English League Championship

Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth, 2020-21 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Brentford advance 3-2 on aggregate
Brentford
  • 16': Ivan Toney (P)
  • 50': Vitaly Janelt
  • 81': Marcus Forss
FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Brentford advance 3-2 on aggregate
AFC Bournemouth
  • 5': Arnaut Danjuma
  • Red Card 28': Chris Mepham

Championship playoff: Brentford edge out 10-man Bournemouth in dramatic semifinal

Brentford fought back from a goal down to beat 10-man Bournemouth 3-1 in their Championship playoff semifinal second leg on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Philip Billing.
  • 5': Goal! Brentford 0, Bournemouth 1. Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Carter-Vickers following a fast break.
  • 11': Foul by Chris Mepham (Bournemouth).
  • 11': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Canós with a cross.
  • 13': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Lloyd Kelly.
  • 13': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford).
  • 15': Penalty conceded by Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 16': Goal! Brentford 1, Bournemouth 1. Ivan Toney (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 17': Asmir Begovic (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  • 17': Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 18': Foul by Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth).
  • 18': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
  • 21': Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Ben Pearson (Bournemouth).
  • 23': Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford).
  • 23': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
  • 24': Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
  • 28': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Chris Mepham (Bournemouth).
  • 28': Chris Mepham (Bournemouth) is shown the red card.
  • 30': Offside, Brentford. Mathias Jensen tries a through ball, but Bryan Mbeumo is caught offside.
  • 30': Substitution, Bournemouth. Diego Rico replaces David Brooks.
  • 31': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
  • 31': Sergi Canós (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Canós with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 42': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
  • 42': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Diego Rico (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 43': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Mads Rasmussen.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
  • 45'+2': Sergi Canós (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes.
  • 45'+3': Diego Rico (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 45'+4': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
  • 45'+4': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+5': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 45'+6': Dangerous play by Ben Pearson (Bournemouth).
  • 45'+6': Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+6': Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Bournemouth 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Bournemouth 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Mads Rasmussen.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 48': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philip Billing.
  • 49': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by David Raya Martin.
  • 50': Goal! Brentford 2, Bournemouth 1. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 52': Offside, Brentford. Sergi Canós tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 54': Diego Rico (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Marcus Forss (Brentford).
  • 58': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 60': Attempt missed. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 62': Offside, Brentford. Sergi Canós tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 64': Diego Rico (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 64': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
  • 71': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Diego Rico.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock with a cross.
  • 75': Substitution, Bournemouth. Jack Stacey replaces Dominic Solanke.
  • 76': Diego Rico (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 77': Foul by Jack Stacey (Bournemouth).
  • 77': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard.
  • 78': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
  • 78': Asmir Begovic (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
  • 78': Pontus Jansson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Brentford. Tariqe Fosu-Henry replaces Sergi Canós.
  • 81': Goal! Brentford 3, Bournemouth 1. Marcus Forss (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes.
  • 82': Substitution, Bournemouth. Shane Long replaces Adam Smith.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
  • 85': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth).
  • 85': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard.
  • 90': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Bidstrup replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 90': Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
  • 90'+1': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ivan Toney.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Bournemouth. Diego Rico tries a through ball, but Asmir Begovic is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jack Stacey (Bournemouth).
  • 90'+4': Marcus Forss (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Jack Stacey (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Bournemouth 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Brentford 3, Bournemouth 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 1
32.7 Possession 67.3
2 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 7
1.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
104 Accurate Passes 319
205 Passes 411
0.5 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 10
10 Crosses 31
0.2 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 68
10 Accurate Long Balls 43
0.2 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 13
8 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 8
24 Effective Clearances 10
24 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 3,830

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
18 Pontus Jansson Yellow Card
5 Ethan Pinnock
22 Henrik Dalsgaard Yellow Card
27 Vitaly Janelt
8 Mathias Jensen
9 Emiliano Marcondes
7 Sergi Canós
30 Mads Roerslev
19 Bryan Mbeumo
17 Ivan Toney
Brentford Substitutes:
Winston Reid, Fin Stevens, Marcus Forss, Tarique Fosu-Henry, Charlie Goode, Mads Bidstrup, Saman Ghoddos, Luke Daniels.

BOU AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Asmir Begovic (GK) Yellow Card
6 Chris Mepham Red Card
18 Cameron Carter-Vickers
5 Lloyd Kelly
15 Adam Smith
29 Philip Billing
22 Ben Pearson
8 Jefferson Lerma Yellow Card
9 Dominic Solanke
10 Arnaut Danjuma
7 David Brooks
AFC Bournemouth Substitutes:
Jack Wilshere, Sam Surridge, Jaidon Anthony, Jack Stacey, Rodrigo Riquelme, Mark Travers, Shane Long, Diego Rico, Gavin Kilkenny.

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