Week 36 features a match on Saturday May 7th, where Brentford will host Southampton in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. Brentford is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes struck first for Manchester United in the 9th minute on a feed from Anthony Elanga, then Cristiano Ronaldo added another in the 61st minute on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Brentford couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester United took the shutout win. Brentford is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Southampton, recorded a 1-2 loss against Crystal Palace. Oriol Romeu struck first for Southampton in the 9th minute on a feed from James Ward-Prowse, then Eberechi Eze tied it up for Crystal Palace in the 60th minute on a feed from Nathaniel Clyne Finally they completed the comback victory in the 92nd minute on a goal by Wilfried Zaha to cap off a wild match. Southampton looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Brentford and Southampton last played eachother at the St. Mary’s Stadium on the 11th of January. Southampton won by a score of 4 to 1. Jan Bednarek scored the first goal for Southampton in the 5th minute, then Vitaly Janelt tied it up for Brentford in the 23rd minute on a feed from Bryan Mbeumo.
Southampton’s most prolific scorer has been James Ward-Prowse. The English midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Brentford’s top weapon lately has been Vitaly Janelt, who has 2 goals in the last five matches
Thomas Frank’s Brentford squad will be without Frank Onyeka, Saman Ghoddos, Sergi Canos and Ethan Pinnock, while Ralph Hasenhüttl’s squad will be without Alex McCarthy and Valentino Livramento.