Our prediction for this Premier League match:
After failing to spoil Man City’s party at Etihad Stadium, Crystal Palace will look to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they take on Brentford in the Premier League round 5. The Eagles have been having their ups and downs of late, but their display in the 4-2 loss to Man City is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Brentford. All Tomkins, Ferguson, and McArthur remain in the recovery room, while key player Wilfried Zaha will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
The Bees, on the other hand, head into the midweek fixture following a 1-1 draw with Everton. Brentford are eyeing their second win of the season as well, but, taking everything into account, both sides should be happy with one point from Tuesday’s local derby. As for the away side, both Canos and Pinnock are sidelined with injuries, while Ajer and Jansson are major doubts.
Highlighted Player (Christian Benteke):
Christian Benteke, born on 3th of December 1990 is a Belgian football player with roots from Congo. Benteke started his career at KRC Genk and after playing for Standard Liege, KV Mechelen, KV Kortrijk and Aston Villa the striker got transferred to Liverpool. Benteke is 191cm and is known for being a very strong goal scoring striker. In May 2010 Benteke made his debut for the Belgian national team.
Christian Benteke didn’t win any mayor prices yet. In the season 2008/2009 he won the national league of Belgium. Benteke is signed by Nike and got transferred to Liverpool for 46 million euro which makes him the second most expensive football player from Belgium. Benteke’s nickname is The Beast or Bentegoal.
Highlighted Team (Brentford):
Based in London, Brentford compete in the Championship and they were founded in 1898. Griffin Park has been the home ground of the club since 1904 and the capacity of the venue is 12,300.
The Bees have yet to play in the Premier League and it has to be noted that they made it to the FA Cup sixth round on four occasions (1937/1938, 1945/1946,1948/1949, 1988/1989). Brentford played in the League Cup round 4 in the 1982/1983 and 2010/2011 season and that is the club’s biggest success in the competition.
Brentford’s main rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers and they take on each other in the West London Derby. The rivalry with the Cottagers is probably the biggest and you should bear in mind that the clashes between the two teams have their history of crowd violence. The colour of Brentford’s shirts is red and white and they wear black shorts.