Billing loses the ball again, allowing Brentford to attempt another counter-attack, but the Bees are no longer committing men forward in numbers and the move peters out.
90' +1
A minimum four minutes of stoppage time have been indicated by the officials, as Bournemouth continue to timidly approach the Brentford area with no real conviction.
89'
K. Lewis-Potter enters the game and replaces B. Mbeumo.
An excellent shift for Mbeumo comes to its end, as Lewis-Potter is given a few minutes to impress up front.
88'
Having enjoyed a productive second half, Mbeumo is felled and sits on the turf with a pained expression. Soon, though, he's back on his feet and sends the free-kick into Bournemouth's area. The move ultimately ends with Mee flicking a header well wide from near the penalty spot.
86'
Under intense pressure from Moore inside his own box, Pinnock holds off the big centre-forward and shepherds the ball back to his goalkeeper. Brentford are not content with just three points - they are determined to post a clean sheet as well!
84'
Mbeumo and Schade battle to retain the ball just outside the Bournemouth box, and it then falls to substitute Damsgaard, who can't quite get hold of his shot and places it past the right-hand post from 20 yards.
82'
M. Damsgaard enters the game and replaces J. Dasilva.
M. Jørgensen enters the game and replaces K. Ajer.
K. Schade enters the game and replaces I. Toney.
Recent signing Schade comes on for opening goalscorer Toney up front.
Frank takes the chance to rest some players for a few minutes, with a triple change. First, Ajer makes way for Jorgensen in defence.
Dasilva is the third man taken off in Brentford's triple change, and Damsgaard is offered a brief cameo in his place.
79'
Confidence is sky-high in the Brentford camp now, as Toney takes a crack at an audacious lob from more than 35 yards. It drifts well over the crossbar, with Neto barely troubled, but the striker still receives warm applause from the home fans for his intent.
78'
J. Rothwell enters the game and replaces M. Senesi.
Having conceded the penalty and had a tough battle with Toney today, Senesi is replaced; Rothwell comes on.
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75'
M. Jensen has scored a goal for Brentford! Assist by J. Dasilva.
After Mee clears the ball upfield, Dasilva picks it up on the left flank and soon sends it along the edge of Bournemouth's box; finding goalscorer Jensen.
BRENTFORD GO TWO UP! Taking a surely unassailable lead, the Bees sting on the counter, as Jensen calmly controls Dasilva's ball across the edge of the area before slamming the ball home past a helpless Neto! They've taken their chances despite a lack of fluency today, and it's now 2-0 to the hosts - is that game over?
73'
Near the right corner flag, Christie claims to have been struck by a stray arm, but the officials are not interested and play goes on. He's not enjoyed a particularly fruitful game today.
71'
M. Roerslev enters the game and replaces Y. Wissa.
Having seen his influence wane during the second half, Wissa is withdrawn; Roerslev comes in to fill a more defensive role for the Bees.
69'
David Raya gets yellow.
Considered to be time-wasting over a goal-kick, Raya is shown a yellow card.
66'
S. Dembélé enters the game and replaces J. Anthony.
Anthony is withdrawn by his manager, and O'Neil turns to Dembele for some inspiration.
65'
After Mbeumo curls a tame strike straight at Neto from just outside the right half of the area, the goalkeeper and Toney exchange some verbal unpleasantries until the referee intervenes.
64'
Following another thwarted attempt to break into the Brentford box, when Billing fails to control a bobbling ball, Senesi charges into the back of Toney in midfield and concedes a needless free-kick.
60'
Following the corner, Mbeumo sneaks a ball through to Jensen on the left side of the area, before the latter sweeps a low effort towards goal, only to see it saved by Neto, who is well-positioned to make the stop.
59'
Jockeying his way past two defenders on the left touchline, Dasilva buys a corner-kick for his side, which Jensen will take.
57'
Stacey sees a cross from the left flank trundle harmlessly towards Raya, in the latest example of the Bournemouth's lack of killer instinct in and around the opposition area.
55'
Once again, the game is paused due to an impact injury. This time Dasilva is the affected party, but after regaining his composure, the Brentford midfielder is able to carry on.
53'
The Cherries are on top. Both in terms of territory and tempo, Bournemouth are having the better of this second half so far, but an inexplicable Anthony dive near the box sees them lose the ball and their momentum.
51'
An aimless cross from the left by Billing drifts too close to Raya inside the six-yard box, and the goalkeeper easily gathers it in. Still, Bournemouth lack precision in the final third.
49'
Bizarrely, a spell of Bournemouth pressure ends when Kelly opts to volley the ball back some 50 yards to his goalkeeper from deep inside Brentford's half.
47'
Dasilva drops his shoulder, drives past a defender and attempts a speculative shot from long range, but it loops safely over the crossbar from Neto's point of view.
46'
Brentford kick off, and we are back under way in West London!
45' +5
HALF-TIME: BRENTFORD 1-0 BOURNEMOUTH
45' +3
In the third minute of four indicated for stoppages at the end of the half, Bournemouth hold out to see off the threat of another Brentord corner; ensuring their deficit will remain at just one at the break.
43'
When the ball breaks out to Dasilva on the edge of Bournemouth's box, the midfielder swipes at an ambitious attempt and sends it bobbling well wide of the target.
41'
Now boosted by scoring the opening goal, Toney brings the ball under his spell and drives a shot over the crossbar from the right side of the area - but the flag immediately goes up to indicate he was offside.
