Date:07 Jan 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Prenton Park
Attendance:4,432

Devaney (3) Holmes (54)
Harlee Dean - og (54)
Alexander (21)
Donaldson (31)

Goal!

Live Commentary

88mins Niall McGinn produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the goal.

88mins The ball is sent over by Adam McGurk, Harlee Dean makes a clearance.

87mins Mike Grella comes on in place of Clayton Donaldson.

83mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Niall McGinn from the left by-line to the near post, Corner taken by Niall McGinn from the right by-line to the near post, Lucas Akins makes a clearance. The ball is crossed by Dale Bennett, save by Paul Rachubka. Mustafa Tiryaki makes a clearance. The ball is crossed by Adam McGurk, clearance made by Harlee Dean. Jose Baxter takes a outswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Richard Lee makes a save.

80mins Outswinging corner taken by Niall McGinn from the right by-line. Shot by Harlee Dean. Save by Paul Rachubka. Dale Bennett challenges Adam McGurk unfairly and gives away a free kick. Robbie Weir takes the indirect free kick.

79mins Lucas Akins crosses the ball, clearance by Harlee Dean.

76mins Niall McGinn takes a inswinging corner to the near post, John Welsh makes a clearance.

74mins Effort from 35 yards by Clayton Donaldson went wide right of the target. Adam McGurk replaces Martin Devaney. Niall McGinn on for Sam Saunders.

74mins Zoumana Bakayogo produces a cross, save by Richard Lee.

72mins Corner taken short by Jose Baxter, clearance by Clayton Donaldson.

72mins Zoumana Bakayogo delivers the ball, clearance made by Craig Woodman.

71mins Foul by John Welsh on Dale Bennett, free kick awarded. Richard Lee restarts play with the free kick.

69mins Toumani Diagouraga challenges Robbie Weir unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lucas Akins takes the indirect free kick.

69mins Martin Devaney delivers the ball, clearance by Toumani Diagouraga.

68mins Martin Devaney is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Richard Lee.

66mins Toumani Diagouraga on for Harry Forrester.

64mins The ball is crossed by Sam Saunders, Danny Holmes makes a clearance.

63mins Clayton Donaldson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lucas Akins. Paul Rachubka takes the indirect free kick.

61mins Dale Bennett gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Martin Devaney. Zoumana Bakayogo takes the free kick.

60mins Shot from outside the penalty box by Harry Forrester goes wide right of the goal.

59mins The offside flag is raised against Mustafa Tiryaki. Harlee Dean restarts play with the free kick.

58mins The ball is crossed by Clayton Donaldson, Ash Taylor manages to make a clearance.

57mins Jose Baxter fouled by Harlee Dean, the ref awards a free kick. Paul Rachubka takes the indirect free kick.

56mins Clayton Donaldson takes a shot. Save by Paul Rachubka.

56mins Robbie Weir gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gary Alexander. Dale Bennett restarts play with the free kick.

54mins Danny Holmes takes a shot. Headed own goal by Harlee Dean. Tranmere 2-2 Brentford.Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Craig Woodman by Mustafa Tiryaki. Richard Lee takes the indirect free kick. The assist for the goal came from Danny Holmes.

49mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Clayton Donaldson on Ash Taylor. Free kick taken by Danny Holmes.

46mins The ball is delivered by Zoumana Bakayogo.

45mins Corner taken left-footed by Sam Saunders to the near post, John Welsh manages to make a clearance.

45mins Clayton Donaldson takes a shot. Save made by Paul Rachubka.

43mins Robbie Weir comes on in place of Joss Labadie.

43mins The ball is delivered by Clayton Donaldson, save by Paul Rachubka.

40mins A cross is delivered by John Welsh, clearance made by Leon Legge.

38mins Mustafa Tiryaki fouled by Harlee Dean, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Danny Holmes.

37mins Harry Forrester delivers the ball, save by Paul Rachubka.

35mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Alexander on Mark McChrystal. Indirect free kick taken by Paul Rachubka.

33mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Jose Baxter.

31mins A goal is scored by Clayton Donaldson from outside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Tranmere 1-2 Brentford.Gary Alexander provided the assist for the goal.

28mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Clayton Donaldson. Paul Rachubka restarts play with the free kick.

25mins Foul by Sam Saunders on Mark McChrystal, free kick awarded. Mark McChrystal takes the free kick.

25mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Douglas by John Welsh. Indirect free kick taken by Richard Lee.

23mins Short corner taken by Jose Baxter from the right by-line, Dale Bennett makes a clearance.

21mins Gary Alexander finds the back of the net with a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Tranmere 1-1 Brentford.Assist by Clayton Donaldson.

20mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Sam Saunders from the right by-line, Lucas Akins makes a clearance.

19mins Mustafa Tiryaki takes a shot. Richard Lee makes a save.

18mins John Welsh fouled by Marcus Bean, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Paul Rachubka.

17mins The ball is sent over by Harry Forrester, clearance made by Zoumana Bakayogo.

16mins Martin Devaney has header on goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the right-hand post.

14mins Mustafa Tiryaki takes a shot. Save made by Richard Lee.

12mins Danny Holmes crosses the ball, Leon Legge makes a clearance.

