Premier League · Matchweek 37 · May 17

Brentford - Crystal Palace

Brentford and Crystal Palace drew 2-2 in Premier League (Matchweek 37). Goals: D. Ouattara 40', 88'; I. Sarr (P) 6'; A. Wharton 52'.

🏟 Brentford Community Stadium London 👤 Referee: S. Barrott
Key events
6' ⚽ I. Sarr (P)(0 - 1) Crystal Pala
40' ⚽ D. Ouattara(1 - 1) Brentford
52' ⚽ A. Wharton(1 - 2) · Assist: D. Munoz Crystal Pala
83' 🟨 C. RichardsYellow card Crystal Pala
88' ⚽ D. Ouattara(2 - 2) · Assist: S. van den Berg Brentford
89' 🟨 J. LermaYellow card Crystal Pala
90+5' 🟨 M. KayodeYellow card Brentford
90+5' 🟨 D. HendersonYellow card Crystal Pala
Quick stats
%57 Possession %43
1.48 Expected goals (xG) 1.63
1.39 Pre-match xG 1.13
13 Total shots 15
3 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 5
10 Shots inside box 10
3 Shots outside box 5
3 Saves 1
Match timeline
First half
6'
⚽I. Sarr (P)(0 - 1)
D. Ouattara(1 - 1)⚽
40'
HT 1 - 1
46'
🔁Y. Pino ↔ B. JohnsonSubstitution
52'
⚽A. Wharton(1 - 2) · Assist: D. Munoz
61'
🔁M. Lacroix ↔ C. RichardsSubstitution
61'
🔁J. S. Larsen ↔ J. MatetaSubstitution
M. Jensen ↔ K. SchadeSubstitution🔁
63'
V. Janelt ↔ J. HendersonSubstitution🔁
63'
74'
🔁C. Riad ↔ J. LermaSubstitution
K. Ajer ↔ S. van den BergSubstitution🔁
82'
83'
🟨C. RichardsYellow card
D. Ouattara(2 - 2) · Assist: S. van den Berg⚽
88'
Y. Yarmolyuk ↔ J. DasilvaSubstitution🔁
89'
89'
🟨J. LermaYellow card
90+3'
🔁I. Sarr ↔ E. GuessandSubstitution
M. KayodeYellow card🟨
90+5'
90+5'
🟨D. HendersonYellow card
FT 2 - 2
Match statsBrentford · Crystal Palace
Key stats
%57 Possession %43
1.48 Expected goals (xG) 1.63
1.39 Pre-match xG 1.13
Shots
13 Total shots 15
3 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 5
10 Shots inside box 10
3 Shots outside box 5
3 Saves 1
Attacking
111 Attacks 83
52 Dangerous attacks 37
Passing
431 Total passes 326
346 Accurate passes 220
%80 Pass accuracy %67
Set pieces & discipline
8 Corners 4
2 Offsides 1
7 Fouls 4
6 Free kicks 8
16 Throw-ins 19
7 Goal kicks 10
Cards
1 Yellow cards 3
0 1st-half cards 0
1 2nd-half cards 3
By half
1 1st-half goals 1
1 2nd-half goals 1
5 1st-half corners 4
3 2nd-half corners 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 1
0 Penalty goals 1
Momentum
0'▲ Brentford▼ Crystal Palace90'
Shot map30 shots
Dango Ouattara 2' · xG 0.12 Ismaïla Sarr 6' · xG 0.79 Daniel Muñoz 14' · xG 0.04 Adam Wharton 14' · xG 0.04 Jørgen Strand Larsen 15' · xG 0.02 Ismaïla Sarr 16' · xG 0.11 Chadi Riad 17' · xG 0.03 Maxence Lacroix 21' · xG 0.01 Tyrick Mitchell 23' · xG 0.02 Dango Ouattara 28' · xG 0.18 Jørgen Strand Larsen 33' · xG 0.11 Tyrick Mitchell 33' · xG 0.24 Daichi Kamada 33' · xG 0.15 Jørgen Strand Larsen 33' · xG 0.07 Dango Ouattara 40' · xG 0.15 Adam Wharton 45' · xG 0.01 Nathan Collins 47' · xG 0.10 Mikkel Damsgaard 49' · xG 0.03 Adam Wharton 52' · xG 0.05 Daniel Muñoz 72' · xG 0.02 Keane Lewis-Potter 82' · xG 0.03 Dango Ouattara 84' · xG 0.03 Dango Ouattara 88' · xG 0.44 Keane Lewis-Potter 90' · xG 0.06 Kevin Schade 90' · xG 0.16 Joshua Dasilva 90' · xG 0.08 Igor Thiago 90' · xG 0.11 Kevin Schade 90' · xG 0.05 Sepp van den Berg 90' · xG 0.18 Adam Wharton 90' · xG 0.03
Brentford Crystal Palace Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2021–2025
Brentford 2
Aug 21who was on topNov 1
Crystal Palace 2
2 Brentford 5 draw 2 Crystal Palace
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.0goals / match
8–10total goals
2/3clean sheets
2-1Brentford best win · Jan 26
2-0Crystal Palace best win · Nov 1
%78 Over 1.5 7/9
%33 Over 2.5 3/9
%11 Over 3.5 1/9
%67 BTTS 6/9
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Brentford at home4 matches
1W 3D 0L 4:3
Crystal Palace at home5 matches
2W 2D 1L 7:4
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Brentford1W 3D 1L Crystal Palace2W 1D 2L
1.20 1.40 Points per game
6 6 Goals scored
4 8 Goals conceded
1.46 1.21 xG average
1.43 1.54 xGA average
%60 %20 Clean sheets
%40 %60 BTTS
%60 %80 Over 2.5
4.6 3.0 Corners
