In the Premier League opener on Sunday, Brentford secured a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace. Brentford’s win was marked by a lucky bounce and a controversial refereeing decision. Ivan Toney was notably absent from Brentford’s squad as transfer speculation swirled around the striker.
Yoane Wissa scored the winning goal in the 76th minute after a shot by Nathan Collins ricocheted off the Palace goalkeeper’s hands and onto Wissa’s legs.
Brentford took the lead twice in the match, with Bryan Mbeumo scoring the opening goal in the 29th minute. Palace then equalized through an own goal by Brentford’s Ethan Pinnock.
An intense moment came when Palace thought they had scored, only for the goal to be disallowed due to a foul called by referee Sam Barrott on Palace’s Will Hughes.
Brentford’s manager, Thomas Frank, revealed Toney was left out of the squad due to transfer talks surrounding the player. Despite the speculation, Marc Guehi started for Palace amid interest from Newcastle.
In the end, Brentford clinched the win, leaving both teams with points to ponder early in the season.