39'
Penalty goal scored by I. Toney for Brentford!
BRENTFORD LEAD! In typically efficient fashion, Toney steps up to the penalty spot, takes a copule of short steps and plants a powerful shot past Neto and into the top-right corner! Brentford's pressure pays, and the Bees go 1-0 up!
38'
Neto gets yellow.
For protesting too vociferously at the penalty award, Neto is booked by the referee.
35'
B. Pearson enters the game and replaces L. Cook.
Despite trying to return to the action after clashing with Jensen in a 50-50 challenge, Cook can't continue. Pearson will replace him in midfield.
32'
Both sets of players take the opportunity to take on a drink during the break for Cook to be assessed, and it does not look good for the Bournemouth midfielder here.
27'
From Jensen's corner out on the left, the midfelder plays it short for Mbeumo, whose subsequent outswinging cross is cleared away by the Bournemouth defence.
25'
Mepham boots a hurried clearance away from near the penalty spot, as Brentford's pursuit of an opening goal continues. Wissa is getting plenty of the ball for the Bees, but can't quite find the right final ball as yet.
23'
Bournemouth have gradually retreated and are more or less camped inside their defensive third at the moment, with Brentford patiently probing for a chance to crack them open.
20'
Still rubbing the back of his head, Mepham returns to the fray, and the game resumes at full tilt.
17'
Bournemouth withstand the threat of their opponents' second corner, but the Bees are growing in confidence now and are starting to build some attacking momentum.
16'
After a brief pause, Christie recovers from apparently being winded, and the game gets back under way.
14'
Lerma overhits an angled ball towards Christie on the right side of the area, and it whistles past the Scottish winger and out for a Brentford goal-kick.
12'
Following a short spell of Bournemouth supremacy, the home side have wrestled back control of the ball and stroke it around carefully inside their own half, awaiting an opening.
10'
Having pushed forward up the left flank, Anthony is caught out of position and pulls back Jensen near the halfway line; conceding a free-kick.
8'
After Janelt intervenes on the left side of the Brentford area, Bournemouth are awarded a corner-kick, but an offside offence following the set-piece then gifts the ball back to their hosts.
6'
Bournemouth begin to build some early pressure as Mee is forced into consecutive defensive headers on the edge of his own area, and the visitors have started brightly enough.
4'
After a quick check-over, Anthony is cleared to continue following a brief injury concern, and the action resumes inside Brentford's half.
3'
Brentford earn the first corner, taken short and then swung over towards the penalty spot before dropping to Janelt on the edge of the box. The versatile midfielder cannot strike it cleanly, though, and sends the ball bouncing well wide of the right-hand post.
1'
Bournemouth kick off and we are under way in West London!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League clash between Brentford and Bournemouth at the Brentford Community Stadium!
BRENTFORD (4-3-3): David Raya; Kristoffer Ajer, Ben Mee, Ethan Pinnock, Vitaly Janelt; Mathias Jensen, Christian Norgaard, Josh Dasilva; Bryan Mbeumo, Ivan Toney, Yoane Wissa.
SUBS: Thomas Strakosha, Sergi Canos, Kevin Schade, Saman Ghoddos, Mikkel Damsgaard, Mads Bech Sorensen, Mads Roerslev, Mathias Jorgensen, Keane Lewis-Potter.
Despite some superb league form of late, Brentford suffered an early FA Cup exit last weekend, when West Ham United swept past them into the fourth round courtesy of a winning goal from former Bees player Said Benrahma. Nevertheless, Thomas Frank's side saw off Liverpool 3-1 last time out in the Premier League; stretching their top-flight unbeaten run to six matches. Winning three of their last four has cemented a top-half position for the Bees, who went through fixtures against Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur undefeated. Furthermore, only league leaders Arsenal have beaten Brentford at home this season.
Bournemouth's 4-2 defeat to Championship leaders Burnley last week also sent the South Coast side out of the FA Cup. While their latest reverse at least ended a four-game goalless run, manager Gary O'Neil had previously overseen three straight Premier League losses - against Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Manchester United. The Cherries are therefore just one point clear of Everton in the bottom three, having posted one win and seven defeats from their last eight league fixtures. Aiming to end a four-match losing run on the road, Bournemouth held today's hosts to a 0-0 draw in October.
BOURNEMOUTH (4-4-2): Neto; Jack Stacey, Marcos Senesi, Chris Mepham, Lloyd Kelly; Ryan Christie, Jefferson Lerma, Lewis Cook, Jaidon Anthony; Philip Billing, Kieffer Moore.
SUBS: Mark Travers, Michael Dacosta Gonzalez, Dominic Sadi, Siriki Dembele, Ben Pearson, Joe Rothwell, Jordan Zemura, Jack Stephens, Daniel Adu-Addei.
The players are out on the pitch under the floodlights at Brentford Community Stadium, and kick-off is now just moments away!
Bournemouth have now failed to score a first-half goal in 14 of their 19 Premier League games this season - the worst such tally in the division. They also have a record of losing eight times and winning just twice when trailing at half-time, so there's a steep mountain to climb during the second half today.
That's all from a jubilant Brentford Community Stadium today, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
Bournemouth will host a crucial clash with in-form Nottingham Forest next weekend, as fearless Brentford visit Leeds with ambitions of a European challenge growing ever stronger.
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