Analysis: Bees stumbling despite late leveller
Brentford is struggling to maintain its position for a potential continental competition spot despite a recent draw against Crystal Palace. The team has only managed one win in their last nine matches, raising concerns as they approach the season's end. With a challenging final match against Liverpool, their chances of securing a top position are uncertain.
- ▪Brentford has won only one of their past nine games, which was against West Ham.
- ▪Dango Ouattara scored a late equalizer for Brentford against Crystal Palace.
- ▪If Chelsea wins their game in hand, Brentford will drop to ninth place in the standings.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/analysis-bees-stumbling-despite-leveller-163850584.html","headline":"Analysis: Bees stumbling despite late leveller","datePublished":"2026-05-17T16:38:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-17T16:38:50.000Z","keywords":["Keith Andrews","Crystal Palace","Dango Ouattara","Brentford","Dean Henderson","finishing line","Tottenham Hotspur","Chelsea","Sepp van den Berg","Keane Lewis-Potter","West Ham","Igor Thiago"],"description":"Brentford remain firmly in contention to secure a place in continental competition for the first time in their history, but Keith Andrews' side are stumbling...","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Yahoo…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Yahoo Sports.