- Wilfried Zaha (59')
- Yoane Wissa (88')
Brentford level late at Crystal Palace through Yoane Wissa
Yoane Wissa headed a late equaliser after coming on a substitute to earn Brentford a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Tuesday.
Palace looked to be easing towards three points after in-form Wilfried Zaha's stunning opener in the 59th minute.
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Zaha cut in from the left to curl an unstoppable right-footed effort into the far corner, his fourth goal in the Premier League this season.
But Brentford hung in and Wissa was unmarked in the penalty area to salvage a point -- his effort standing after a VAR check for offside went in favour of the visitors.
Brentford almost won it late on with Rico Henry having a great chance saved but Palace hung on.
It would have been tough on Patrick Vieira's Palace if they had ended empty-handed and especially on Zaha who has started the season impressively.
Zaha illuminated the London derby just before the hour when he received a pass by Cheick Doucoure on the edge of the penalty area before cutting in and bending a shot with minimum backlift.
He had looked Palace's most dangerous player in a first half of few chances, twice having efforts blocked by Brentford defender Aaron Hickey.
Michael Olise also grazed the post with a left-foot effort shortly before Zaha broke the deadlock.
Brentford are a resilient side, however, and went home happy thanks to Wissa's late leveller.
A third draw for Brentford left them on six points from their opening five games with Palace on five.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Simon Hooper
English Premier League Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Manchester City | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | +44 | 73 |
Arsenal | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | +49 | 71 |
Liverpool | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | +41 | 71 |
Aston Villa | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | +19 | 63 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | +16 | 60 |
Newcastle United | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | +17 | 50 |
Manchester United | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 50 |
West Ham United | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 48 |
Chelsea | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | +9 | 47 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | +2 | 44 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 43 |
Fulham | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | -2 | 42 |
AFC Bournemouth | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 42 |
Crystal Palace | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -17 | 33 |
Brentford | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 32 |
Everton | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | -16 | 27 |
Nottingham Forest | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 26 |
Luton Town | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -24 | 25 |
Burnley | 33 | 4 | 8 | 21 | -35 | 20 |
Sheffield United | 32 | 3 | 7 | 22 | -54 | 16 |