1.0 1.8 Cards
Brentford2W 6D 2L Crystal Palace5W 2D 3L
1.20 1.70 Points per game
14 14 Goals scored
13 12 Goals conceded
1.44 1.42 xG average
1.46 1.33 xGA average
%40 %30 Clean sheets
%50 %60 BTTS
%60 %80 Over 2.5
4.7 3.9 Corners
1.1 1.6 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
9Brentfordin the table53pts
38matches 14-11-13W-D-L 55:52goals +3diff
DDLWL
15Crystal Palacein the table45pts
38matches 11-12-15W-D-L 41:51goals -10diff
LDLDL
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
1.56 1.28 Points per game
1.27 1.31 xG average
1.51 1.35 xGA average
%24 %36 Clean sheets
%52 %48 BTTS
%52 %44 Over 2.5
4.9 4.0 Corners
2.0 2.0 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Nov 1 Crystal Palace 2-0 Brentford Premier League
Jan 26 Crystal Palace 1-2 Brentford Premier League
Aug 18 Brentford 2-1 Crystal Palace Premier League
Dec 30 Crystal Palace 3-1 Brentford Premier League
Aug 26 Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace Premier League
Feb 18 Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace Premier League
Aug 30 Crystal Palace 1-1 Brentford Premier League
Feb 12 Brentford 0-0 Crystal Palace Premier League
xG difference & finishing
Brentford2 gol · 1.48 xG +0.52
Crystal Palace2 gol · 1.63 xG +0.37
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Brentford dominated the ball57% possession
THREAT OVER TIMExT
Brentford1.43 Crystal Palace1.13
0'25'45'70'90'
Brentfordpeak 90-95' Crystal Palacepeak 30-35'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
Brentford Crystal Palace
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
5.2 PPDA 7.5
673 Touches 523
40.1m Defensive height 36.0m
97 Progressive passes 57
%54.0 Final-third accuracy %68.0
%37.4 Verticality %43.5
%77.0 Pass accuracy %65.0
14 Shots 16
167 Defensive actions 181
33.6m Block depth 31.1m
%47 In opposition half %41
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
Brentford1.71xG Crystal Palace1.74xG
40' Dango Ouattara 88' Dango Ouattara 6' Ismaïla Sarr 52' Adam Wharton
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
Brentford Crystal Palace
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
Brentford816 touches
Crystal Palace652 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
52% BRE 66% BRE 53% BRE 66% BRE 60% BRE 74% CRY 59% BRE 60% BRE 59% BRE
Brentfordown half →Crystal Palace
BY THIRD
Defensive %61 %39
Middle %62 %38
Attacking %45 %55
BY FLANK
Left %59 %41
Centre %52 %48
Right %59 %41
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
Brentford167 actions
average height 40.1m
Crystal Palace181 actions
average height 36.0m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
Brentford514 passes · %77
18 Yehor Yarmoliuk — 63/90 passes · %86 22 Nathan Collins — 47/77 passes · %85 20 Kristoffer Ajer — 42/60 passes · %88 33 Michael Kayode — 38/59 passes · %81 1 Caoimhín Kelleher — 35/48 passes · %80 27 Vitaly Janelt — 32/43 passes · %86 24 Mikkel Damsgaard — 32/62 passes · %59 23 Keane Lewis-Potter — 30/50 passes · %73 6 Jordan Henderson — 22/28 passes · %79 8 Mathias Jensen — 21/43 passes · %62 9 Igor Thiago — 10/39 passes · %50 19 Dango Ouattara — 10/41 passes · %56 4 Sepp van den Berg — 9/16 passes · %100 7 Kevin Schade — 1/13 passes · %33
Crystal Palace377 passes · %65
20 Adam Wharton — 35/62 passes · %76 18 Daichi Kamada — 30/47 passes · %79 2 Daniel Muñoz — 29/56 passes · %74 3 Tyrick Mitchell — 28/56 passes · %67 23 Jaydee Canvot — 20/42 passes · %77 5 Maxence Lacroix — 18/32 passes · %82 34 Chadi Riad — 17/36 passes · %63 10 Yéremy Pino — 13/25 passes · %65 7 Ismaïla Sarr — 13/34 passes · %62 1 Dean Henderson — 11/47 passes · %26 22 Jørgen Strand Larsen — 11/33 passes · %58 11 Brennan Johnson — 7/17 passes · %58 26 Chris Richards — 5/12 passes · %56 8 Jefferson Lerma — 5/12 passes · %71 14 Jean-Philippe Mateta — 1/7 passes · %20
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
Brentford97 progressive · map shows 53
Left%42Centre%15Right%43
