Ben Doak stinks on debut, David Brooks shines - Bournemouth player ratings v Brentford
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Jack Heath
Tue 26 August 2025 22:14, UK
Bournemouth were knocked out of the EFL Cup by fellow Premier League outfit Brentford 2-0 on a disappointing night on the south coast.
Despite dominating the ball, Bournemouth could not break down a dogged Brentford outfit as they fell to an underwhelming defeat.
After Dango Ouattara signed from Bournemouth to Brentford, the Burkinabe came off the bench to face his former side, although it was Fabio Carvalho’s quick-thinking that took advantage of James Hill’s lapse in judgement to net the first goal.
A second from substitute Igor Thiago then put the game to bed in the second half as the Cherries could not break down the Keith Andrews strong rearguard.
Julian Araujo also did not cover himself in glory, getting a second yellow card late in the game, summing up a frustrating night for Andoni Iraola.
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The ex-Chelsea shot stopper endured a quiet game, making zero saves with both goals stemming from defensive mishaps out of his control.
Second half was still competing, winning the large chunk of his duels.
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Hooked at half-time for Marcos Senesi but did little wrong during his 45 minutes.
Likely taken off due to the Argentine’s experience in the domestic competition considering they were 1-0 down.
Similar to his Latin American counterpart Julian Araujo, the Argentine struggled defensively, but did look impressive going forward as he rattled the post with a deflected effort.
As always was all over the pitch but won just three of his eight duels during the match, losing possession on 17 occasions.
Attacking wise he delivered one key pass but defensively made an error which led to Brentford’s second goal.
However he needs to improve his defensive game as he was frequently dribbled past.
The 19-year-old has received a lot of praise as an exciting upcoming prodigy and led the line for Bournemouth against the Bees.
Two shots during the game but didn’t really get on the ball due to the supremacy of the Brentford defence.
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Subbed on at the break and delivered some excellent passing from the back, demonstrating his English top-flight experience.