Brentford vs Fulham, 2019-20 English League Championship, Promotion Final
· English League ChampionshipFulham beat Brentford to make return to Premier League
Joe Bryan scored twice in extra time to lift Fulham past Brentford with a 2-1 win and earn promotion to the Premier League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 1': Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a headed pass.
- 4': Attempt saved. Josh Onomah (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Brentford). Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 7': Foul by Michael Hector (Fulham).
- 7': Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Josh Onomah (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 14': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Rico Henry.
- 15': Offside, Brentford. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt saved. Josh Onomah (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Brentford). Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
- 20': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 21': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Josh Dasilva.
- 24': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marek Rodák (Fulham). Assisted by Rico Henry with a cross.
- 25': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Michael Hector.
- 26': Delay in match (Fulham).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 29': Harrison Reed (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Handball by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 34': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
- 34': Marek Rodák (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Offside, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Denis Odoi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
- 40': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Joe Bryan (Fulham).
- 42': Offside, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
- 43': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Fulham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Fulham 0.
- 47': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
- 48': Attempt missed. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
- 53': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Josh Dasilva (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 58': Attempt missed. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 61': Substitution, Brentford. Emiliano Marcondes replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 61': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford).
- 62': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Emiliano Marcondes.
- 62': Attempt missed. Michael Hector (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Bryan with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
- 64': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
- 66': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
- 66': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 66': Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Tom Cairney (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt missed. Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 68': Delay in match (Fulham).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 71': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marek Rodák (Fulham). Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
- 71': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Marek Rodák.
- 73': Attempt missed. Harrison Reed (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 80': Foul by Michael Hector (Fulham).
- 80': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Fulham. Anthony Knockaert replaces Neeskens Kebano.
- 82': Offside, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara is caught offside.
- 83': Attempt missed. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 83': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canós replaces Josh Dasilva.
- 84': Offside, Fulham. Anthony Knockaert is caught offside.
- 85': Attempt missed. Josh Onomah (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 86': Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford).
- 86': Josh Onomah (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 88': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Offside, Brentford. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Michael Hector (Fulham).
- 90'+1': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrovic replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 90'+3': Offside, Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Fulham 0.
- 90': First Half Extra Time begins Brentford 0, Fulham 0.
- 92': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 93': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
- 93': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 95': Attempt saved. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Brentford).
- 97': Attempt blocked. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Henry.
- 98': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 98': Foul by Michael Hector (Fulham).
- 98': Michael Hector (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 101': Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Fulham).
- 101': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 102': Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 103': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 103': Josh Onomah (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 103': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 104': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 105': Goal! Brentford 0, Fulham 1. Joe Bryan (Fulham) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 105'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 105'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Ivan Cavaleiro replaces Aboubakar Kamara.
- 105'+1': Substitution, Brentford. Halil Dervisoglu replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 105'+3': First Half Extra Time ends, Brentford 0, Fulham 1.
- 105': Second Half Extra Time begins Brentford 0, Fulham 1.
- 105': Substitution, Brentford. Tariqe Fosu replaces Rico Henry.
- 106': Foul by Halil Dervisoglu (Brentford).
- 106': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 109': Attempt missed. Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pontus Jansson.
- 110': Substitution, Fulham. Maxime Le Marchand replaces Josh Onomah.
- 110': Substitution, Fulham. Cyrus Christie replaces Denis Odoi.
- 113': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Fulham).
- 113': Sergi Canós (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 114': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 117': Attempt saved. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marek Rodák (Fulham).
- 117': Goal! Brentford 0, Fulham 2. Joe Bryan (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 120': Attempt missed. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergi Canós with a cross.
- 120'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 120'+1': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 120'+2': Foul by Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham).
- 120'+2': Tariqe Fosu (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 120'+2': Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 120'+3': Attempt saved. Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Brentford). Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
- 120'+3': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 120'+3': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
- 120'+4': Offside, Fulham. Ivan Cavaleiro is caught offside.
- 120'+4': Goal! Brentford 1, Fulham 2. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a headed pass.
- 120'+4': Marek Rodák (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 120'+5': Second Half Extra Time ends, Brentford 1, Fulham 2.
- 0': Match ends, Brentford 1, Fulham 2.
Statistics
 FUL |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Line-Ups
Brentford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 22 | Henrik Dalsgaard |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard  |
| 14 | Josh Dasilva |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Marek Rodák (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 3 | Michael Hector |
| 23 | Joe Bryan |
| 4 | Denis Odoi |
| 25 | Josh Onomah |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 21 | Harrison Reed |
| 47 | Aboubakar Kamara |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
| 7 | Neeskens Kebano |
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