Brentford analysis: Bees create little but show grit to continue away form

Four days after scoring three goals in the opening 34 minutes of a remarkable 4-3 win over Burnley, Brentford were rather more pedestrian in Tuesday's goalless draw with Bournemouth.

Keith Andrew's side generated an xG rating of just 0.05 in the first half, their lowest in the first-half of a Premier League match this season.

Despite enjoying marginally the greater share of possession (51.9%) over 90 minutes, the Bees' attacking threat was limited to occasional counter-attacks.

It took until the 72nd minute for them to muster a shot on target, but Dango Ouattara's strike was straight at Petrovic.

Brentford pushed more in the closing stages, but Van den Berg's header from a free-kick was the closest they came to scoring.

But what Keith Andrew's side lacked in offensive spark, they made up for in commitment to hang in the match.

Having lost seven of their first eight away league games this season, they have taken 16 points from the last seven away games.

The remain four points above Bournemouth and within touching distance of the Europa League places.

Full report here.