Crystal Palace’s Will Hughes, left, and Brentford’s Nathan Collins battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford, England, Sunday Aug. 18, 2024. (John Walton/PA via AP)
The bees edged ahead through a Bryan Mbeumbo strike around the half-hour mark, but were pegged back following an Ethan Pinnock own goal. But, Yoanne Wissa’s 76th-minute strike ensured the hosts would claim all points on offer.
Brentford registered their first win of the season with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday as Thomas Frank’s men picked up a favourable result despite the absence of striker Ivan Toney, who was benched amid rumours of a reported transfer.
The bees edged ahead through a Bryan Mbeumbo strike around the half-hour mark, but were pegged back following an Ethan Pinnock own goal. But, Yoanne Wissa’s 76th-minute strike ensured the hosts would claim all points on offer.
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Mbeumo’s opener was doubly frustrating for Palace as it came just minutes after the visitors had a goal disallowed at the other end.
Eberechi Eze caught Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken out with a long-distance free kick from the right, hitting a shot straight into the net via the near post when Brentford was expecting a delivery into the box. However, referee Sam Barrott whistled for a foul on Palace midfielder Will Hughes as he jostled for position in a scrum of players on the edge of the area. While the decision enraged Palace manager Oliver Glasner, VAR could not review it as Barrott’s whistle came before the ball had gone into the net.
And moments later, Mbeumo raced onto a ball down the right wing and then cut inside Marc Guehi to beat goalkeeper Henderson with a left-foot shot inside the far corner.
Palace continued to control proceedings and equalized when Daniel Munoz met a cross with a header back across goal, and Pinnock pushed the ball into his own net as he tried to clear.
The visitors then had another goal disallowed for offside before Collins’ winner.
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Brentford manager Thomas Frank said before the game that Toney was left out of the squad because of “transfer interest,” hinting that the England striker could be sold this month.
However, Guehi was in Palace’s starting lineup despite Newcastle reportedly pursuing a deal for the England international.
(With Inputs From AP)
