Bryan Mbeumo scored a late equaliser to earn Brentford a third successive home draw and deny Andoni Iraola his first Premier League win as Bournemouth manager.
Iraola’s impressive work at Rayo Vallecano – and his connections to Marcelo Bielsa – have created a sense of intrigue around Bournemouth, but the Spaniard had collected just one point from his first three league games.
That record was on course to become even worse when some haphazard goalkeeping from Neto handed Brentford an early free-kick, with Matthias Jensen then beating the Brazilian from a tight angle.
But the Bees could not build on their early lead and saw the woodwork deny them on three separate occasions – including when Keane Lewis-Potter somehow hit the post from just yards out.
Bournemouth made their hosts pay for their wastefulness, with David Brooks pouncing on Rico Henry’s error to add to Dominic Solanke’s earlier strike.
But Brentford – who have now lost just one of their last 18 home Premier League games – refused to be beaten, with Bryan Mbeumo brilliantly turning Milos Kerkez before calmly slotting past Neto in stoppage time to ensure the points were shared.
More to follow…
What’s next?
Brentford’s first game after the international break sees them travel to Newcastle on Sunday September 17, live on Sky Sports – kick-off 4.30pm.
Bournemouth host Chelsea on the same Sunday, live on Sky Sports – kick-off 2pm.
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