Crystal Palace v Brentford result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 3–1 Brentford

Premier League · Sat, 30 Dec 2023 15:00 GMT · Selhurst Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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Crystal Palace 3–1 Brentford — Crystal Palace won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Crystal Palace beat Brentford 3–1 at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday 30 December. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Brentford, from fewer shots (9 to 13), created the better chances, 1.39 xG to 0.98 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

The goals

Crystal Palace led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Brentford: Keane Lewis-Potter (2’, assisted by M. Roerslev); Crystal Palace: Michael Olise (14’, assisted by Jordan Ayew; 58’, assisted by M. Guéhi) and Eberechi Eze (39’, assisted by Tyrick Mitchell).

Discipline

R. Jones showed one yellow card — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Brentford: S. Ghoddos (45+2’).

What it changes

Brentford have lost their last five matches in all competitions. Crystal Palace have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) 12.9, Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) 8.1 and Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) 6.8 led the match.

Next up

Crystal Palace next travel to Beşiktaş on 22 October 2026.

Brentford next travel to Hull City on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Crystal Palace: Beşiktaş v Crystal Palace, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Brentford: Hull City v Brentford, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Crystal Palace 3–1 Brentford · Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park · London
Referee: R. Jones
Head-to-head (last 5): Crystal Palace 0 · draws 5 · Brentford 0 · 1.2 goals/game
Recent form: Crystal Palace 0W 2D 3L · Brentford 1W 0D 4L

Crystal Palace 3–1 Brentford (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.88 / 2 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.43 / 5.13

Corners

against 4.43 / 5.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.86 / 3.63

Shots on target

against 4.43 / 4.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.57 / 1.88

Cards

against 2.71 / 2.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.71 yellows

Referee · R. Jones

2.29 home / 2.43 away

over 14 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 December 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 December 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Crystal Palace for / against	Line	Brentford for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.43 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.13 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.14 for · 12.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.86 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.63 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.86 for · 14.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.57 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: R. Jones — 4.71 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22.57 fouls over 14 matches (2.29 to the home side, 2.43 to the away side).

Home 2.29Away 2.43

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
O. Édouard n 8	80	2.3 8/4	1.5 7/3	—
Eberechi Eze n 8	50	2.3 5/3	3.2 7/4	M. Jensen
J. Mateta n 8	45.1	2 4/3	1.2 2/2	—
J. Riedewald n 8	40.5	1.7 4/2	1.1 3/1	—
Matheus França n 8	28.8	1.6 3/1	0.4 1/0	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Matheus França n 8	28.8	2.7 4/2	0.4 1/0
M. Olise n 8	73.1	1.8 6/3	0.9 4/1
Eberechi Eze n 8	50	1.8 5/3	0.9 2/2
J. Lerma n 8	86.6	1.6 6/3	0.3 2/0
J. Mateta n 8	45.1	1.5 5/1	1.2 5/0

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Olise n 8	73.1	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
J. Mateta n 8	45.1	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
J. Ayew n 8	78.1	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
J. Schlupp n 8	65.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Eberechi Eze n 8	50	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Ozoh n 6	19	4.7 3/2
T. Mitchell n 8	82.4	3.6 8/7
C. Doucouré n 8	77.6	3.6 8/6
C. Richards n 8	70.6	2.9 6/6
J. Schlupp n 8	65.3	2.9 7/4

Brentford

Brentford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Ajer n 8	76.5	1.8 6/5	0.4 3/0	—
F. Onyeka n 8	62.1	1.8 5/4	1.8 6/4	—
M. Jensen n 8	61.5	1.8 7/2	0.7 4/0	Eberechi Eze
M. Olakigbe n 8	12.6	1.8 1/1	0.9 1/0	—
M. Damsgaard n 8	40.8	1.7 4/2	0.8 3/0	—

Brentford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Mbeumo n 8	82.3	2.9 8/7	1.4 6/2
K. Lewis-Potter n 8	45.5	2 5/2	1.2 4/1
M. Olakigbe n 8	12.6	1.8 2/0	0.9 1/0
N. Maupay n 8	63.4	1.4 4/3	0.7 3/1
Y. Wissa n 8	78.1	1.3 7/2	0.9 5/1

Brentford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Mbeumo n 8	82.3	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
N. Maupay n 8	63.4	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. Jensen n 8	61.5	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
S. Baptiste n 8	28.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
M. Peart-Harris n 8	39.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Brentford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Ghoddos n 8	68.1	3.5 6/5
Christian Nørgaard n 8	90	3.2 8/7
M. Damsgaard n 8	40.8	3 5/2
M. Olakigbe n 8	12.6	2.7 2/1
Y. Yarmolyuk n 8	40.3	2.5 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal Palace		Brentford
46%	Possession	54%
0.98	Expected goals (xG)	1.39
13	Shots	9
6	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	1
9	Shots inside the box	6
7	Corners	4
1	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	10
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	3
443	Passes	510
82%	Pass accuracy	81%

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
D. Henderson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
N. Clyne	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
J. Andersen	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	7.2
M. Guéhi	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	6.9
T. Mitchell	90	0	1	0	0	2	1	7.5
J. Lerma	90	0	0	2	1	1	4	7.2
C. Richards	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	7
M. Olise	90	2	0	4	3	2	1	9.6
J. Ayew	89	0	1	1	0	2	1	7.7
Eberechi Eze	86	1	0	2	2	2	1	7.7
J. Mateta	86	0	0	0	0	3	1	6.9
W. Hughes sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.7
Matheus França sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Schlupp sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Brentford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Flekken	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Zanka	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
E. Pinnock	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
N. Collins	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
S. Ghoddos	90	0	0	2	1	1	1	Y	7.3
Y. Wissa	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5.6
V. Janelt	80	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
K. Lewis-Potter	80	1	0	2	2	1	3	0	7.2
Christian Nørgaard	67	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	6.2
M. Roerslev	63	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7
M. Jensen	63	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
F. Onyeka sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
N. Maupay sub	27	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Damsgaard sub	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Y. Yarmolyuk sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Olakigbe sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Crystal Palace v Brentford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Crystal PalaceLLDDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

BrentfordWLLLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 1.2 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Crystal Palace 0 · 5 draws · Brentford 0 · 1.2 goals/game

2023-08-26 Brentford 1–1 Crystal Palace
2023-02-18 Brentford 1–1 Crystal Palace
2022-08-30 Crystal Palace 1–1 Brentford
2022-02-12 Brentford 0–0 Crystal Palace
2021-08-21 Crystal Palace 0–0 Brentford

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Crystal Palace#10 pos49 pts38 pl-1 GD

Brentford#16 pos39 pts38 pl-9 GD

Goals per game

Crystal Palace scored1.5

Brentford scored1.47

Crystal Palace conceded1.53

Brentford conceded1.71

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What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and Brentford?: In their last 5 meetings, Crystal Palace won 0, Brentford won 0 and there were 5 draws, averaging 1.2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Crystal Palace and Brentford?: Recent form — Crystal Palace 0W 2D 3L; Brentford 1W 0D 4L.

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