10mins Effort from long distance by Martin Devaney goes wide right of the goal.

7mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul Rachubka by Gary Alexander. Paul Rachubka takes the free kick.

5mins Harlee Dean takes a shot. Save made by Paul Rachubka.

5mins Martin Devaney goes into the referee's book.

3mins Martin Devaney gets on the score sheet with a goal from the edge of the area low into the middle of the goal. Tranmere 1-0 Brentford.Assist on the goal came from Jose Baxter.

1mins Corner taken by Sam Saunders played to the near post, Harlee Dean has a header from inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar.

1mins Mustafa Tiryaki takes a shot. Richard Lee makes a save.

Jonathan Douglas gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mustafa Tiryaki. Jose Baxter restarts play with the free kick.

Jose Baxter sends in a cross, Leon Legge makes a clearance.

Match Preview

Parry waits on pair Tranmere boss Les Parry will assess the fitness of Ian Goodison and Andy Robinson ahead of Brentford's visit to Prenton Park. Defender Goodison came off the bench to score as Rovers threatened a late comeback in the 2-1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday but aggravated a pre-existing hamstring injury, while Robinson has recently been laid low with food poisoning. Parry told Tranmere Player: "Goody is hopefully going to train with us on Friday. I'm not quite sure about him to be honest. "Andy was quite poorly for a couple of days and I think illness takes more out of players than injuries. He only trained for the first time on Thursday so we'll have to have a look at him and see how he is. Midfielder Martin Devaney is another illness victim and will miss out following a bout of chickenpox. Devaney is expected to be joined on the sidelines by striker Enoch Showunmi, who is continuing his recovery from a badly bruised leg. Piero Mingoia could make his Brentford debut. The 20-year-old winger has joined the Bees on an initial month-long loan from Watford and will be added to the squad which travels to the Wirral. Boss Uwe Rosler rotated his squad over new year so Shaleum Logan, Sam Saunders, Gary Alexander and Jake Bidwell are pushing for recalls after they dropped out of the starting line-up for the 2-0 defeat by leaders Charlton. Left-back Bidwell's loan spell from Everton was due to expire after the match but he has agreed to stay in west London for another month. Defender Karleigh Osborne (dead leg) will be checked over but club captain Kevin O'Connor (ankle) remains on the sidelines.

Formation:442Manager: Les Parry

Tranmere

Formation: 442Manager: Uwe Rosler

Brentford

Paul Rachubka
Danny Holmes
Ash Taylor
Mark McChrystal
Zoumana Bakayogo
Lucas Akins
Joss Labadie
John Welsh
Martin Devaney
Jose Baxter
Mustafa Tiryaki
SUBS
Andy Coughlin
Ian Goodison
Robbie Weir
Andy Robinson
Adam McGurk

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Richard Lee
Dale Bennett
Harlee Dean
Leon Legge
Craig Woodman
Sam Saunders
Marcus Bean
Jonathan Douglas
Harry Forrester
Clayton Donaldson
Gary Alexander
SUBS
Simon Moore
Marcel Eger
Mike Grella
Niall McGinn
Toumani Diagouraga

Match Report

Bees stung by Dean own goal Harlee Dean's own goal denied Brentford a first win in five matches as Tranmere claimed a 2-2 draw in a see-saw npower League One clash at Prenton Park. The hosts had the perfect start with Martin Devaney blasting home from Jose Baxter's cross in the fourth minute but the Rovers midfielder was cautioned for his celebrations. Dean had no joy with three headed efforts for Brentford and then Sam Saunders missed the target after a part clearance. Bees goalkeeper Richard Lee saved well from Mustafa Tiryaki's 25-yard strike before the visitors levelled after 22 minutes. Gary Alexander hit the target as Tranmere failed to deal with a right-wing cross by Clayton Donaldson. Brentford went ahead 10 minutes later with Alexander this time turning provider for Donaldson to power a right foot shot out of the reach of keeper Paul Rachubka. Rachubka did well to turn aside a Donaldson strike moments after half-time, however. It became 2-2 on 55 minutes with Dean unlucky to deflect a cross by Danny Holmes out of the reach of Lee for an own goal. Dean almost made amends in the 80th minute but his shot was blocked on the line by Ash Taylor.

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Brentford 0 - 2 Tranmere 27/08/2011 Brentford 2 - 1 Tranmere 22/02/2011 Tranmere 0 - 3 Brentford 16/10/2010 Brentford 2 - 1 Tranmere 20/04/2010 Tranmere 1 - 0 Brentford 05/12/2009 Tranmere 3 - 1 Brentford 05/05/2007

Top Scorers

Tranmere R Weir 3 L Akins 3 J Baxter 3 M Tiryaki 3 J Labadie 3 A Taylor 2 I Goodison 1 J Welsh 1 A Robinson 1 E Showunmi 1 D Buchanan 1 A McGurk 1 Brentford S Saunders 4 C Donaldson 4 N McGinn 3 L Legge 3 G Alexander 2 J Douglas 1 M Bean 1 M Weston 1 T Diagouraga 1 S Logan 1 D Bennett 1

Goals

Tranmere Total goals 51 Goals per game 24 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Brentford Total goals 56 Goals per game 29 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins