Brentford

Henry Brownsey
BBC Sport journalist

There were plenty of memorable numbers across the weekend's Premier League football...

1 - How many games it took Brighton's Matt O'Riley to open his account in the top flight.

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250 - How many appearances Bruno Fernandes has now made for Manchester United, registering a combined 155 goals and assists in this time.

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4 - Consecutive defeats for Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side, and the first time he has had such a losing run in his managerial career.

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28 - Points Liverpool boss Arne Slot has earned in the Premier League in his first 11 games in charge - the joint-most of any new manager.

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80 - Seconds between Bournemouth going 2-1 up and Mikkel Damsgaard equalising for Brentford.

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1:48 - How long into the game Pablo Sarabia put Wolves ahead against Southampton - becoming the club's earliest Premier League goalscorer.

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22 years, six months, two weeks and three days - The amount of time Ipswich Town had gone without a Premier League victory before Sunday's win at Tottenham.

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Ian Westbrook
Fan writer

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Well, that was another boring afternoon at Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday...

Once again Brentford showed how good we can be going forward, but also how careless we keep being at the back.

Given how poor we were both at Fulham and in the first 20 minutes of this game, to come back well to beat an in-form Bournemouth side was a great result, especially going into an international break.

Our goals included another one straight from a kick-off, this time Mikkel Damsgaard finally scoring his first Premier League goal just 21 seconds after we had restarted from the Cherries' second goal.

It is never easy watching the Bees though and when Bournemouth hit the bar in the 96th minute, it was another head-in-hands moment for us fans.

However, Yoane Wissa is once again showing what a clinical striker he is, and record signing Igor Thiago will not just walk into the side when he is finally fit again.

A word of sympathy for Mads Roerslev, currently one of our two fit full-backs and the recipient of a lot of criticism from fans after unwittingly playing a part in Fulham's winner last Monday.

Thomas Frank defended him to the media on Friday, but then took him out of the firing line by putting him on the bench on Saturday.

Roerslev has been a steady and generally reliable performer in five-and-a-half years at Brentford, usually filling in for someone else.

So I wonder what he thought when Sepp van den Berg, his replacement at right-back on Saturday, handed the Cherries' their first goal with a poor backpass.

I am sure that both players will bounce back from these incidents.

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On BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, former Premier League striker Chris Sutton speaks about a Brentford side that is "great to watch" and praises front pair Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa.

"If you're a Brentford fan and where they were a few years ago, to now be watching a team reminiscent of the Harlem Globetrotters on their own patch - they're in heaven watching their team at home," said Sutton.

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

Here are some of your comments:

Brentford fans

Ian: Another end-to-end game at Gtech Community Stadium and Yoane Wissa was on fire! The first half was a good Premier League game and the second half continued in the same vein. Two teams outside the top six who are making their mark in the Premier League.

Paddy: If we weren't so leaky in defence, we would be up fighting for European competition. Ben Mee has been sorely missed, though despite that, the never-say-die attitude saw us through. It is that mindset that is so attractive about our club. Go Bees!

Nick: We attack a team and score more than them. We try to defend and we lose. Just keep attacking! Their manager says they were better…3-2 says we were.

Bournemouth fans

OIiver: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Replace Kepa Arrizabalaga with Mark Travers who has been outstanding for us in back-to-back performances against arguably the two most formidable opponents in the league. Overall, the Cherries were exciting to watch and full of their now characteristic flair. Unfortunately, so were Brentford.

Adam: If I was Travers, I’d be desperately searching for a way out of this club. Two stellar weeks between the sticks against two fantastic teams, and he gets dropped at the first opportunity for a bang-average keeper with a trendy name. We should’ve won that game but instead we’re bemoaning the keeper.

Paul: Well we've had some poor goalkeeping from Neto, but this one is certainly in the same league, full of basic errors. He must be being picked on his past performances. Why take our young goalkeeper out when he's clearly performing with much more effort. Highly paid players think they command a place in the team, not to earn their place on merit.

Former Premier League striker Alan Shearer praised Mikkel Damsgaard for his performance in Brentford's victory over Bournemouth on Saturday:

"When we were working with Thomas Frank in the summer [at the Euros], he said to us that there is a lot more to come from Damsgaard. You're seeing more of that this season and he was excellent [against Bournemouth].

"He always wanted to get the ball forward. He kept Brentford on the front foot and got them into forward positions. He set Brentford off so many times.

"He has started nine games this season - he only started seven in the whole of last season. If he can stay injury-free, he will play a huge part in what Brentford are doing."

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Highlights and analysis from Saturday's six Premier League fixtures.

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• Wolves 2-0 Southampton

• Brighton 2-1 Man City

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Yoane Wissa scored twice as Brentford twice came from behind to beat Bournemouth and cement their status as this season's Premier League entertainers.

Only one team has conceded more goals at home than Brentford (11), yet the Bees have the league's best home record having earned 16 points from a possible 18.

That's because they have scored 18 goals from six games at the Gtech Community Stadium, with the scorelines in the past three being 5-3, 4-3 and 3-2.

The Bees now have two of the league's top six goalscorers in Wissa (seven) and Bryan Mbeumo (eight), and Brentford fans should expect them to keep coming.

Manager Thomas Frank admitted it took 20 minutes for his team to get going against Bournemouth, but as long as they keep winning, he says he would rather they win 5-4 than 1-0.

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Thomas Frank spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Brentford's victory against Bournemouth: "We are in the entertainment business but phew. The first 20 [minutes] we were not good, Bournemouth were better than us. We gave them the first goal, but they also had one or two chances. Then I think we really grew into the game and did well for the rest of the half.

"Second half I thought we were the best team, quite significantly. They scored from a well-combined short corner and there was one cross at the end that we struggled with. Besides that, we didn't give anything away and scored two top goals."

On his team's fightback: "I was so happy. We had a tough Monday night [at Fulham]. I ask for 'bounce-back mentality'.

"We make it very entertaining for the fans. We feel well at home, it's a fortress. We are so dangerous going forward."

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Brentford forward Yoanne Wissa spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Saturday's victory against Bournemouth: "It's nice. We're in an entertainment business so we like to entertain every game. Of course, we'd like to do it in a better way, be 3-0 then done. But this is the Premier League, this is why we love it. I'm very happy with the win today."

On his goals: "The first was a throw-in, and we know that on set-pieces we have to try to score every time. There was a header, then a second header. I was on the back post and just sent it back to where the ball came from.

"The second was perfect play from us. Vitaly [Janelt] gave me a delicious ball and I just tried to do the best I can do. You need to have composure and confidence, and today I'm happy to help the team win."

On his team's fightback: "We knew we had a poor performance against Fulham and today was a bounce-back mentality. You could see after the first 20 minutes there was a lack of confidence. The goal helped us to bring [up] a level and the last 20 minutes [of the first half] was much better.

"Five minutes after half-time we conceded again and a minute later we scored. This is our mentality, just to keep going and do our best to make the fans proud."

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Brentford have scored eight goals from throw-ins in the Premier League since their first season in the competition in 2021-22, more than twice as many as any other side.

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Six matches make up Saturday's Premier League action, and we will bring you every moment.

• Brentford v Bournemouth

• Crystal Palace v Fulham

• West Ham v Everton

• Wolves v Southampton (listen on BBC Radio 5 Live)

• Brighton v Man City - 17:30 (listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

• Liverpool v Aston Villa - 20:00

Kick-off 15:00 GMT unless stated

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Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches this season, against a variety of guests.

For week 11 he takes on Mylee and Tate from CBBC football drama Jamie Johnson FC (JJFC).

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

This is going to be a great game between two in-form teams, but how on earth do I call it?

Bournemouth have just taken seven points off Arsenal, Aston Villa and Manchester City, while Brentford have got the best home record in the Premier League this season.

I was a bit worried about the Cherries when they sold striker Dominic Solanke to Tottenham in the summer because they had to replace his goals, but the whole team has been chipping in and they have had some special results that will live long in the memory for their fans.

I'm basing this prediction on Bournemouth's recent form and confidence, but I still don't think Brentford will be beaten at home. With Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo, they carry a real threat and I always expect them to score.

