After being on the other side of the 2-1 scoreline in matchweek 10 of the Premier League, Brentford And Bournemouth prepare for battle at Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Bees were stung by west London rivals Fulham in a manic fight on monday night the last time, while Andoni Iraola‘s men defied the odds to undermine Manchester City’s title aspirations.

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A Welsh wizard named Harry Wilson provided two magical moments on Monday evening as Brentford went to the home of Fulham at Craven Cottage and initially looked to leave with all three points thanks Vitaly Janelt‘s thunderous strike.

Thomas Frank‘s men went into second half stoppage time with their one-goal lead intact, only for Wilson to first slip a daring improvised finish over the head of Mark Flekenbefore we went home Antonee Robinson‘s delicate cross with no less than 97 minutes on the board.

Fulham’s delirium was Brentford’s dejection in the West London derby, as the Bees dropped yet more points from a winning position and saw their appalling away record for 2024-2025 extend to five defeats from five Premier League games at the away, a fate shared only by Southampton. .

However, Brentford’s stunning run of home results is comfortably on Frank’s side in the middle of the table, ambiguity in 12th placehaving recorded 13 points from a possible 15 at the Gtech Community Stadium this season, the joint-best record in the league with Manchester City.

Furthermore, no team can better the fifteen goals the home side have scored on home soil in the current top-flight season, although they have yet to keep a single Premier League clean sheet in the 2024/2025 season and now have an unprecedented fourteen points have left behind. of gaining positions this season.

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Bournemouth shared Brentford’s taste for home wins in the Premier League campaign, stunningly adding Manchester City to their list of Vitality Stadium headliners in matchweek 10, just a few weeks after Arsenal were put to the sword on the south coast.

Building on the champions’ devastating fitness woes, Iraola’s forward-thinking troops scored two goals, courtesy of Antoine Semenyo‘S silky smooth twist and finish and Evanilson‘s toe-poke on the stretch, for a beautiful Josko Gvardiol header halved the deficit.

Pep Guardiola‘s men huffed and puffed for the all-important equalizer, but when Erling Haaland added to his catalog of missed players towards the end, it was clear it would be Bournemouth’s day as they extended their unbeaten Premier League run to three games.

The Cherries’ astonishing performance in the autumn has seen them consolidate 10th place in the standings – two points and two places better off than Brentford – but an unsightly figure of one win from seven Premier League away games could put the temper the mood somewhat for the journey north.

Bournemouth’s head-to-head record against Brentford also makes for dismal numbers for the Cherries faithful, as their side have not beaten the Bees in a league match since the 2014/2015 Championship season, and their latest win in Saturday’s away tie against the home side all came the way back to 2005.

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Brentford boss Frank was optimistic about it Kristoffer Ajer‘s chances of returning from a foot injury in time for the clash with Fulham, but the towering defender was once again unavailable and has now been ruled out for a further few weeks.

There is little chance that that is the case Rico Hendrik could make his long-awaited return this weekend after a serious knee injury, but he will certainly not start the match, while Igor Thiago (knee), Josh Dasilva (knee), Aaron Hickey (thigh) and Gustavo Nunes (back) are still missing.

Neither Yoane Wissa nor Bryan Mbeumo made their presence felt at Craven Cottage, but home is where the heart is for the attacking duo; Wissa has scored in his last four league games at the Gtech Community Stadium, while his Cameroonian counterpart has done so in five straight home games.

As for Bournemouth, an unlucky midfielder Alex Scott is permanently absent as he works his way back from knee surgery, just like him Dango Ouattara (adductor) and Luis Sinisterra (hamstring), but Kepa Arrizabalaga Maybe he’s back from a kidnapping problem.

Even if the Chelsea loanee gets the green light to return, Mark Travers will not give up the gloves easily as Iraola has no reason to change the winning formula after beating City.

However, midfield support Ryan Christie is walking a tightrope as he picked up his fourth yellow card of the season against City and will face a one-match ban if he receives a warning here too.

Brentford possible starting lineup:
Spots; Roerslev, Collins, Pinnock, Van den Berg; Damsgaard, Norgaard, Janelt; Mbeumo, Wissa, Lewis Potter

Bournemouth possible starting line-up:
Travers; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Christie, Cook; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson

We say: Brentford 2-2 Bournemouth

Lots of goals at the Gtech Community Stadium are the theme of the 2024-2025 season for Brentford, who are rarely contested on their home pitch and wave the nets for fun in West London.

A Bournemouth side struggling for consistency on the road should therefore fail to repeat their home heroics against Arsenal and City, but Iraola’s in-form troops are more than good enough for a point, especially given the defensive vulnerabilities of the home team.

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