Follow live coverage as Brentford face Ipswich Town today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola’s side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United’s latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year – yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it’s Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brentford vs Ipswich Town
The final whistle has been blown on a frantic Premier League fixture which looked destined to be a 0-0 after 25 minutes. Neither team seemed to be able to get going after the first whistle until Szmodics opened the scoring with a tidy right-footed finish into the bottom corner to make it 1-0 to Ipswich. Moments after, Ipswich doubled their lead through Hirst on his first Premier League start. He dinked his effort over Flekken in goal to make it 2-0 to the away team after 31 minutes. Brentford hit back just before half-time, as Wissa finished simply past Muric to plant a seed of doubt into Ipswich’s minds. That seed quickly grew, as in the 46th minute, Clarke scored an own goal following another Wissa shot that Muric failed to keep out. Clarke slid in to stop the ball but couldn’t stop it completely, and that made the score 2-2 at the break. Only six minutes after the restart, Lewis-Potter was brought down inside the box, and following a VAR check, Mbeumo lifted his penalty high into Muric’s goal to make it 3-2 to the home team to complete a turnaround. The score remained 3-2 until the 86th minute, where substitute Delap met Davis’ cross to touch home an equaliser and seemingly earn a point for Ipswich. Brentford weren’t done yet, however, and Mbeumo put in a cross in the 96th minute, which evaded attackers, defenders, and goalkeeper alike. Muric was expecting a touch on the ball and was rooted to the spot as he watched the cross nestle in the bottom left corner to win the game for Brentford. The score at full-time was 4-3 to the home team, and Thomas Frank will be delighted with the resilience of his side to get three points in the end. Brentford finished the game with an xG of 3.94, showing the amount and quality of the chance they made. Ipswich finished the game with 1.36 xG, and broken hearts as they go back to East Anglia with no points. Thank you for joining this live text commentary, goodbye!
Brentford vs Ipswich Town
OFF THE BAR! Delap nearly equalises again in the 98th minute! He spun inside the box and smashed a shot from just inside the box, but to his dismay, he saw the shot rattle off the bar! What an ending!
Brentford vs Ipswich Town
GOOOOOOAL!!! Mbeumo wins it for Brentford in the 96th minute! Mbeumo swung a cross in with his left foot from the right side, and there was no touch from the attackers or the defenders. The curl on the effort evades Muric, as he was expecting a touch from someone! 4-3!
Brentford vs Ipswich Town
Both teams are rapidly running out of time to clinch a late goal here, Ipswich will be the happier of the two teams with the scoreline how it is. They have done well to get back into this game after going behind.
Brentford vs Ipswich Town
WHAT A CHANCE! Collins blazes over the bar from five yards out! The corner was swung in, and the ball fell to the defender, who rushed the shot, and the chance goes begging late on in this game!
Brentford vs Ipswich Town
Brentford earn a later corner as Burns opts for safety and clears the ball over the touchline under minimal pressure.
