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Gtech Community Stadium, the home of Brentford (Getty Images)
Follow live coverage as Brentford face AFC Bournemouth today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brentford FC 3 - 2 AFC Bournemouth
17:05
A five-goal thriller ends in Brentford's favour as Thomas Frank's team maintain their unbeaten home record in the Premier League this season thanks to a double from Wissa either side of the break. The DR Congo international moves on to seven Premier League goals this season, with his calmly taken second-half finish proving to be the winner, after a first top-flight goal for Damsgaard. Bournemouth were left frustrated by some decisions going against them late on, and their xG of 2.6 compared to Brentford's 1.54 shows they have every right to feel like this was a chance missed. Both sides now head away for the international break with Brentford back in action at Everton on November 23 as Bournemouth host neighbours Brighton.
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FULL-TIME: BRENTFORD 3-2 BOURNEMOUTH
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OFF THE BAR! Bournemouth are inches away from a leveller as Unal beats Flekken to a high ball in the box but his header comes back off the crossbar!
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Carvalho picks up an immediate booking.
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BIG CHANCE FOR BOURNEMOUTH! That could be the visitors final opportunity as Kerkez curls a brilliant ball in but Unal scuffs a header past Flekken's post.
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Konak replaces goal scorer Damsgaard.
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Semeyo fizzes over a cross from the left but Lewis-Potter is back in position to head clear.
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Carvalho is on for Mbeumo in the Brentford attack
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Seven minutes added on.
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Zabarnyi chases Wissa into the corner and commits a needless foul.
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Brentford are keeping the ball inside Bourneouth's half of the field as we move into the final moments as Huijsen heads behind to concede a corner.
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Yellow Card Kevin Schade
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Shortly after being booked, Smith is replaced by Araujo, in another change from Iraola.
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Lewis-Potter floats in a cross from the left but Van Den Berg's trip forward is a waste as he heads well over the bar from close range.
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Substitution Christian Thers Nørgaard Kevin Schade
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Bournemouth defender Smith picks up a booking for a rash foul on Mbeumo.
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Another long-range effort from Brentford - Jensen this time for the hosts - but Kepa gathers at the second attempt.
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Christie is replaced by Unal as Iraola looks for a late equaliser in this game.
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Kluivert has looked sharp overall today - and despite his goal - Iraola throws on Brooks for the final 15 minutes.
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Iraola is planning imminent changes here to try and force his team back into the contest.
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Semenyo almost frees Tavernier away down Bournemouth's right but Collins comes across to clear away the danger. Brentford then manage to work possession to Norgaard on the edge of the box but his effort is straight at Kepa.
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Adams replaced Tavernier in the starting line up today and the pair swap places for the final stages.
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Scotland international Christie is cautioned for deliberately hauling back Jensen on the half-way line.
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Huijsen comes on to replace Senesi in Bournemouth's defence.
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BIG CHANCE FOR BRENTFORD! Janelt steers a low cross through Bournemouth's crowded penalty area but Mbeumo lashes his strike over the bar.
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Iraola is enraged on the sidelines as two decisions go against his team and Cook heads a long throw-in behind for a corner.
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Referee Darren Bond steps in as Adams is caught on the ground by Janelt and a mini-argument breaks out.
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Assist Vitaly Janelt
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Goal Yoane Wissa Bileko
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Mbeumo whips a corner into the near post which Evanilson pokes behind for another set piece and Kepa clears the reload.
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2-2! An immediate response from Brentford! Mbeumo spots the run of Damsgaard into the Bournemouth box and the Danish star takes the strike on early to beat Kepa from a tight angle!
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Cook has been so composed in Bournemouth's midfield today and that pass was inch-perfect for Kluivert.
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2-1 BOURNEMOUTH! A superb short corner routine puts Bournemouth back in front! As Brentford fail to get out quickly enough to shut off the Cherries, Cook calmly rolls a pass into Kluivert, who beats Flekken at his near post!
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Assist Bryan Tetsadong Marceau Mbeumo
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Bournemouth on the front foot again as Kluivert hangs a cross into the box from the left and a sliding Collins denies Christie.
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We're back underway! BRENTFORD 1-1 BOURNEMOUTH!
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Brentford's strong home form is built on their ability to battle back from losing positions. Frank's team won 4-3 at home to Ipswich Town in their last home fixture after trailing 2-0 early on.
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The Bournemouth players are still protesting to the officials over Wissa's equaliser as the teams head off the pitch for half-time. Both goals had a touch of luck involved as Van Den Berg's error gifted Evanilson the breakthrough and Wissa's header was aided by an inadvertent touch from Adams. It's two each in terms of shots on target, but Bournemouth have carried the greater threat, with an xG of 1.93 compared to 0.42.
