BOURNEMOUTH. Brentford found a way to reverse the score against AFC Bournemouth to win 2-1. It was AFC Bournemouth to strike first with an own goal of Vitaly Janelt at the 17′. Then it was a goal in the 30′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Christian Nørgaard gave the win to Brentford in the 71′ minute. AFC Bournemouth lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 11,180 spectators. The referee was Craig Pawson with the help of Tim Wood and Wade Smith. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.83 degrees Celsius or 44.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 17 Total 10
- 5 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 124 Attack 97
- 107 Dangerous attack 80
- 82 Ball safe 76
- 9 Free Kicks 16
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
AFC Bournemouth had a superior ball possession 59% while Brentford was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AFC Bournemouth was putting more pressure with 107 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Brentford was capable to find the solution to win this match.
AFC Bournemouth shot 17 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brentford shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (Marcus Tavernier, Antoine Semenyo and James Hill). Regarding the opposition, Brentford didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, AFC Bournemouth stays with 44 points to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Brentford has 41 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, AFC Bournemouth will host Ipswich Town on the 1st of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of AFC Bournemouth (4 draws).
Brentford will play away against Newcastle United on the 2nd of April with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Newcastle United (1 draw).
AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna decided to play with the following team: Kepa Arrizabalaga
, Lewis Cook , Illia Zabarnyi , Dean Huijsen , Miloš Kerkez , Ryan Christie , Tyler Adams , Marcus Tavernier , Justin Kluivert , Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson .The home team had on the bench: David Brooks
, Alex Scott, Dango Ouattara , Luis Sinisterra , Julio Soler, Daniel Jebbison , James Hill , Will Dennis and Ben Winterburn.Substitutions
AFC Bournemouth made 5 changes: Ryan Christie for Luis Sinisterra (67′), Justin Kluivert for David Brooks (79′), Luis Sinisterra for Dango Ouattara (85′), Illia Zabarnyi for Daniel Jebbison (85′) and Tyler Adams for James Hill (79′).
Player of the match: Antoine Semenyo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Antoine Semenyo.
His rating is
with 27 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Brentford – Formation

Also Brentford adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Thomas Frank played with: Mark Flekken
, Kristoffer Ajer , Nathan Collins , Ethan Pinnock , Keane Lewis-Potter , Christian Nørgaard , Vitaly Janelt , Bryan Mbeumo , Mikkel Damsgaard , Kevin Schade and Yoane Wissa .They had on the bench: Sepp van den Berg
, Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Ben Mee , Yehor Yarmoliuk , Yunus Konak , Edmond-Paris Maghoma, Kim Ji-Soo, Iwan Morgan and Benjamin Fredrick.Substitutions
Brentford made 4 changes: Kristoffer Ajer for Sepp van den Berg (72′), Vitaly Janelt for Yehor Yarmoliuk (72′), Kevin Schade for Yunus Konak (85′) and Mikkel Damsgaard for Ben Mee (85′).
Player of the match: Christian Nørgaard
The player that probably impressed the most for Brentford was Christian Nørgaard.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 46 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.