BOURNEMOUTHVBRENTFORD

Match insight

The current table puts distance between Bournemouth and Brentford — a serious step up in class for whichever side is behind. Brentford currently sit 14 places and 7 points above Bournemouth in the table — 4th against 18th and inside the Champions League places. Bournemouth have taken 3 points from their last 5, against 7 for Brentford over the same stretch. There's a gap between what Bournemouth are capable of and where they actually sit — our metrics say so, even if the table doesn't yet.