Brentford kick off their Premier League season this weekend when they host Crystal Palace at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Brentford gear up to play in their fourth consecutive Premier League season after establishing themselves as a side capable of producing upsets since winning promotion in 2021.
However, they had to fight tooth and nail last campaign to avoid a relegation scare as they will aim to start this season strongly to not come at such a circumstance once again.
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Ivan Toney’s ban from competitive football due to a breach of betting rules along with the injury of key attackers took away the wind from the sails of Brentford last season. The Bees have experienced a mediocre pre-season and it is manager Thomas Frank’s job now to bring back the calibre of the promotion-winning team.
Brentford have three London derbies in a row starting from this Sunday’s clash. It is a period which might decide in which way they are heading this season but a spirited effort is expected from this side in these games.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace surged to secure 10th spot in the league standings last season after the appointment of former Eintracht Frankfurt and Europa League-winning head coach Oliver Glasner.
The Austrian manager created a terrific attacking trio consisting of the likes of Eberechi Eze, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Michael Olise to take 19 points from the final 21 games of the Premier League season.
The Eagles were able to mastermind wins over Aston Villa, Manchester United and Liverpool in that run which ultimately helped them dislodge talks of a relegation threat as they broke into the top half of the table.
However, this season, Palace begins without the presence of Michael Olise as the Frenchman has left for Bayern Munich on a £50m deal this summer transfer window.
Team News
Thomas Frank will be without the services of new signing Igor Thiago due to an injury suffered in pre-season.
Ivan Toney is set to lead the lines despite transfer talks.
Fabio Carvalho is tilted to start from the bench and should be eased into action later.
As for Palace, Daichi Kamada and Ismaila Sarr is set to debut. Chris Richards is ready for the match after recovering from an injury.
Matheus Franca is out of this fixture.
Predicted XIs
Brentford (4-3-3): Flekken; Roerslev, Collins, Pinnock, Ajer; Norgaard, Janelt, Jensen; Mbeumo, Toney, Wissa
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Andersen, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Doucoure, Mitchell; Kamada, Eze; Mateta
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