Crystal Palace 1-2 Brentford: Bryan Mbeumo's retaken penalty seals second Premier League away win
Crystal Palace 1-2 Brentford: Bryan Mbeumo's retaken penalty seals second Premier League away win
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Bryan Mbeumo's retaken penalty helped lift Brentford to a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace in soggy conditions at Selhurst Park. He clipped the post with an initial attempt but was given another chance after VAR determined Eagles captain Marc Guehi had encroached.
Mbeumo was on target with his second attempt, breaking the deadlock in the 66th minute, before Kevin Schade nodded in a second 10 minutes from time. Although Premier League debutant Romain Esse scored with his first touch in the 85th minute, moments after his introduction, the visitors held on.
Eberechi Eze had the first chance of the afternoon when he rolled an effort wide of Mark Flekken's right post then did his best to set up Jean-Philippe Mateta for an opener. He found the Frenchman with a flick and Mateta aimed for the top corner, but was denied a seventh-minute opener by a palm of the leaping Flekken.
Neither side came close again until Yoane Wissa collected the ball just outside the penalty area in the 22nd minute, forcing the diving Dean Henderson to stick out a glove. Momentum, which had been in the hosts' favour, began to shift in favour of the visitors, who won a free-kick in a dangerous position. Mbeumo went directly for goal, curling his effort just wide.
The deadlock remained intact at the half hour, when Eze directed an effort straight at the Brentford keeper then had his next run into the 18-yard box ended by a sliding Nathan Collins. There was still nothing in it at the break, after Ismaila Sarr sent in a low cross from the right without a team-mate to meet it in time as the ball skipped in front of Tyrick Mitchell's toe.
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