Brentford avoided a damaging loss to fellow London rivals Crystal Palace on Sunday thanks to two stoppage-time goals from Dango Ouattara, who kept the Bees’ slim Europa Conference hopes alive with a 2-2 draw at Gtech Community Stadium. The Ivory Coast striker arrived just after the hour mark as a substitute and turned the game on its head in the 88th minute, nodding in from Michael Kayode’s long throw after Sepp van den Berg flicked it on. Palace thought they had the points when Adam Wharton—making his first start for the Eagles—drilled home after 53 minutes, celebrating with a cartwheel somersault after his 93-goal drought for the club ended. Wharton had put Palace in control after Ismaila Sarr converted a 15th-minute penalty, awarded when referee Sam Barrott changed his mind after consulting VAR over a foul by Caoimhin Kelleher on Sarr. Kelleher’s early error handed Palace the lead, but his mistake also set up Sarr’s goal—his 21st of the season, matching Andy Johnson’s club record set in 1961. Sarr and Jorgen Strand Larsen both hit the woodwork before Brentford equalized in bizarre fashion. Yehor Yarmoliuk’s cross deflected off Jaydee Canvot into Ouattara’s path, and the Brentford striker reacted first to make it 1-1 with virtually his first touch. Wharton restored Palace’s lead in the 53rd minute, latching onto a loose ball after Kelleher fumbled a clearance and firing past the stranded Irish keeper from the edge of the area. Brentford pushed hard for an equalizer but were denied twice by Palace ‘keeper Sam Johnstone, before Ouattara’s dramatic late leveller in the 98th minute sent the home crowd into raptures. The game finished in wild scenes as Brentford nearly won it in the dying seconds, with Kevin Schade and Igor Thiago blazing efforts over the bar from inside the box during ten added minutes of stoppage time. The draw leaves Brentford in 9th place, one point behind Manchester United in the Europa Conference spots, while Palace move to 12th with 37 points from 26 games. For Brentford, the point keeps their European hopes flickering, but they remain six points adrift of seventh-placed Brighton with a game in hand. Ouattara, who has five goals this season, will now hope his heroics inspire a late surge in form. The result also ends a frustrating run for Brentford, who had lost just one of their last six league games but were staring down the barrel of a defeat that would have dragged them deeper into the relegation battle. Palace, meanwhile, will feel they should have taken all three points after dominating early periods, but will take solace in a point that keeps them clear of the bottom three.

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  • Published: May 17, 2026 at 17:07 UTC
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🇧🇷 Resumo em Português

O craque burquinense Dango Ouattara brilhou no gramado do Gtech Community Stadium e quase sozinho manteve viva a esperança do Brentford na Europa League nesta noite em Londres. Com dois gols nos minutos finais, o meia africano empatou o jogo em 2 a 2 contra o Crystal Palace, em partida eletrizante que terminou com torcida vibrando nos acréscimos e técnicos de ambos os lados atônitos com o desfecho inesperado.

A partida, que parecia destinada a mais uma derrota do Brentford fora de casa, ganhou contornos épicos graças à performance de Ouattara, que entrou no segundo tempo e virou o jogo com gols aos 42 e 45 minutos do segundo tempo. A atuação do jogador, que já havia mostrado qualidade na pré-temporada, reforça a importância de atletas africanos no futebol europeu contemporâneo e coloca o Brasil, tradicional celeiro de talentos, em alerta sobre a concorrência que chega do continente vizinho. Para os torcedores brasileiros, a cena serve como lembrete de que a África vem se consolidando como nova fronteira para craques que buscam ascensão no futebol mundial.

Na próxima rodada, o Brentford terá a chance de consolidar a classificação, enquanto o Crystal Palace tentará se recuperar de mais um tropeço fora de casa.