Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Crystal Palace FC vs Brentford FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Crystal Palace FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Brentford FC
Sat 30 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 2' Keane Lewis-Potter
Michael Olise 14' 1–1
Eberechi Eze 39' 2–1
Michael Olise 58' 3–1
Y 45' Saman Ghoddos

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs Brentford FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Assistant 1 Steven Meredith (England)
  • Assistant 2 Wade Smith
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

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

2
6
2
Crystal Palace FC 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals Brentford FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 3–1 Brentford FC 2023-08-26 Brentford FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC 2023-02-18 Brentford FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC 2022-08-30 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brentford FC 2022-02-12 Brentford FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Brentford FC H 3–1 W
27 Dec Chelsea FC A 1–2 L
21 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D
16 Dec Manchester City FC A 2–2 D
09 Dec Liverpool FC H 1–2 L
06 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 0–2 L
Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 1–3 L
27 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–4 L
17 Dec Aston Villa FC H 1–2 L
09 Dec Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
06 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–2 L
02 Dec Luton Town FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Crystal Palace FC Brentford FC
#15 Position #4
4 Points 9
5 Played 5
1 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 0
6 Scored 10
11 Conceded 4
-5 GD +6
0.80 PPG 1.80
20% Win % 40%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this season

Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts). Brentford FC are 4th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G
Brentford FC
Kevin Schade 3 G
Vitaly Janelt 2 G
Keane Lewis-Potter 1 G 1 A
Michael Kayode 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Selhurst Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Crystal Palace FC and Brentford FC.
  • 2' Keane Lewis-Potter has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 2 minutes.
  • 7' Brentford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 12' With 0 assists to his name this season, Vitaly Janelt is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brentford FC.
  • 14' Michael Olise is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 5 goals this season for the .
  • 19' Over 19 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 24' Crystal Palace FC have won 376 goals from 324 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 34' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 39' Assisted by Jordan Ayew with the perfectly-timed delivery and Eberechi Eze makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Crystal Palace FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Saman Ghoddos on 45 minutes.
  • 50' Ghana international Jordan Ayew has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 58' What a strike from Michael Olise! The score is 3-1.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Brentford FC team. Mathias Jensen is replaced by Neal Maupay on 63 minute.
  • 68' Mikkel Damsgaard is replacing Christian Norgaard for the Brentford FC side.
  • 73' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 78' Crystal Palace FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Brentford FC's 3-5-2 shape.
  • 80' Brentford FC ring the changes. Vitaly Janelt has done his job and it is now time for Yegor Yarmolyuk to step up.
  • 81' The Brentford FC manager makes a substitution. Keane Lewis-Potter departs to be replaced by Michael Olakigbe.
  • 86' A change in the Crystal Palace FC ranks — Eberechi Eze exits the field as Will Hughes enters on 86.
  • 90' A change in the Crystal Palace FC ranks — Jordan Ayew exits the field as Jeffrey Schlupp enters on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Brentford FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Eberechi Eze 2
Kevin Schade 2
Michael Olise 2
Bryan Mbeumo 2
Dango Ouattara 2
Yoane Wissa 2
Wilfried Zaha 1
Adam Wharton 1

Head to Head

2023-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 3–1 Brentford FC 2023-08-26 Brentford FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC 2023-02-18 Brentford FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC 2022-08-30 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brentford FC 2022-02-12 Brentford FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC

Crystal Palace FC Form

2023-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 3–1 Brentford FC W 2023-12-27 Chelsea FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2023-12-21 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2023-12-16 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2023-12-09 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Liverpool FC L 2023-12-06 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L

Brentford FC Form

2023-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 3–1 Brentford FC L 2023-12-27 Brentford FC 1–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2023-12-17 Brentford FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC L 2023-12-09 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Brentford FC L 2023-12-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Brentford FC L 2023-12-02 Brentford FC 3–1 Luton Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.23 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Crystal Palace FC or Brentford FC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC33% Draw23% Brentford FC44%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Brentford FC
67%
Crystal Palace FC or Brentford FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC19% Draw42% Brentford FC39%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–1 not predicted
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
7.9%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 3
6.2%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 0
5.6%
0 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Brentford FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 22% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 16% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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