The readers will go for a draw, no doubt about it... and I am doing the same.

Mylee's prediction: 1-1

I’m going for a draw here too.

Tate's prediction: 2-2

These are two middle-of-the-table teams and I don’t think there is going to be a lot separating them.

Read the full predictions and have your say here

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Brentford manager Thomas Frank says Nathan Collins' concentration levels are a key factor to his improvement as a defender.

The 23 year-old has started all 10 of the Bees' Premier League matches this season and is becoming a key man in Frank's defence.

"[Last season], he got that injury and got that setback. He struggled to get back up to pace and made some mistakes, which didn't help his confidence. At the end of last season, he was more or less back to the good start he had," said Frank.

"Now he has more consistency and his composure on the ball is good. He can find passes in the pockets, the diagonals and the balls in behind. He is very good.

"This year, he has made some crucial blocks, defending the goal and the box very well. He has just got more consistency in the way he plays.

"Another important thing is the concentration. I think his concentration levels have gone up and the best players in the world have got the ability to concentrate for 90 minutes."

Josh Lobley
BBC Sport journalist

Brentford boss Thomas Frank has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Bournemouth (kick-off 15:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Frank provided a fitness update: "No-one new will be available. We were optimistic with [Kristoffer Ajer] but he didn't cope with the training as well as we thought. He is probably out for a few more weeks with a foot injury."

• Elsewhere, Frank confirmed the club are being "extra cautious" with Rico Henry's recovery. Igor Thiago and Gustavo Nunes are "training very well".

• He is looking forward to Thiago's return: "[He will add] extra firepower up front. He is a different type to [Yoane] Wissa and Kevin Schade as a more physical presence. He's even better in the air and in the box."

• Frank was asked about his side dropping the most points from winning positions in the division: "It's not a real concern. We had a bit of extra awareness that we needed to defend better than in the first nine games and I think we did that against Fulham. It was a step in the right direction."

• On Saturday's opponents: "They have been fantastic. They have been one of the most positive teams this season and Andoni [Iraola] has done a top job with his staff. They have a lot of threat going forward and they are very dynamic. We need to deal with their long balls and track their runners."

• On Brentford's struggles away from home: "The main bit is the fixture programme. We've had some tough away fixtures where we could have got more out of them from the performances we had."

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Brentford are unbeaten in their past seven league games against Bournemouth (won five, drawn two) since a 1-0 away loss in the Championship in August 2014.

Brentford's past two Premier League home games have seen them beat Wolves 5-3 and Ipswich 4-3 - no team in English Football League history has won three consecutive home games while conceding three or more goals each time.

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Henry Brownsey
BBC Sport journalist

There were bits of wizardry.

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From magical players.

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There were rockets.

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And bangers.

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Landmarks.

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And clangers.

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While some Guy's like Ruud are always remembered.

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Ian Westbrook
Fan writer

Same old, same old...

Two weeks ago, after the defeat at Manchester United, I wrote that Brentford must stop losing points from winning positions.

But it seems we still have not learned our lesson and Monday's gutting derby defeat at Fulham is a very hard one to take. That result makes it 14 points lost, after taking the lead, already this campaign - the highest in the Premier League.

Don't forget that we lost 30 points from winning positions last season - also the most in the division.

If I have to be objective, nobody can deny that our west London rivals deserved something from the game. They dominated possession and chances, although very few of the saves Mark Flekken made were particularly hard.

We never really got into our stride up front but we defended well, putting in plenty of blocks, with Nathan Collins particularly outstanding.

A point for discussion could be the change of formation made by Thomas Frank when he bolstered our defence by replacing Bryan Mbeumo with Ben Mee late on.

It was an unusual move for Frank, who rarely makes defensive substitutions.

He did it against Crystal Palace on the opening day of the season and you can understand why he repeated it on Monday, given the pressure we were under.

Whether it disrupted things is hard to say - I think it was just that holding out against the constant second-half pressure for 55 minutes, including stoppage time, was always going to be a tall order.

We have now lost all five of our away games - the first four being against big six teams - so we must pick up points on the road soon and stop losing leads.

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