AFC Bournemouth 2-2 Brentford: result and report

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## How the draw unfolded

AFC Bournemouth will see this as two points dropped, because they created far more than Brentford and still had to settle for a share. Brentford, though, leave with a point from a game in which they rarely threatened.

The lead changed hands twice. Kevin Schade put Brentford ahead on 34 minutes from Yegor Yarmolyuk's pass, but Justin Kluivert equalised four minutes later. Marcus Tavernier then turned the game around on 52 minutes, finishing after Evanilson's assist. The lead lasted only four minutes, though, because Schade scored again on 56 minutes to make it 2-2.

AFC Bournemouth: chances made, chances missed

The scoreline hides how one-sided the chances were. AFC Bournemouth had 17 shots to Brentford's four and ten on target to two. Their xG of 1.88 was more than three times Brentford's 0.53.

The problem was finishing rather than creating. AFC Bournemouth missed all four of their big chances and hit the woodwork once, while Brentford made eight saves. Tavernier was named player of the match, yet even his goal was not enough to turn that pressure into a win.

Brentford: making little go a long way

Brentford's two goals came from their only two shots on target, so they wasted nothing. They also scored with both of their big chances. That is a strong return from very little, but it is not a performance they can expect to repeat often.

AFC Bournemouth also had 57% of the ball and built far more sustained pressure across the match. Brentford still kept finding a reply, and each of Schade's goals arrived soon after a setback.