LONDON. Crystal Palace beat Brentford 3-1 thanks to M. Olise who scored in the 14th and 58th minute. It was Brentford to score first with a goal from Keane Lewis-Potter. Notwithstanding, later Crystal Palace found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Michael Olise (14′), Eberechi Eze (39′) and Michael Olise (58′).

The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones with the help of Wade Smith and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.57 degrees Celsius or 36.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Crystal Palace

3 - 1

Brentford

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 125 Attack 97
  • 70 Dangerous attack 58
  • 83 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Crystal Palace was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Brentford that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Crystal Palace had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Crystal Palace won the match​.

Crystal Palace shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Brentford shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Crystal Palace didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Brentford received 1 yellow card (Saman Ghoddos).

Match Timeline

2'
Keane Lewis-Potter(goal)Mads Roerslev
Michael Olise(goal)Jordan Ayew
14'
Eberechi Eze(goal)Tyrick Mitchell
39'
45'
Saman Ghoddos- Yellow
Michael Olise(goal)Marc Guéhi
58'
63'
Frank Onyeka- sub ->Mads Roerslev
63'
Neal Maupay- sub ->Mathias Jensen
67'
Mikkel Damsgaard- sub ->Christian Nørgaard
80'
80'
Yehor Yarmoliuk- sub ->Vitaly Janelt
Matheus França- sub ->Jean-Philippe Mateta
86'
Will Hughes- sub ->Eberechi Eze
86'
Jeffrey Schlupp- sub ->Jordan Ayew
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this contest, Crystal Palace has 21 points like Fulham to remain in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Brentford will stays with 19 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will play away against Arsenal on the 13th of January with a 12-3 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).

Brentford will host Nottingham Forest on the 13th of January with a 10-6 head to head record in favor of Brentford (5 draws).

Crystal Palace – Formation

Crystal Palace
G
Dean Henderson 30.England
7.3
D
Joachim Andersen 16.Denmark
7.3
D
Nathaniel Clyne 17.England
7.0
D
T. Mitchell 3.England
7.7
D
Marc Guéhi 6.England
7.0
M
Jefferson Lerma 8.Colombia
7.3
M
Eberechi Eze 10.England
7.9
86' 39'
M
Chris Richards 26.United States
7.1
F
Michael Olise 7.France
9.8
14', 58'
F
Jordan Ayew 9.Ghana
7.9
90'
F
Jean-Philippe Mateta 14.France
7.0
86'
Substitutes
G
Remi Matthews 31.England
D
James Tomkins 5.England
M
Jeffrey Schlupp 15.Ghana
90'
M
Will Hughes 19.England
6.4
86'
M
Naouirou Ahamada 29.France
M
Jaïro Riedewald 44.Netherlands
F
Matheus França 11.Brazil
6.4
86'
F
Odsonne Edouard 22.France

Crystal Palace started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Roy Hodgson decided to play with the following team: Dean Henderson (7.3), Nathaniel Clyne (7.0), Joachim Andersen (7.3), Marc Guéhi (7.0), Tyrick Mitchell (7.7), Jefferson Lerma (7.3), Chris Richards (7.1), Eberechi Eze (7.9), Michael Olise (9.8), Jean-Philippe Mateta (7.0) and Jordan Ayew (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: James Tomkins, Matheus França (6.4), Jeffrey Schlupp, Will Hughes (6.4), Odsonne Édouard, Naouirou Ahamada, Remi Matthews, Jaïro Riedewald and David Ozoh.

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 3 changes: Jean-Philippe Mateta for Matheus França (86′), Eberechi Eze for Will Hughes (86′) and Jordan Ayew for Jeffrey Schlupp (90′).

Player of the match: Michael Olise​

The player that probably impressed the most for Crystal Palace was Michael Olise.

His rating is 9.8 with 2 goals, 54 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses.

Brentford – Formation

Brentford
G
Mark Flekken 1.Netherlands
6.7
D
Ethan Pinnock 5.Jamaica
6.8
D
Nathan Collins 22.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Zanka 13.Denmark
6.4
M
Christian Nørgaard 6.Denmark
6.3
67'
M
Saman Ghoddos 14.Iran
7.5
45'
M
Vitaly Janelt 27.Germany
7.0
80'
M
Mads Roerslev 30.Denmark
7.1
63'
M
Mathias Jensen 8.Denmark
7.0
63'
F
Yoane Wissa 11.DR Congo
5.7
F
Keane Lewis-Potter 23.England
7.3
80' 2'
Substitutes
G
Thomas Strakosha 21.Albania
D
V. Adedokun 42.Republic of Ireland
M
Frank Onyeka 15.Nigeria
7.0
63'
M
Mikkel Damsgaard 24.Denmark
7.0
67'
M
Myles Peart-Harris 25.England
M
Ethan Brierley 38.England
M
Yehor Yarmoliuk 33.Ukraine
6.6
80'
F
M. Olakigbe 37.England
7.0
80'
F
Neal Maupay 7.France
7.0
63'

Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Thomas Frank played with: Mark Flekken (6.7), Zanka (6.4), Ethan Pinnock (6.8), Nathan Collins (7.0), Mads Roerslev (7.1), Mathias Jensen (7.0), Christian Nørgaard (6.3), Vitaly Janelt (7.0), Saman Ghoddos (7.5), Yoane Wissa (5.7) and Keane Lewis-Potter (7.3).

They had on the bench: Neal Maupay (7.0), Yegor Yarmolyuk (6.6), Frank Onyeka (7.0), Thomas Strakosha, Mikkel Damsgaard (7.0), Myles Peart-Harris, Michael Olakigbe (7.0), Ethan Brierley and Val Adedokun.

Substitutions

Brentford made 5 changes: Mads Roerslev for Frank Onyeka (63′), Mathias Jensen for Neal Maupay (63′), Christian Nørgaard for Mikkel Damsgaard (67′), Keane Lewis-Potter for Michael Olakigbe (80′) and Vitaly Janelt for Yegor Yarmolyuk (80′).

Player of the match: Saman Ghoddos​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Saman Ghoddos.

His rating is 7.5 with 48 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​