One week on from claiming their first-ever Premier League home win, Luton Town return to the road to meet Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Hatters ran out 2-1 victors over Crystal Palace in front of a buoyant Kenilworth Road crowd last time out, while the Bees' efforts were futile in a 1-0 loss to London rivals Arsenal.
After Rice and Zinchenko produced phenomenal goal-line clearances to deny Bryan Mbeumo and Neal Maupay respectively, Havertz did exactly what he was brought off the bench to do, latching onto Bukayo Saka's cross to the back post and heading home through the legs of Mark Flekken in the 89th minute.
Failing to score in a Premier League home game for the first time in 2023 and the third time overall - having also been shut out by Arsenal in the EFL Cup and West Ham United in the FA Cup - Brentford lost their grip on a top-half spot in the table and occupy 11th place with a third of the season gone, albeit only behind local foes Chelsea on goal difference.
With the Blues not in action until they meet Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, Brentford will sneak back into the top 10 if they can avoid a third successive Premier League loss this weekend, having also drawn a blank in a 3-0 defeat to Liverpool, but only two of their eight home games so far this term have ended in victory.
0 Comments