MX23RW : Thursday, March 28 11:13:21| >> :120:5228:5228:
[monks data]
Brentford logo
Championship | Gameweek 8
Oct 27, 2020 at 7.45pm UK
Griffin Park
Norwich logo

Brentford
1 - 1
Norwich

Toney (27')
Janelt (80')
FT(HT: 1-0)
McLean (87')
Gibson (78')

Brentford manager Thomas Frank bemoans "very random" Norwich goal

The Canaries were trailing to a first-half Ivan Toney goal, his eighth in six league matches.

Daniel Farke felt Norwich deserved their slice of luck after Kenny McLean's late strike secured a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw at Brentford.

The Canaries were trailing to a first-half Ivan Toney goal, his eighth in six league matches.

But for the fourth match running, Norwich struck with time running out as McLean's deflected shot salvaged a point.

City boss Farke said: "All in all that's a good point on the road. Brentford are one of the favourites for promotion, so to be there with a late equaliser, it's always a good point.

"I'm still not 100 per cent happy. We could have gone for it more in the first half. Our pressing could have been more intense. We were a bit scared and showed a bit too much respect.

"But I was pleased we found a way to fight back into the game and found an equaliser. I'm pleased with our mentality and team spirit. There's no doubt it was a deserved point for us.

"I don't believe in coincidences. Our late goals come from good fitness, also our game, the way we exhaust our opponents. A great mentality, a winning mentality, and team spirit."

Norwich should have opened the scoring after a superb piece of trickery from Emi Buendia.

The Argentinian gave Henrik Dalsgaard the slip and put Ethan Pinnock on his backside inside the area, but saw his shot from six yards tipped over by Bees goalkeeper David Raya.

But it was the Bees who took the lead after a lightning counter-attack from their new-look strikeforce.

Ollie Watkins and Said Benrahma may have departed but their replacements, Toney and Saman Ghoddos, still combined with Bryan Mbeumo to devastating effect.

Ghoddos burst forward before feeding Mbeumo, who reached the byline before cutting the ball across goal for Toney to slide home.

After the break Brentford were denied a second when Toney's header back across goal found Dalsgaard right in front of goal but the defender's finish was too close to Krul.

That proved decisive with three minutes remaining when McLean's speculative drive was going wide until it deflected off Mads Bech Sorensen, wrongfooting Raya as it rolled into the net.

Bees boss Thomas Frank said: "I think we performed well, played a very good game and I'm pleased with how we pressed Norwich in the second half.

"We had the chances. But it was decisive that we couldn't score the 2-0 goal. And a goal like theirs is very random. I'd rather they'd put one into the top corner.

"But the positive is it was a good performance, played with good intensity, a game of two teams who like to dominate on the ball – and I think we came out slightly on top."

ID:420032: cacheID:420032:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:4892:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Brentford manager Thomas Frank pictured on September 16, 2020
Read Next:
Tuesday's Championship predictions including Brentford vs. Norwich City
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!