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HALF-TIME: BRENTFORD 1-1 BOURNEMOUTH
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Two minutes added on.
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Bournemouth are finishing the half stronger as a stretching Kluivert almost reaches Jensen's cross into the box before two Bournemouth defenders step in to see the ball behind for a goal-kick.
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Mbeumo whips a dangerous cross in from a short corner down Brentford's right-hand side but Collins cannot make a connection at the far post.
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Damsgaard almost works a shooting angle on the edge of Bournemouth's box, as Adams makes a vital intervention, and the hosts win a corner.
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Wissa continues to impress for Brentford in the post-Toney era with his header today registering as a goal contribution for the five successive home Premier League game (6 goals, 2 assists).
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Yellow Card Marcos Nicolás Senesi Barón
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BRENTFORD 1-1 BOURNEMOUTH...the hosts have pulled level at the Gtech! Jensen hurls a long throw into the Bournemouth box, and with the visitors unable to clear the chaos, Wissa keeps his cool to nod home at the far post. Bournemouth were appealing for a foul on Adams - and a handball in the melee - but VAR have cleared the goal.
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Mbeumo lofts over a free-kick from the left, but Bournemouth are well marshalled inside their own box, as Smith clears away.
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Brentford's first strike on goal is a routine stop for Kepa, as Damsgaard cushioned a lovely ball into Janelt inside the Bournemouth box, but his effort is straight at the Chelsea loanee.
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Brentford have responded positively to falling behind but still no attempts on goal so far for the Bees.
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CHANCE FOR BOURNEMOUTH: The visitors work a short corner routine back to Christie, who dinks a cross to the far post, but Senesi rushes his effort and can only steer past the post.
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Goal Francisco Evanilson de Lima Barbosa
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Bournemouth are really starting to increase the pressure on Brentford as Smith forces a corner off Damsgaard down the right-hand side.
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CHANCE OR BOURNEMOUTH: The visitors fly forward on the counter attack, as the in-form Semenyo steps in from the right, but his low strike is turned behind for a corner by Flekken.
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Half chance for Bournemouth as Christie shows his dancing feet to dodge past a couple of Brentford tackles inside the area but his dragged effort eventually drifts out for a throw-in.
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Collins is penalised for a foul on Evanilson just outside the Brentford penalty box but Cook's whipped free-kick fails to beat the defensive wall.
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Cook looks to curl an effort at the Brentford goal from 25 yards out but Collins stoops to make an important defensive header.
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Plenty of early possession for Brentford but no real chances at either end. A poor touch on the edge of his own penalty box from Norgaard is almost seized on by Cook but the hosts clear away.
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KICK-OFF: Bournemouth get us underway!
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Brentford's home form looks set for a tough examination today against a Bournemouth team full of confidence. Victory for the hosts would see them leapfrog Bournemouth into the top half of the table but an away win could push the Cherries as high as sixth in the table.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth14:30
The visitors make two alterations from the win over City as Chelsea loanee Kepa Arrizabalaga returns from injury to replace Mark Travers in goal. USA international Tyler Adams makes his first start of the season following a lengthy lay-off due to a back problem as he comes in for Marcus Tavernier.
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Brentford boss Thomas Frank makes just one starting change from the 2-1 defeat to Fulham last time out as Mathias Jensen comes into midfield in place of Mads Roerslev.
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BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Dean Huijsen, David Brooks, Marcus Tavernier, Julio Araujo, James Hill, Enes Unal, Philip Billing, Max Aarons, Mark Travers.
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BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Adam Smith, Illia Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi, Milos Kerkez; Lewis Cook, Ryan Christie; Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, Tyler Adams; Evanilson.
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BRENTFORD SUBS: Kevin Schade, Hakon Valdimarsson, Ben Mee, Fabio Carvalho, Yehor Yarmolyuk, Jayden Meghoma, Mads Roerslev, Yunus Emre Konak, Paris Maghoma.
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BRENTFORD (3-4-3): Mark Flekken; Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Sepp van den Berg; Christian Norgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Mathias Jensen, Mikkel Damsgaard; Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Keane Lewis-Potter.
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Bournemouth head to Brentford on the back of a superb Premier League win at home to defending champions Manchester City last weekend which ended Pep Guardiola's top-flight unbeaten run at 32 games. That result followed Andoni Iraola's side beating Arsenal 2-1 and securing a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa in a total of seven points against teams who finished in the top four last season. Hosts Brentford have won just one of their last three league games, but they have won four and drawn once, in a unbeaten start to the campaign on home soil in the Premier League.
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