VINICIUS PULLS ONE BACK! Brentford are expecting Pereira to spread it out wide to Cedric, so they're caught out when he fires a shot towards the near bottom corner from range. Raya gets down to push it away, but Vinicius is alert in the box to loop the rebound over the scrambling keeper for a late consolation. 3-2!
90' +7
Fulham decide to switch things up by pushing forward down their right this time. Cedric curls an early cross into the middle, but none of his team-mates have made a run to get on the end of it.
90' +3
Ream is dispossessed inside his own box by Dasilva, but he can't get around Robinson to pull it back for Toney. Fulham look shaky at the back, and they just can't get upfield.
90' +1
J. Dasilva enters the game and replaces B. Mbeumo.
M. Roerslev enters the game and replaces A. Hickey.
And Hickey is replaced by Roerslev.
Brentford are trying to run the clock down with another double change as we head into eight minutes of stoppage time. Mbeumo makes way for Dasilva.
87'
Fulham are still pushing to try and pull a goal back, with Ream hooking a hopeful ball upfield. Mitrovic controls it before he's wrestled down by Henry, but the visitors can't keep hold of it after the free-kick.
85'
M. Jensen has scored a goal for Brentford! Assist by K. Schade.
JENSEN SCORES! And that should do it for Brentford! It stems from a Fulham throw-in that's given away to Toney, and the hosts quickly work it out to the right. It's great work from Schade, who just brushes Robinson aside to pull it back from the byline, and Jensen slots it past Leno at the near post. 3-1 Brentford!
Schade has a yard on Robinson, and the left-back knows he can't get too tight at the risk of giving away a penalty.
83'
Carlos Vinícius enters the game and replaces Willian.
Cédric Soares enters the game and replaces K. Tete.
Another double change for Fulham now as they continue to search for an equaliser. Willian goes off, with Vinicius on for him.
And Tete is also taken off, with Cedric replacing him.
81'
Norgaard does brilliantly to keep the ball in play along the byline until Ream steps in. He half-clears it to Henry, who is brought down by frustrated Tete, and Brentford have a free-kick on the left.
79'
Willian takes a corner short to Reed and he dinks his cross towards the far post. Mitrovic is tussling with Toney, but the Brentford man comes out on top to clear his lines.
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77'
K. Schade enters the game and replaces Y. Wissa.
And Schade is also coming on in place of Wissa.
76'
V. Janelt enters the game and replaces M. Damsgaard.
For Brentford, Damsgaard goes off first, with Janelt brought on for him.
75'
B. De Cordova-Reid enters the game and replaces S. Lukić.
H. Wilson enters the game and replaces M. Solomon.
There's a double change for both sides here, starting with Fulham. Solomon is taken off, with Wilson on in his place.
And Lukic is also making way, with De Cordova-Reid replacing him.
73'
Brentford's high press is still causing Fulham a lot of problems. Leno just clears his lines before Jensen closes him down, but Tete then puts it straight out of play under pressure from Norgaard.
63'
Fulham are starting to find their rhythm again now, and they work it neatly upfield from the back. Pereira floats a corner out to Willian on the far side, but he can't pick out a team-mate with his cross.
61'
A. Mitrović gets yellow.
Every time a foul goes against Fulham, Mitrovic goes over to the referee to argue it. He's finally crossed a line, and he's booked for dissent.
59'
Reed is caught on the ball, and Henry looks to fizz an early low cross into the box. It's just behind Wissa, and Leno gets down to hold it before Toney can rush onto it.
57'
Fulham look a little shaky after conceding again, and they're struggling to get out of their own half. Brentford are pressing them high upfield, and forcing them into mistakes.
55'
Just like after Brentford's first-half goal, there's a delay to the restart due to another flare being thrown onto the field. Silva isn't happy about it, but once it's cleared, they can get the game going again.
53'
Penalty goal scored by I. Toney for Brentford!
TONEY SCORES! Cool as you like from the Brentford forward! He had to wait a while to take it, and when the referee's whistle goes, he decides to take a few seconds more. After staring down Leno, he takes a step to the ball and hits it into the bottom-right corner. The keeper went the right way, but couldn't get down to it in time. 2-1 Brentford!
52'
VAR has a quick check of the incident and they agree with the onfield decision. Anthony Taylor has to move the Fulham players out of the box, and it's Toney that places the ball on the spot.
46'
Brentford get us back underway for the second half!
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HALF-TIME: BRENTFORD 1-1 FULHAM.
45' +4
Wissa is away through the middle, and Lukic stretches out a leg to tup him and stop the run in the centre circle. The Brentford players are asking for him to be shown a second yellow card, but he gets away with it.
43'
Another long throw-in goes into the box for Brentford and Pinnock is up to get his head on it. His effort is deflected wide, but they can't make anything of the corner.
41'
Brentford are straight on the attack from the restart as they look to regain their lead. They win another free-kick, though this one is further out, and Damsgaard can't pick out a team-mate with his floated cross.
