey (2), Rico Henry (1), Jordan Ayew (1), Cheick Doucoure (1)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 18/02/23 Brentford 1-1 Palace
- 30/08/22 Palace 1-1 Brentford
- 12/02/22 Brentford 0-0 Palace
- 21/08/21 Palace 0-0 Brentford
- 02/08/14 Brentford 3-2 Palace (friendly)
Last FIVE results for Palace:
- 21/08/23 Palace 0-1 Arsenal
- 12/08/23 Sheffield United 0-1 Palace
- 28/05/23 Palace 1-1 Forest
- 20/05/23 Fulham 2-2 Palace
- 13/05/23 Palace 2-0 Bournemouth
Last FIVE results for Brentford;
- 19/08/23 Fulham 0-3 Brentford
- 13/08/23 Brentford 2-2 Spurs
- 28/05/23 Brentford 1-0 Manchester City
- 20/08/23 Spurs 1-3 Brentford
- 14/05/23 Brentford 2-0 West Ham
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are 11th in the Premier League with 3 points from 2 games, while Brentford are 4th with 4 points
RECORD AGAINST BRENTFORD
- Played 42
- Won 17
- Drawn 11
- Lost 14
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- Yoane Wissa 8.15
- Joachim Andersen 7.65
- Ethan Pinnock 7.57
- Jefferson Lerma 7.38
ONE TO WATCH
YOANE WISSA
FORMER CLUBS – Epinay-sous-Senart, Linas-Montihery, Chateauroux, Angers, Laval (loan), Lorient
The DR Congo international did not particularly hit the headlines when he joined the West London outfit in 2021, but he is arguably the best finisher at the club. He managed to get off the mark already this season with a goal in both Brentford games this season.
KEY CLASH
MARC GUEHI v BRYAN MBEUMO
This will be an intriguing match up with the Brentford striker having already scored three times this season while the Palace defender has been part of a stubborn defence in both games of the campaign so far.
PRE-MATCH STATS
- GOALS – Odsonne Edouard (1 – 8th in PL)
- ASSISTS – Jordan Ayew (1 – 7th in PL)
- PASSES – Joachim Andersen/Marc Guehi (154 – 13th in PL)
- TACKLES – Tyrick Mitchell (5 – 21st in PL)
- TOUCHES – Joachim Andersen (186 – 10th in PL)
- SHOTS – Eberechi Eze (12 – 1st in PL)
- FOULS – Jordan Ayew (5 – 3rd in PL)
- DISPOSSESSED – Jordan Ayew (8 – 2nd in PL)
- SAVES – Sam Johnstone (3 – 17th in PL)
- CLEARANCES – Joachim Andersen (9 – 14th in PL)
- BIG CANCES MISSED – Odsonne Edouard (2 – 2nd in PL)
PRE-MATCH FACTS
All 4 Premier League meetings between Brentford and Palace have been draws – no pair of sides has ever drawn each of their first 5 meetings in the competition before.
The Eagles have won 4 of their last 31 Premier League London derby matches (D11 L16), losing 1-0 to Arsenal last time out. Only 1 of those wins has come away from home, beating West Ham in November 2022.
Eberechi Eze has had the most shots and chances created combined in the Premier League this season (20), having the most shots (12), and creating eight chances, with only 2 players creating more. Despite this, he is yet to score or assist a goal in the Premier League so far.
Bryan Mbeumo has scored in each of his last 5 league London derbies, netting 7 goals in those matches; only 1 player has ever scored in 6 consecutive London derby matches in the competition – Thierry Henry between December 1999 and September 2000.
TEB PREDICTION
The games between these two sides since Brentford secured promotion to the Premier League have been draws. Both games were goalless in the first season, with both games finishing 1-1 last season. Whether this season break the mould remains to be seen but we fancy another tight affair and a share of the spoils.
FINAL SCORE: 1-1
