Bryan Mbeumo has never failed a penalty in the Premier League, although his ninth for Brentford here may require an asterisk placed next to the assistance provided by the varn England.
It was a penalty, without a doubt, Maxnce Lacroix gave Nathan Collins a good kick in the spin. Mbeumo took a step forward, hit the post and Marc Guehi cleared.
But it was while Crystal Palace was celebrating when England noticed that Guehi invaded the 'd' of the area in the repetitions. Ordered to resume it, Mbeumo scored in the second bite. The rules are rules, although that did not prevent Palace followers from letting us know their opinion about the VAR.
Brentford gladly accepted the rare gift of a repetition. Even before Mbeumo began the preparation for his second penalty, Yane Wissa was already underway, running towards the visiting background, with open arms in celebration, comicly confident that he was going to enter.
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“Yes,” said Brentford coach Thomas Frank, when asked if Mbeumo is the best penalty pitcher among the English elite. “We had one before him (Ivan Toney), and now we have the second.”
Brentford won once again with a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace.
Bryan Mbeumo's first penalty hit the post but the VAR detected an invasion in the area
Mbeumo became a penalty in the second half of asking for the score.
Brentford doubled his advantage through Kevin Schade. Romain Esse, the new signing of Palace from Millwall for 14.5 million pounds, won the 2-1 in his debut in the Premier League, but that goal was just a comfort for Oliver Glasner.
“The VAR was right, Marc was one meter away,” Glasner said. “What makes it difficult for us is that Mbeumo hits the post, the ball returns directly to him, so if he plays the ball, it is a free kick for us. In any case, Marc was too alert to reach the ball a few centimeters Before Mbeumo is frustrating. “
Eberrechi Eze was involved in everything for Palace and in the seven minute, he took advantage of Will Hughes to prepare Jean-Philippe Mateta. Seven of Eze's last eight assists in the Premier League had been for Mateta, but this explosion was directed directly to Mark Flekken.
Brentford's first opportunity came in the 22nd minute when Wissa, behind the goal, turned and pointed. Only the yolks of Dean Henderson's fingers prevented him from finding the furthest corner, and the goalkeeper of the Palace was glad to see the 25 -yard free kick of Mbeumo and then he went diverted.
In the 56th minute, Eze fell and Vitly Janelt received the yellow card when Palace won a 25 -yard free kick. Eze took it, a sepp van den Berg detour on the wall sent him to crash against the post.
It was in the 61st minute when Brentford won his penalty after Lacroix knocked down Collins. Mbeumo triggered his first attempt to his left's post and Palace cleared via Guehi.
When the repetition arrived, Mbeumo went to his right to score the first goal. Brentford scored again in the 80th minute, with a center of Mikkel Damsgaard that headed Schade. Esse took the opportunity to complete the score.
Eberrechi Eze was involved in everything for Palace and in the seven minute, he took advantage of Will Hughes to prepare Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Brentford doubled his advantage thanks to Kevin Schade's header after 80 minutes.
The new boy from Crystal Palace, Romain Esse, reduced the deficit in his debut with the Eagles
Seven of Eze's last eight assists in the Premier League had been for Mateta, so Palace fans stood up in advance. The striker tried to finish off the ball beyond Mark Flekken, but the Brentford goalkeeper rejected it.
Brentford's first opportunity came in the 22nd minute when Wissa, behind the goal, turned and pointed. Only the yolks of Dean Henderson's fingers prevented him from finding the most remote corner.
When Lacroix committed a foul on Mads Roerslev 25 meters from the goal, Mbeumo stopped on the ball for Brentford. He folded it slightly, for Henderson relief.
In the 56th minute, Eze fell and Vitly Janelt received the yellow card when Palace won a 25 -yard free kick. Eze took it, a sepp van den Berg detour on the wall sent him to crash against the post.
It was in the 61st minute when Brentford charged his penalty. It all started when Guehi's clearance was blocked by Hughes' arms. The referee Tony Harrington gave nothing for it. But he sanctioned the foul when Lacroix hit Collins without winning the ball.
Mbeumo took a step forward, hit the post to his left and Palace cleared via Guehi. But Harrington stopped the game when Var England verified if there was an invasion.
Brentford was allowed to repeat the play and this time there was no error, since Mbeumo went to his right and scored.