BOURNEMOUTH took advantage of their Championship play-off semi-final home leg with Brentford with a 1-0 win over the Bees on the south coast.
The game was a tight affair but it was the Cherries’ Arnaut Danjuma who slotted home in the second half to provide Bournemouth with the vital victory.
- RESULT: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 0
- Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Cook, Kelly, Brooks, Lerma, Solanke, Danjuma, Smith, Carter-Vickers, Pearson, Billing
- Brentford XI: Raya, Jansson, Norgaard, Pinnock, Roerslev, Janet, Jensen, Canos, Fosu, Forss, Toney
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Bournemouth are heading to London on Saturday and they’ll try to either hold onto their one-goal lead OR add to it.
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BOURNEMOUTH are 90 minutes from Wembley after a dominant display over Brentford in their play-off semi-final first leg.
Arnaut Danjuma grabbed the winner in the 55th minute but the Cherries wasted several chances to kill off the Bees in front of 2,000 fans on the South Coast.
Instead, they still have a job to do in West London at the weekend to move one step closer to an instant Premier League return.
Brentford know all about coming from behind in play-off semis after doing so last year against Swansea before eventually losing in the final to Fulham.
Read More: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 0 Match Report
MATCH WINNER
Match winner Danjuma gives his reaction in Twitter!
‘NICE TO SEE SOME OF YOU BACK’
Solanke enjoyed playing in front of some fans again!
FULL-TIME STATS
Bournemouth command a one-goal lead heading into the second leg!
FT: BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
Bournemouth have a one-goal lead heading into Saturday’s second leg thanks to star man Danjuma.
The entertaining winger finished off a clinical counter attack to hand the Cherries the lead.
Brentford boss Frank made changes, hoping to shock his team into life.
And the chance to equalise came after Norgaard was picked out in behind Bournemouth’s backline by Jensen.
Norgaard put the ball on a plate for an un-marked Mbuemo at the back post.
But the Frenchman somehow missed the target.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
THE FULL-TIME WHISTLE GOES AT THE VITALITY STADIUM!
BOURNEMOUTH COMMAND A ONE-GOAL LEAD HEADING INTO THE SECOND LEG!
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
90+4. CHANCE!
Raya’s clearance hits off Stacey and falls to Billing 35 yards from goal.
The midfielder takes the shot on with Raya out of position, but the keeper manages to recover and catch Billing’s effort.
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
90+3. Solanke wins Bournemouth a corner late on.
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
90+2. Danjuma runs at Pinnock and tries to beat the defender by knocking the ball down the line.
But Pinnock does well to get his body in front of the ball and seal the dangerous Bournemouth attacker out.
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
90. The fourth official holds his board up and there will be a minimum of five additional minutes.
Brentford need to go for it!
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
88. Ghoddos brings down Wilshere on the halfway line, and the referee blows his whistle for a Bournemouth free-kick.
The Brentford midfielder tries to plead his innocence, but the referees decision stands.
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
86. Canos gets down the line and floats a cross into Bournemouth’s penalty area for Toney to attack.
Mepham heads clear for the home side, but the ball falls to Norgaard on the edge of the box.
Brentford’s No6 shoots but his effort doesn’t trouble Begovic and the ball goes over the crossbar for a goal-kick.
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
85. SUBSTITUTION!
Jensen makes way for Ghoddos.
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
85. Toney gets his head on the ball and heads the danger clear for Brentford.
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
84. SAVE!
Danjuma shoots and Raya saves! Bournemouth corner.
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
83. Solanke is caught on the edge of the penalty area by Jensen and Bournemouth have a free-kick in a dangerous area.
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
81. Solanke does well to hold the ball up close to the touchline, before lifting the ball down the line for Stacey to run onto.
Stacey travels down the line and tries to stick a cross into the penalty area.
But his cross takes a wicked deflection and goes behind the goal for a Bournemouth corner.
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
79. SUBSTITUTION!
Brooks makes way for Wilshere.
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77. MASSIVE CHANCE MISSED!
Jensen picks out Norgaard who has made a wonderful run in behind Bournemouth’s backline.
The defender pulls the ball across the face of goal first-time, and finds Mbuemo at the far post unmarked.
But Mbuemo sends a shot agonisingly wide of the post! HOW HAS HE MISSED?!
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
76. Jensen clips the ball forward to Marcondes on the edge of Bournemouth’s penalty area.
But the forward is penalised for Mepham losing his footing!
Begovic fails to collect the ball first time of askingCredit: GETTY IMAGES But the experienced keeper pounced on the loose ball shortly afterCredit: GETTY IMAGES
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
74. Henry cuts inside and then back out wide of Smith to beat the right-back to the byline.
The left-back runs out of grass and tries to squeeze a cross in at the near post.
But his cross hits the side netting and Bournemouth have a goal-kick.
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
72. SUBSTITUTION!
The experienced Dalsgaard is on for Janelt who has had a horrible night in the heart of the midfield.
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70. SUBSTITUTION!
Pearson slowly leaves the pitch, and it looks like Bournemouth will be forced into another change.
Stacey comes on for the Cherries.
Oh, and take a look at Danjuma’s goal which rounded off a clinical Bournemouth counter attack!
BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 BRENTFORD
68. Brentford’s changes – Mbuemo, Marcondes and Henry – seems to have changed the tide.
The visitors are starting to get on the ball and work the channels well inside Bournemouth’s half.
Pearson is down for Bournemouth, Woodgate will be hoping he can continue.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
