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By TOM PRENTKI Published: 06: 23 AEDT, 16 March 2025 | Updated: 07: 58 AEDT, 16 March 2025 2 View comments 'Five in a row ole ole' sung the jubilant Brentford fans at the final whistle after watching their team come from behind to win 1-2 at Bournemouth. It is the first time the Bees have achieved five successive away league wins since 2010 when they played in League 1. It meant that Thomas Frank maintained his curse over the Cherries, whom they have not lost to in nine league games, a run stretching back to 2014. He said: 'That's a fantastic record, unbelievable. Now we just need to keep the away record and hopefully add five home wins. 'I thought it was a very good game, especially in the first half. Second half I thought Bournemouth started better. We scored a great, ugly goal from a long throw that won us the game. ' The Cherries have soured a little in the last two months. It is now four defeats in six league games for Andoni Iraola, who have a home FA Cup Quarter Final against Manchester City up next. Brentford came from a goal down to beat Bournemouth 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday It is the first time the Bees have won five straight away league games since 2010 when they played in League 1 Andoni Iraola's side missed the chance to go two points off Chelsea in fourth place with a win Iraola said: 'It's a shame because we are now in a bad run of results but I see the team doing very good things. I would like to have arrived in the international break with a better run of results. 'We've created more chances, we will check the stats and we will have more of everything. If it happens only today, you could say 'bad luck' but it is happening every game. We must be better in both boxes. ' It was a high octane start from both sides but there were no clear signs of a breakthrough until Vitaly Janelt put Milos Kerkez's cross into his own net as he attempted to prevent the ball reaching Marcus Tavernier. Before that, Frank will have been happy with his side's start to the game with Kevin Schade causing problems for Bournemouth's defence in the opening minutes. They were deservedly level when Yoane Wissa headed in Bryan Mbuemo's corner with Kepa having come of his line and punched at thin air. Moments lates, Mbuemo almost had Brentford in front as he cut in from the right and pulled a shot just wide of the near post. Bournemouth were not quite at their fluent best but it was they who were dominating possession and territory. Brazilian striker Evanilson went close as he tried to convert Dean Huijsen's cross at the far post with Bees keeper Mark Flekken clawing his effort away from the crossbar. Moments after the restart for the second half, Antoine Semenyo went closer still as he crashed a header against the crossbar from Justin Kluivert's excellent cross with Bournemouth back in the ascendancy. But, with these two relentlessly physical sides threatening to cancel each other out, Brentford took a surprise lead when the Bournemouth defence failed to deal with Kevin Schade's long throw allowing Christian Norgaard to sneak in and volley home the bouncing ball. Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Arrizabalaga; Cook, Zabarnyi (Jebbison 85'), Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie (Sinisterra 67' [Outtara 85']), Adams (Hill 79'); Tavernier, Kluivert (Brooks 79'), Semenyo; Evanilson Subs unused: Dennis (Gk), Soler, Scott, Winterburn Goals: Janelt 17' (OG) Manager: Andoni Iraola Brentford (4-2-3-1): Flekken; Ajer (Van den Berg 72'), Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard, Janelt (Yarmolyuk 72'); Mbuemo, Damsgaard (Mee 85'), Schade (Konak 85'); Wissa Subs unused: Valdimarsson (Gk), Fredrick, Kim, Maghoma, Morgan Goal: Wissa 30', Norgaard 71' Manager: Thomas Frank Referee: Craig Pawson
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