Bournemouth's Marcus Tavernier celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in London, Sunday March 9, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP) AP

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This was the sixth time Bournemouth have played Brentford in the Premier League and the Cherries are yet to beat the Bees. Andoni Iraola's side had made a fine start as left-back Milos Kerkez, whose wonderful cross set up Marcus Tavernier's opener in Sunday's 2-2 draw at Tottenham,

Follow live coverage as AFC Bournemouth face Brentford 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.

It was a great game when these two sides met earlier in the season, with Brentford twice going behind before winning 3-2. Bournemouth were unlucky that day, and they were also unlucky not to beat Tottenham last weekend.

Brentford came from behind to beat Bournemouth 2-1, keeping their European football hopes alive. The Cherries made a strong start and deservedly took the lead in the 17th minute when Milos Kerkez’s cross was deflected into his own net by Vitaly Janelt.