Follow live coverage as Brentford face Ipswich Town 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.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola’s side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United’s latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year – yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it’s Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brentford vs Ipswich Town
Chaplin is down on the pitch and is receiving treatment. Whilst this is going on, both teams take a minute to speak to their manager and have some water.
Brentford vs Ipswich Town
43.3% of possession has been in the middle third of the pitch. This further highlights how little of the play has gone past the halfway line for either team. They’re both playing very tentatively so far.
Brentford vs Ipswich Town
Muric is forced into a save following a Brentford corner that Norgaard met with his head. It took a deflection off an Ipswich body, and the Kosovo man had to be alert.
Brentford vs Ipswich Town
Brentford have had 65.7% possession over the opening 15 minutes of this game, showing their ability to wait for a chance to appear and not rush their play.
Brentford vs Ipswich Town
There still hasn’t been too much to report on; both teams, but mainly Brentford, are trying to build attacks but there hasn’t been a big chance as of yet.
Brentford vs Ipswich Town
Brentford are now enjoying a period of comfortable possession, testing the water every now and then by pinging a ball forward. When nothing materialises, they reset and go again.
Brentford vs Ipswich Town
Following on from the scrappy start football-wise, there has also been some unnecessary fouls in the last few minutes. The game is heating up; can either team use their aggression to score?