Key stats
Crystal Palace have lost 21 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season; only Newcastle United (27) have lost more.
Brentford have scored 19 goals in the last 15 minutes of the second half; only Liverpool (20) have scored more in the Premier League this season.
Adam Wharton netted the first goal of his Crystal Palace career, on his 94th appearance
Highlights
Analysis
A brace earned Dango Ouattara an 8.9 Flashscore rating - making the winger our Player of the Match
Match report
In a game that could have seismic consequences for Brentford’s European challenge, the Bees got off to a disastrous start.
The opening five minutes saw Dango Ouattara squander a glorious opportunity when he blazed an effort over, and he was made to rue that miss just a minute late when Ismaïla Sarr was brought down in the area by Caoimhin Kelleher to earn his side a penalty.
Subsequently, the Senegalese international dusted himself down and nonchalantly converted the spot-kick to equal Andy Johnson’s club record of 21 goals in all competitions in a PL season.
He almost had that record outright around the quarter-hour mark when a swift Palace counter ended with Sarr crashing an effort against the post.
Without checking the league table, it was Palace who looked like the side pushing for Europe here, and they then hit the woodwork for a second time when Sarr teed up Jørgen Strand Larsen, who curled an effort against the far post.
An end-to-end game had another twist before HT when Keith Andrews’ men got back on level terms, and it was no surprise that Ouattara grabbed it, creeping in at the back post where Jaydee Canvot’s unfortunate headed clearance ricocheted in off the Burkina Faso international.
Nevertheless, that blow didn’t see Palace relent in their approach, and their early pressure in the second half yielded immediate rewards when Daniel Muñoz teed up Adam Wharton on the edge of the area and his wicked drive squirmed beneath Kelleher - remarkably, that was the England international's first goal for the club in his 94th appearance.
Despite making an attacking change and introducing Kevin Schade, Brentford struggled to make inroads in an attacking sense, and had Kelleher to thank for not falling further behind when he got fingertips to Sarr’s cross to deny Jean-Philippe Mateta what would’ve been a certain goal at the far post.
It wasn’t all plain sailing for Palace, though, who had to contend with a string of defensive injuries ahead of their upcoming UEFA Conference League final, and they were ultimately undone by a long throw which was flicked on by Sepp van den Berg and headed home at the far post by Outtara.
Those late blows not only give Oliver Glasner a headache ahead of their European final, but also saw the Eagles miss the chance to complete a first H2H double over the Bees since 1957/58.
Brentford’s continental push, meanwhile, will go down to the final day, but with just one win in nine PL games, they can hardly profess to be in pole position.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Dango Ouattara (Brentford)