Crystal Palace57 progressive · map shows 33
Left%15Centre%45Right%39
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
5.2 PPDA 7.5
%37.4 Verticality %43.5
%54 Final third pass %68
%77 Pass accuracy %65
40.1m Defensive height 36.0m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE38 matches on record
Samuel Barrott
Strictness46 TEMPO57
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: ModerateGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 43.4 +0.6
Fouls 1118.8 -7.8
Goals 43.0 +1.0
Corners 129.3 +2.7
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.01.4 +0.6
Shots 13.010.1 +2.9
On target 3.03.8 -0.8
Possession %57%47 +10.0
Corners 8.04.5 +3.5
Cards 1.03.0 -2.0
Conceded 2.01.4 +0.6
this matchseason average · 37 matches
Goals 2.01.1 +0.9
Shots 15.011.0 +4.0
On target 5.03.5 +1.5
Possession %43%46 -2.7
Corners 4.03.9 +0.1
Cards 3.03.2 -0.2
Conceded 2.01.3 +0.7
this matchseason average · 37 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Dango Ouattara 8.30
Starting XI
19 Dango Ouattara M · 95' 8.30
Goals2On target3/5Key pass1Duels won6/11Fouls won1Passes14 · %8
18 Yehor Yarmoliuk M · 89' 7.30
Tackles2Blocks2Duels won4/6Passes70 · %63
22 Nathan Collins D · 95' · K 7.00
Dribbles1/1Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won7/9Passes48 · %41
24 Mikkel Damsgaard M · 95' 6.90
Tackles1Duels won3/4Fouls won1Passes47 · %30
27 Vitaly Janelt M · 63' 6.60
Key pass1Interceptions1Fouls1Passes29 · %27
33 Michael Kayode D · 95' 6.30
Key pass1Dribbles1/3Blocks1Duels won1/4Passes33 · %30
9 Igor Thiago F · 95' 6.30
Blocks1Duels won4/13Fouls3Offside2Passes17 · %9
23 Keane Lewis-Potter D · 95' 6.20
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won1/2Passes31 · %25
20 Kristoffer Ajer D · 82' 6.20
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won5/8Passes46 · %40
8 Mathias Jensen M · 63' 6.20
Key pass1Duels won2/5Fouls won1Passes29 · %19
1 Caoimhin Kelleher G · 95' 5.70
Saves3Fouls1Passes32 · %24
Substitutes
4 Sepp van den Berg D · 13' 7.90
Assist1Key pass1Duels won1/3Passes6 · %6
6 Jordan Henderson M · 32' 6.90
Key pass1Duels won2/2Passes21 · %18
7 Kevin Schade M · 32' 6.50
Duels won1/4Fouls won1Fouls1Passes3 · %1
10 Josh Dasilva M · 6'
Unused: Kaye FuroReiss NelsonEthan PinnockAaron HickeyHákon Rafn Valdimarsson
Starting XI
20 Adam Wharton M · 95' 8.00
Goals1On target2/3Key pass4Tackles2Interceptions3Duels won4/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes41 · %32
2 Daniel Muñoz M · 95' 7.20
Assist1On target1/2Key pass3Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won5/6Offside1Passes27 · %24
3 Tyrick Mitchell M · 95' 7.20
Tackles4Duels won6/6Fouls won1Passes34 · %24
18 Daichi Kamada M · 95' 7.00
Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won3/4Passes34 · %29
7 Ismaïla Sarr F · 93' 6.90
Goals1Pen goal1On target1/2Key pass1Blocks1Duels won2/7Fouls won1Passes19 · %13
5 Maxence Lacroix D · 61' 6.90
Tackles1Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won4/6Fouls1Passes21 · %17
10 Yéremy Pino F · 45' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won1/2Passes18 · %13
1 Dean Henderson G · 95' · K 6.50
Saves1Passes36 · %7
23 Jaydee Canvot D · 95' 6.30
Tackles1Interceptions3Duels won3/3Fouls won1Passes24 · %20
34 Chadi Riad D · 74' 5.90
Interceptions1Duels won1/7Passes26 · %16
22 Jørgen Strand Larsen F · 61' 5.90
On target1/2Dribbles2/3Duels won3/13Passes20 · %12
Substitutes
14 Jean Philippe Mateta F · 34' 6.70
Duels won2/3Passes3 · %1
26 Chris Richards D · 34' 6.50
Duels won2/4Fouls won1Fouls1Passes4 · %3
8 Jefferson Lerma M · 21' 6.30
Duels won2/4Fouls1Passes3 · %2
11 Brennan Johnson F · 50' 6.20
Tackles1Duels won1/2Passes11 · %6
29 Evann Guessand F · 2'
Unused: Will HughesWalter BenítezNathaniel ClyneJustin Devenny
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%47) ✗
Brentford %47 Draw %34 Crystal Palace %19
1.75Brentford xPuan
0.91Crystal Palace xPuan
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