Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Brentford FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Brentford FC
2 – 2
Full Time
AFC Bournemouth
Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Brentford Community Stadium 16,973 HT 45' · FT 45'
Mathias Jensen 7' 1–0
1–1 30' Dominic Solanke
1–2 77' David Brooks
Bryan Mbeumo 90+3' 2–2
Y 51' Max Aarons
Y 64' Neto
Mathias Jensen 69' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Premier League at Brentford Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Bobby Madley (England)
  • Assistant 1 Marc Perry
  • Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

7
4
Brentford FC 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals AFC Bournemouth
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-02 Brentford FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth 2023-01-14 Brentford FC 2–0 AFC Bournemouth 2022-10-01 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Brentford FC 2021-04-24 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Brentford FC 2020-12-30 Brentford FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep AFC Bournemouth H 2–2 D
26 Aug Crystal Palace FC H 1–1 D
19 Aug Fulham FC A 3–0 W
13 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–2 D
28 May Manchester City FC H 1–0 W
20 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 3–1 W
AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Brentford FC A 2–2 D
26 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–2 L
19 Aug Liverpool FC A 1–3 L
12 Aug West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
28 May Everton FC A 0–1 L
20 May Manchester United FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Brentford FC AFC Bournemouth
#4 Position #17
9 Points 3
5 Played 5
2 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 2
10 Scored 6
4 Conceded 8
+6 GD -2
1.80 PPG 0.60
40% Win % 0%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

Brentford FC are 4th (9 pts). AFC Bournemouth are 17th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brentford FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AFC Bournemouth
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brentford FC
Kevin Schade 3 G
Vitaly Janelt 2 G
Keane Lewis-Potter 1 G 1 A
Michael Kayode 1 G
AFC Bournemouth
Marcus Tavernier 3 G
Alex Scott 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Brentford FC and AFC Bournemouth get this one started.
  • 5' Ben Mee is a natural centre-back and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Bournemouth tonight.
  • 7' A stunning finish from Mathias Jensen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
  • 17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Thomas Frank will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' A goal from the England international Dominic Solanke! He fires home on 30 to make it 1-1!
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Max Aarons made 373 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' Brentford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Max Aarons.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brentford FC and AFC Bournemouth are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' Fresh legs for AFC Bournemouth! David Brooks comes on to replace Antoine Semenyo.
  • 64' The referee shows AFC Bournemouth player a Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mathias Jensen.
  • 71' The AFC Bournemouth manager makes a substitution. Justin Kluivert departs to be replaced by Marcus Tavernier.
  • 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mark Flekken, as he is very good at scoring at Brentford Community Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 77' A goal from the Wales international David Brooks! He fires home on 77 to make it 1-2!
  • 81' Brentford FC make a change. Ben Mee trudges off to be replaced by Nathan Collins on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Nathan Collins is replacing Ben Mee for the Brentford FC side.
  • 87' Time for substitution for AFC Bournemouth. Ryan Christie is replaced by Chris Mepham.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yoane Wissa 4
Dominic Solanke 3
Bryan Mbeumo 3
Justin Kluivert 2
Kevin Schade 2
Mathias Jensen 2
Mikkel Damsgaard 1
Evanilson 1

Head to Head

2023-09-02 Brentford FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth 2023-01-14 Brentford FC 2–0 AFC Bournemouth 2022-10-01 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Brentford FC 2021-04-24 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Brentford FC 2020-12-30 Brentford FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth

Brentford FC Form

2023-09-02 Brentford FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D 2023-08-26 Brentford FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2023-08-19 Fulham FC 0–3 Brentford FC W 2023-08-13 Brentford FC 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2023-05-28 Brentford FC 1–0 Manchester City FC W 2023-05-20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–3 Brentford FC W

AFC Bournemouth Form

2023-09-02 Brentford FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D 2023-08-26 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2023-08-19 Liverpool FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2023-08-12 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2023-05-28 Everton FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth L 2023-05-20 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Manchester United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.17 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Brentford FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brentford FC65% Draw21% AFC Bournemouth14%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw
86%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
35%
Brentford FC or AFC Bournemouth
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brentford FC47% Draw41% AFC Bournemouth12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.3%
1 – 0
10.1%
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
8%
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
4 – 0
4.3%
2 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
3.8%
1 – 2
3.7%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap Brentford FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 20% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 23% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.