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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Griffin Park
  • Attendance: 4519
  • Referee: East, R

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

83mins

Ben Strevens is being taken off, Mark Nwokeji has come on in his place.

79mins

Magnus Okuonghae is being taken off, Glen Southam has come on in his place.

78mins

Brentford are replacing Charlie MacDonald with Frankie Artus.

77mins

It's red. He's off. Kevin O'Connor has been sent off.

66mins

Jon Nurse is being taken off, Richard Graham has come on in his place.

64mins

Adam Newton goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

63mins

Craig Pead is being taken off, Kevin O'Connor has come on in his place.

50mins

Goal!! Sam Saunders scores for Dagenham.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 2 v 0.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by R East

34mins

Goal!! Charlie MacDonald scores for Brentford.

23mins

Goal!! Brentford have scored with Nathan Elder putting it in the back of the net.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Ten-man Brentford ended Dagenham & Redbridge's unbeaten start to the League Two season with a 2-1 victory in a fiercely competitive London derby.

Two goals inside 11 first-half minutes saw the hosts lead at the break, but Dagenham hit back.

Sam Saunders pulled one back for the visitors, who then piled on the pressure after Kevin O'Connor was harshly sent off with 13 minutes remaining.

But Brentford held firm and extended their own unbeaten run to five games.

After an even opening, Brentford took control midway through the first half when Nathan Elder headed home an Adam Newton cross to give them the lead.

The visitors had clipped the post early on through Ben Strevens, while Saunders also hit the woodwork with a free-kick, but they couldn't deal with a rampant Brentford at the end of the first half.

Charlie MacDonald doubled Brentford's lead 11 minutes before the break when he finished off a quick break away by slotting a Glenn Poole pass under Tony Roberts.

The Dagenham keeper had already smothered at the feet of MacDonald and tipped a rasping shot by the same player onto the post as he fought to keep his side in it.

But the game changed after half-time when Saunders curled home from the edge of the box and Dagenham pressed.

Brentford goalkeeper Ben Hamer had to be alert to save from Saunders and also denied Richard Graham.

Roberts saved well from Poole at the other end and Elder headed over, but the game swung in Dagenham's favour after O'Connor's dismissal for a lunging tackle on Strevens.

But the visitors couldn't break down a stubborn Brentford defence and slipped off the top of the table.

Brentford

Dagenham Redbridge

Corners

148

Fouls

1310

Goal attempts

912

Shots off target

45

Offsides

12

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