Dango Ouattara score two goals as Brentford come from behind two times to draw 2-2 with Crystal Palace for Gtech Community Stadium.
Adam Wharton score im first Palace goal wey nearly give Oliver Glasner side all three points, but Ouattara head for far post with two minutes remaining to earn share of spoils for Bees.
Palace wey no win any of dia past five Premier League games get gift for perfect start when Caoimhin Kelleher bring down Ismaila Sarr for penalty area for second minute. Referee Sam Barrott first wave away Palace appeal but award penalty after monitor check, allow Sarr to confidently stroke home im 21st goal of season.
Brentford poor for first half but equalise when Jaydee Canvot attempted headed clearance hit Ouattara for face and ricochet into far corner. Na Bees only attempt on target for first half.
Home side start second half with renewed purpose, only to fall behind again when Wharton low drive squirm under Kelleher body and enter net. Ouattara deny by Palace keeper Dean Henderson late on, but winger close-range header earn Bees point.
Keith Andrews team remain for eighth wey go guarantee place for next season Uefa Conference League, while Palace drop to 15th. Brentford remain firmly for contention to secure continental competition for first time for dia history, but Andrews side dey stumble towards finishing line. Dem don win only one of dia past nine games against struggling West Ham two weeks ago, and face difficult trip to Anfield for final day of season.
Bees go drop to ninth on Tuesday if Chelsea win dia game in hand on west London rivals against struggling Tottenham Hotspur for Stamford Bridge.
Having score from dia only attempt on target for first half, Brentford look on course for limp defeat until flurry of opportunities late for match. Keane Lewis-Potter curl shot wide from edge of penalty area, while Henderson produce fine stop to deny Ouattara before Burkina Faso forward header for 88th minute.
Brentford fit even snatch all three points for stoppage time, but top scorer Igor Thiago blaze over crossbar from close range before Sepp van den Berg head off target following corner.
When Palace lose to Bournemouth fortnight ago, manager Glasner liken 3-0 defeat to friend birthday party taking place few days before your wedding. Wedding for that scenario na Palace Conference League semi-final second leg against Shakhtar Donetsk wey Glasner team win 2-1 to confirm dia place for final.
With Palace focus now firmly on showpiece against Rayo Vallecano for 10 days time, Glasner make five changes to side wey lose to Manchester City for midweek, leaving Jean-Philippe Mateta, Chris Richards and Jefferson Lerma for bench.
There no colourful analogies on this occasion as Palace dominate for large spells, although Glasner go disappoint not to get win im team deserve. To make matter worse, visitors suffer injuries to two centre-backs Chadi Riad and Richards late for second half. Richards must be help from pitch after going down for second-half stoppage time, making am doubt for next weekend final-day game against Arsenal and possibly Conference League final for Leipzig.
Brentford end 2025-26 campaign against Liverpool for Anfield, while Palace welcome title-chasing Arsenal to Selhurst Park.
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