Brentford 3–1 Southampton
2024-08-31 · Matchweek 3
· Referee: Josh Smith · VAR: Paul Tierney
A quiet game for the whistle — 3 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Josh Smith refereed it
Smith showed 3 yellow cards against a career average of 3.6, and awarded 17 fouls against an average of 23.6.
Match statistics
| Brentford | Southampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 10 | 7 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20' | Yellow Card | Southampton | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 0-0 |
| 29' | Yellow Card | Brentford | Bryan Mbeumo | 0-0 |
| 43' | Normal Goal | Brentford | B. Mbeumo | 1-0 |
| 65' | Normal Goal | Brentford | B. Mbeumo | 2-0 |
| 69' | Normal Goal | Brentford | Y. Wissa | 3-0 |
| 73' | Yellow Card | Brentford | Ethan Pinnock | 3-0 |
| 90+5' | Normal Goal | Southampton | Y. Sugawara | 3-1 |