39'
M. Solomon has scored a goal for Fulham!
SOLOMON EQUALISES! Pereira steps up to take the free-kick and Raya is beaten as it strikes the bottom of the crossbar and bounces back out into play. Mbeumo has drifted away from Solomon on the left of the box, leaving him with a free header from close range. 1-1!
38'
Tete's cross is glanced on by Pereira, but Hickey is behind him to help it away. Reed is running onto the loose ball when Damsgaard caught him in the midriff with a high boot. It was just outside the box in the D, and it's a free-kick.
35'
S. Lukić gets yellow.
Toney's blocked pass bounces kindly to Damsgaard, and he's darting into the box. Lukic slides in but gets it wrong as he catches him with a late tackle. He's shown a yellow card.
33'
Solomon's persistence pays off and he's able to nick it off Damsgaard and set Pereira away down the left again. He lifts another early cross in, but Brentford are equal to it again.
31'
Lukic cushions it into Pereira, but his cross is too high for Mitrovic at the far post. Willian pulls it back for Tete, who swings another deep cross in, but Raya plucks this one out of the air.
29'
Toney is barely being given any space by Reed, but he manages to dig out a pass, playing it over the top to Wissa. He was just caught on his heels though, and Leno rushes out to collect it.
27'
Fulham are starting to up the pressure now and Willian is starting to find more space down the right. He clips it into the near post this time, but Mitrovic peeled away to the far side, and Mee clears it again.
25'
Willian gets yellow.
Willian cuts inside and when he sees Toney rushing towards him from the other side, he throws himself to ground. There was no contact, and he's booked for diving.
23'
Solomon brushes past Hickey on the left before pulling it back to Mitrovic. He drags it past Pinnock with a neat bit of footwork before unselfishly trying to play it back to Solomon, who wasn't on the same wavelength.
21'
It's better from Fulham here as Solomon makes a slaloming run through the middle before switching it out to Willian. There are three in the middle to aim for, but he hits his cross straight against Henry.
14'
Fulham can't cope with the pace that Brentford have set so far, and their frustration is already getting the better of them. It takes three of them to crowd Jensen off the ball, and he takes a wayward hand to the face in the process.
12'
Mitrovic's loose touch gifts it back to Brentford and they break forward quickly on another attack. Hickey goes long for Mbeumo to chase down the right again, but there's too much on this one and it runs straight out of play.
10'
Fulham's first attack of the game is led by Tete, who drives forward down the right and clips a good cross into the middle. Mitrovic tracks back to nod it back to the near post, but Mee clears it ahead of Pereira.
8'
Fulham aren't able to quickly get the game back underway as there's a flare on the pitch that needs to be removed. When they do restart it, they gift the ball back to Brentford with only their second pass.
6'
E. Pinnock has scored a goal for Brentford!
PINNOCK SCORES! And that has been coming from the first whistle! The corner is half-cleared by Mitrovic as far as Damsgaard, who spins away from Reed before firing a shot on goal. It hits Diop before bouncing back out to Pinnock. He gets a bit of luck as his shot hits Ream, wrongfooting Leno, and finds the near bottom corner. 1-0 Brentford!
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Reed gets the game underway for Fulham!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League meeting between Brentford and Fulham at the Brentford Community Stadium!
Fulham have the chance to leapfrog Newcastle United and go back level on points with Liverpool with a win here today, as they look to keep pace with the European places. The Cottagers come into today on the back of booking their place in the FA Cup quarter-final after beating Leeds United 2-0 on Tuesday and are unbeaten in their last seven outings in all competitions (W4 D3). Brentford are also in good form though, and a victory for them would move them within a point of their opponents. They're on an 11-match unbeaten run in the Premier League (W5 D6), winning three of their five home games since the World Cup.
BRENTFORD SUBS: Pontus Jansson, Shandon Baptiste, Vitaly Janelt, Matthew Cox, Mads Roerslev, Kevin Schade, Kristoffer Ajer, Josh Dasilva, Frank Onyeka.
FULHAM STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Kenny Tete, Issa Diop, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson; Harrison Reed, Sasa Lukic; Willian, Andreas Pereira, Manor Solomon; Aleksandr Mitrovic.
FULHAM SUBS: Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Tosin Adarabioyo, Harry Wilson, Marek Rodak, Daniel James, George Wickens, Cedric Soares, Carlos Vinicius, Luke Harris.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
BRENTFORD STARTING XI (4-3-3): David Raya; Aaron Hickey, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee, Rico Henry; Mikkel Damsgaard, Christian Norgaard, Mathias Jensen; Bryan Mbeumo, Ivan Toney, Yoane Wissa.
Thomas Frank couldn't have asked for a better start, but he will be left feeling frustrated with how they let Fulham get back into the game. Silva, on the other hand, will be pleased with his side's response and will be hoping for a much better start to the second half.
Brentford have now gone 12 Premier League games without a loss. They stay in ninth, now level on points with Brighton and Hove Albion and just one behind Fulham. Next up for them is a trip to Everton. Fulham's own unbeaten run is over as they stay seventh. They host league leaders Arsenal on Sunday.
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