English League Championship

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

· 1st Leg
AFC Bournemouth
  • 55': Arnaut Danjuma
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
Brentford

    Bournemouth take narrow lead over Brentford in playoff semifinal

    Arnaut Danjuma's second-half goal earned Bournemouth a narrow 1-0 advantage over Brentford in the first leg of their Championship promotion playoff.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Ben Pearson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 1': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
    • 2': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Bournemouth).
    • 2': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
    • 7': Ben Pearson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford).
    • 9': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
    • 9': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth).
    • 9': Mads Rasmussen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
    • 10': Steve Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Smith.
    • 14': Offside, Brentford. David Raya Martin tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
    • 16': Steve Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lloyd Kelly with a cross.
    • 19': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
    • 19': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
    • 26': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Steve Cook.
    • 31': Offside, Bournemouth. Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld tries a through ball, but Lloyd Kelly is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Marcus Forss (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Canós.
    • 32': Ben Pearson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford).
    • 34': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth).
    • 34': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
    • 37': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
    • 37': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tariqe Fosu-Henry.
    • 37': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jefferson Lerma.
    • 41': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Steve Cook (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 42': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Bournemouth).
    • 42': Marcus Forss (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Offside, Bournemouth. Philip Billing tries a through ball, but Adam Smith is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': Substitution, Bournemouth. Chris Mepham replaces Steve Cook.
    • 45'+4': David Brooks (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Mads Rasmussen (Brentford).
    • 45'+4': Mads Rasmussen (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Brentford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 0, Brentford 0.
    • 47': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
    • 47': Pontus Jansson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jefferson Lerma.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 53': Offside, Bournemouth. Philip Billing tries a through ball, but Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld is caught offside.
    • 55': Goal! Bournemouth 1, Brentford 0. Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Brooks following a fast break.
    • 56': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
    • 56': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Substitution, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo replaces Marcus Forss.
    • 58': Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Mads Rasmussen.
    • 59': Substitution, Brentford. Emiliano Marcondes replaces Tariqe Fosu-Henry.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
    • 62': David Brooks (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
    • 64': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
    • 68': Offside, Brentford. Sergi Canós tries a through ball, but Bryan Mbeumo is caught offside.
    • 70': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
    • 72': Substitution, Bournemouth. Jack Stacey replaces Ben Pearson because of an injury.
    • 73': Substitution, Brentford. Henrik Dalsgaard replaces Vitaly Janelt.
    • 76': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth).
    • 76': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Chris Mepham (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford).
    • 78': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
    • 81': Substitution, Bournemouth. Jack Wilshere replaces David Brooks.
    • 81': Foul by Jack Stacey (Bournemouth).
    • 81': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Emiliano Marcondes.
    • 83': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
    • 84': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
    • 84': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by David Raya Martin.
    • 85': Offside, Bournemouth. Asmir Begovic tries a through ball, but Jefferson Lerma is caught offside.
    • 86': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Mathias Jensen.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 90': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
    • 90': Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
    • 90'+4': Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) left footed shot from long range on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Stacey.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Brentford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 1, Brentford 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 1
    57.8 Possession 42.2
    11 SHOTS 9
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    338 Accurate Passes 236
    439 Passes 319
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    70 Long Balls 56
    32 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    11 Effective Tackles 6
    19 Tackles 9
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    5 Interceptions 6
    19 Effective Clearances 24
    19 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vitality Stadium
    Location: Bournemouth, England
    Attendance: 2,300

    Line-Ups

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

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

    BRE Brentford (5-3-2)

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

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