On Sat May 7th, 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 should make for a nice day for football. 14th placed Brentford is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes struck first for Manchester United in the 9th minute, then Cristiano Ronaldo added another in the 61st minute on a penalty kick In the end, Brentford couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester United ran away with the shutout win. Brentford is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while southampton is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Crystal Palace. Oriol Romeu scored the first goal for Southampton in the 9th minute, then Eberechi Eze got the equalizer for Crystal Palace in the 60th minute on a feed from Nathaniel Clyne But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 92nd minute on a goal by Wilfried Zaha. They’re hoping 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 Jan 11th. Southampton won by a score of 4 to 1. Jan Bednarek scored the first goal for Southampton in the 5th minute, then Vitaly Janelt got the equalizer 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 most prolific scorer has been Vitaly Janelt. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches
Thomas Frank’s squad will be without Frank Onyeka, Saman Ghoddos, Sergi Canos and Ethan Pinnock, while Southampton will be without Alex McCarthy and Valentino Livramento.