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Joachim Andersen's goal means Crystal Palace remain unbeaten on the roadJoachim Andersen's scrappy second-half goal secured a valuable point for Crystal Palace against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.
The Bees had taken the lead through Kevin Schade's brilliant first goal for the club but both sides lacked a cutting edge.
Palace were deserving of the draw after stepping up a gear from a dominant Brentford first half, despite horrendous rainy conditions.
Thomas Frank's men made their strong start count through Schade just shy of 20 minutes in.
The German striker met a sumptuous cross-field pass from Christian Norgaard before driving in from the left and bending a shot into Sam Johnstone's top-right corner.
Palace looked to force the issue more in the second half, with Cheick Doucoure and Eberechi Eze both noticeably more involved.
Mark Flekken was tested from an Odsonne Edouard free-kick before a stunning double save to deny Jefferson Lerma and Jordan Ayew.
Andersen levelled for Palace on 76 minutes, somehow squeezing the ball underneath Flekken after a mix-up in the area with Collins.
Bees stung despite impressing
There were a lot of extremely good passages of play from the home side, particularly early on. The goal came from lovely movement deep on the left from Schade and the link-up in midfield was excellent.
But without Ivan Toney up front, they lacked the necessary focal point and they couldn't build on such a good foundation.
Yoane Wissa missed a good chance before half-time and wasn't able to capitalise on winning the ball high a couple of times, while Bryan Mbeumo couldn't get into the game.
With Toney changing agents this week amid speculation linking him with a move, perhaps this was a warning shot to Frank that more firepower could be required before the transfer window shuts next week.
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Brentford
Squad number1Player nameFlekken
Squad number2Player nameHickey
Squad number22Player nameCollins
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Squad number3Player nameHenry
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
Squad number27Player nameJanelt
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Squad number11Player nameWissa
Squad number9Player nameSchade
Squad number15Player nameOnyeka
Squad number23Player nameLewis-Potter
Crystal Palace
Squad number1Player nameJohnstone
Squad number2Player nameWard
Squad number16Player nameAndersen
Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
Squad number3Player nameMitchell
Squad number28Player nameDoucouré
Squad number8Player nameLerma
Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Squad number10Player nameEze
Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
Squad number22Player nameÉdouard
Squad number14Player nameMateta
Squad number29Player nameAhamada
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Flekken
- 2Hickey
- 22Collins
- 5Pinnock
- 3Henry
- 8JensenSubstituted forOnyekaat 72'minutes
- 6Nørgaard
- 27Janelt
- 19Mbeumo
- 11Wissa
- 9SchadeSubstituted forLewis-Potterat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 13M Jorgensen
- 15Onyeka
- 20Ajer
- 23Lewis-Potter
- 30Roerslev
- 33Yarmolyuk
- 37Olakigbe
- 38Brierley
- 40Balcombe
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Johnstone
- 2Ward
- 16Andersen
- 6Guéhi
- 3Mitchell
- 28Doucouré
- 8Lerma
- 9J Ayew
- 10Eze
- 15SchluppSubstituted forAhamadaat 71'minutes
- 22ÉdouardSubstituted forMatetaat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Tomkins
- 14Mateta
- 17Clyne
- 26Richards
- 29Ahamada
- 31Matthews
- 37Gordon
- 44Riedewald
- 49Rak-Sakyi
Referee:Peter Bankes
Attendance:16,997
Live Text
Match ends, Brentford 1, Crystal Palace 1.
Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Crystal Palace 1.
Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Joel Ward.
Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Rico Henry.
Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace).
Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
Attempt blocked. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Onyeka with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Henry with a cross.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
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