Tag: Brentford
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EPL: Brentford fight back to draw at Leicester
Brentford produced a terrific fightback from 2-0 behind to secure a point against Leicester in a thrilling match at the King Power Stadium. A header by Belgium defender Timothy Castagne opened the scoring for the Foxes, the only Premier League club not to have signed a player in the summer transfer window so far. Leicester…
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Eriksen makes first start since cardiac arrest at Euro 2020
Manager Thomas Frank hailed the importance of Brentford’s crucial 3-1 win at Norwich and praised the contribution of key duo Ivan Toney and Christian Eriksen. On his first start since he suffered a cardiac arrest on June 12 at Euro 2020, Eriksen flourished.
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Everyone needs to let Eriksen play football – Brentford coach
Brentford boss Thomas Frank believes Christian Eriksen must be allowed to get on with his game. The Danish international, who suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch last summer at Euro 2020, got a standing ovation from everyone when he came on in the 52nd minute against Newcastle, a game they lost 2-0. While Frank…
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EPL: Christian Eriksen set for Brentford debut against Newcastle
Christian Eriksen should make his Brentford debut in Saturday’s English Premier League (EPL) match against Newcastle United. The Denmark international has built up his match fitness in behind-closed-doors fixtures. He is now in line to make a first competitive appearance since suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch at Euro 2020 in June last year.…
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Spurs beat Brentford as Conte unbeaten league start continues
Antonio Conte’s unbeaten league start as Tottenham boss continued as they kept pace with the top four with a comfortable win over a lacklustre Brentford. A 12th-minute own goal from right wing-back Sergi Canos gave them the lead, before Son Heung-min finished off a scintillating counter-attack in the second half. The opener came from a…
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Newcastle go bottom of EPL after six-goal thriller
Newcastle dropped to the bottom of the Premier League after an entertaining draw with Brentford, with Eddie Howe absent for his first game in charge. The new head coach was forced to watch the game from his hotel room after testing positive for coronavirus on Friday, with assistant Jason Tindall taking charge from the sidelines.…
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EPL: We’re here to give Chelsea a good game – Brentford coach
Brentford manager Thomas Frank insists they face Chelsea tomorrow night as rank underdogs. Frank has reminded everyone that on the day they were winning promotion to the Premier League, Chelsea were beating Manchester City in the Champions League final. “This is the big picture of the difference between our clubs,” said the Dane. “But we…
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Brentford come from behind twice to hold Liverpool
Yoane Wissa scored a late equaliser as Brentford held Liverpool to a draw in a thrilling encounter at the Brentford Community Stadium. Wissa’s dinked finish over Alisson rescued a point for the hosts, who matched Jurgen Klopp’s team for long spells and created enough opportunities to claim all three points. Ethan Pinnock had given Thomas…