English League Championship

FT Saturday, May 22, 2021
AFC Bournemouth WLLLW 1
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Brentford WWWWL 3
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BRE123
2nd Leg - Brentford advance 3-2 on aggregate · Gtech Community Stadium · 3,830 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

BRE leads series 3-2

Lineups

BRE · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 18Pontus JanssonCD
  3. 5Ethan PinnockCD-L
  4. 22Henrik DalsgaardCD-R
  5. 27Vitaly JaneltCM-L
  6. 8Mathias JensenCM-R
  7. 9Emiliano MarcondesAM
  8. 7Sergi CanósLM
  9. 30Mads RoerslevRM
  10. 19Bryan MbeumoCF-L
  11. 17Ivan ToneyCF-R

BOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Asmir BegovicG
  2. 6Chris MephamCD-L
  3. 18Cameron Carter-VickersCD-R
  4. 5Lloyd KellyLB
  5. 15Adam SmithRB
  6. 29Philip BillingAM
  7. 22Ben PearsonLM
  8. 8Jefferson LermaRM
  9. 9Dominic SolankeF
  10. 10Arnaut DanjumaAM-L
  11. 7David BrooksAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 16' Goal! Brentford 1, Bournemouth 1. Ivan Toney (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  3. 17' Asmir Begovic (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 17' Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 28' Chris Mepham (Bournemouth) is shown the red card.
  6. 30' Substitution, Bournemouth. Diego Rico replaces David Brooks.
  7. 45'+6' Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 45' Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Mads Rasmussen.
  9. 50' Goal! Brentford 2, Bournemouth 1. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  10. 64' Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  11. 75' Substitution, Bournemouth. Jack Stacey replaces Dominic Solanke.
  12. 78' Pontus Jansson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 79' Substitution, Brentford. Tariqe Fosu-Henry replaces Sergi Canós.
  14. 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.
  15. 82' Substitution, Bournemouth. Shane Long replaces Adam Smith.
  16. 90' Substitution, Brentford. Mads Bidstrup replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  17. 90'+1' Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+4' Jack Stacey (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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