Thomas Frank insists he “wants extra” from his Brentford gamers after a sloppy second half show noticed them lose to Manchester United final trip.
The Bees had taken the lead by means of Ethan Pinnock’s header in first-half stoppage time however have been pegged again by objectives from Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund after the break.
Brentford welcome Ipswich City to Gtech Group Stadium on Saturday, figuring out a victory might push them again into the highest half of the Premier League standings.
Their subsequent 5 league video games are in opposition to groups at the moment round them, and Frank desires to see extra character from his aspect within the coming weeks.
“It was a great first half, I used to be very proud of that, I believed we have been the higher workforce in that interval of the sport in opposition to a great workforce,” Frank stated.
“We went 1-0 up, but it surely’s so irritating and annoying that they scored after two minutes of the second half – in the event that they don’t try this, you don’t know what would have occurred.
“I believed that we have been method too passive. However we’re at Outdated Trafford, they’ve some high gamers. After the primary aim, I felt like we lacked a bit extra character.
“If we wish to win right here, we’d like extra. Sadly, not sufficient of our gamers hit a excessive sufficient stage within the second half.”
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— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) October 22, 2024
Ipswich, in the meantime, have been handed a fourth defeat of the season in opposition to Everton at Portman Highway, leaving them with out a win since their return to the Premier League.
The Tractor Boys are considered one of 4 sides within the division but to style victory, the primary season in top-flight historical past to see as many as 4 completely different sides all fail to win any of their first eight video games of the marketing campaign.
Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna anticipated difficulties in adapting to the Premier League, although stated his gamers should do higher in overcoming the tremendous margins they’ve skilled.
“We knew it could be a difficult season and the step up into the Premier League was at all times going to be a giant problem,” McKenna stated. “In eight video games we’ve obtained a lead to 4 of them.
“We all know the place we have to enhance and it’s as much as us to show these margins in our favour. The final two video games have gotten away from us.
“The stability of the sport was actually tremendous, and we didn’t handle to seek out sufficient to alter the sport within the second half in opposition to a great, skilled aspect. We had a go earlier than the tip, but it surely wasn’t sufficient.”
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— IPSWICH TOWN (@IpswichTown) October 19, 2024
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Brentford – Mikkel Damsgaard
Damsgaard has assisted three objectives in his final two Premier League appearances, greater than he had in his first 55 video games within the competitors (two).
He has assisted through a nook in his final two video games, with solely Ashley Williams for Everton in April 2017 aiding a aim from a nook scenario in three consecutive appearances in Premier League historical past.
Ipswich – Omari Hutchinson
Regardless of failing to notch a aim this season, Hutchinson has been a risk for the Tractor Boys.
Within the Premier League, solely Mohammed Kudus (28), Jeremy Doku (22) and Adama Traore have accomplished extra dribbles than the Englishman (18).
Ipswich have additionally utilized the second-most pressures to opponents within the Premier League this season (1,736) with Hutchinson high amongst all gamers for these pressures (316).
MATCH PREDICTION: BRENTFORD WIN
That is the primary ever top-flight assembly between Brentford and Ipswich. It is going to be the 1452nd fixture to be performed in England’s top-flight, and the 937th within the Premier League.
Brentford have misplaced simply considered one of their final 9 league video games in opposition to Ipswich (W4 D4), with this the primary assembly between the edges since a 2-0 house win for the Bees in April 2019.
Ipswich can even have to pay attention to the Bees’ aerial risk. Solely Aston Villa (5) have scored extra headed objectives within the Premier League this season than Brentford (4).
Nevertheless, after dropping a league-high 30 factors from successful positions within the Premier League final season, Brentford have additionally dropped probably the most when main within the competitors this time period (11). The Bees have scored first in every of their final six league video games however have gone on to win simply two of them (D1 L3).
McKenna’s aspect stay winless within the Premier League this season (D4 L4). In solely two earlier league campaigns have they endured longer winless begins, each within the Championship in 2009-10 (14) and 2018-19 (11).
Ipswich have additionally had the fewest photographs (75), fewest photographs on course (23) and had the fewest touches within the opposition’s field (130) within the Premier League this season, whereas the Tractor Boys have additionally gathered the bottom anticipated objectives (xG) complete (6.3).
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Brentford – 54.2%
Draw – 22.6%
Ipswich – 23.2%
