Raul Jimenez overlooked a shining past due anticipation as Fulham and Brentford shared a goalless attract a profligate Premier League collision on the Gtech Family Stadium.
Either side noticed their Premier League winless runs prolong on Saturday, with Brentford with out victory in two video games and Fulham no longer triumphing of their terminating 3.
It would were a special tale, although, if no longer for exchange Jimenez lifting a gilt-edged 73rd-minute alternative over as Marco Silva’s Cottagers didn’t take hold of that past due anticipation.
This draw leaves Brentford – who noticed Bryan Mbeumo denied via the crossbar within the first half of – in sixteenth however with their Premier League condition already accumulation, era Fulham are twelfth.
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A formidable try from Alex Iwobi had Mark Flekken anxious as his clash whistled over the crossbar from the brink of the field within the 8th slight.
A quick split from Brentford noticed Ivan Toney slot a throughball in in the back of the Fulham defence to Mbeumo, whose deflected right-footed clash from cannoned off the woodwork sooner than Keane Lewis-Potter fired instantly at Bernd Leno.
Lewis-Potter once more got here akin to discovering the hole objective nearest 44 mins as he break out into the field sooner than lifting the ball over Leno, however Issa Diop recovered beautifully to move it off the form.
Rodrigo Muniz would possibly have felt he must have damaged the impasse early in the second one half of, although his header from Iwobi’s move went into the hands of Flekken.
Timothy Castagne popped up within the penalty branch at a nook within the sixtieth slight however the full-back may just no longer convert on the alike publish as his header flew into the stands in the back of the objective.
Jimenez had a gilt-edged alternative to take hold of the winner as Adama Traore shrugged off his marker sooner than selecting out the Mexico striker, who come what may overlooked with the objective at his oblivion.
Traore examined Flekken past due on because the Fulham winger struck a vicious try low in opposition to objective however the Brentford goalkeeper were given indisposed neatly to safeguard some degree for his facet.
Brentford effort as Toney’s objective drought continues
Having netted 4 targets in his first 5 Premier League video games nearest coming back from suspense, Toney has no longer scored in any of his terminating 10.
He’s now matched his longest run with out a league objective since a run of 10 with Peterborough United between February and April 2019, era Brentford have suffered from his struggles.
Brentford received 2-0 towards Sheffield United of their earlier Premier League house recreation however most effective as soon as this season have they received back-to-back league video games on the Gtech Family Stadium.
The Bees’ consecutive wins over Burnley and West Ham in October/November stay the one future they have got completed the feat as Thomas Frank’s facet fail to reside as much as terminating season’s performances at house.
Needy completing prevents 3 issues for the Cottagers
Fulham have now opposed the opposition from scoring a first-half objective in 22 in their 36 video games, most effective Everton (23) and Arsenal (25) have completed this extra steadily within the Premier League this season.
The Cottagers have additionally struggled in entrance of objective within the opening 45 mins of video games, failing to search out the again of the online within the first half of in 23 in their 36 top-flight outings this time period.
The draw way Silva’s facet stay twelfth, albeit sitting simply 4 issues off the zenith half of of the desk with two video games too much.
