Lewis-Potter Steals the Show: How One Man’s Brilliance Sparked Brentford’s Thrilling Comeback

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Brentford’s stand-in electrode. At the center of it all was Keane Lewis-Potter. Although there were no offensive points, he led to a huge comeback victory for Brentford by inducing a penalty kick and sending off the opponent.

Brentford, led by coach Thomas Frank, achieved a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over Ipswich Town in the 9th round of the 2024-25 English Premier League (PL) held at the G-Tech Community Stadium in London, England at 11 pm (Korean time) on the 26th. .

With this win, Brentford accumulated 3 points and moved up to 9th place in the league (4 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses, 13 points). Additionally, they continued their undefeated streak at home this season (4 wins, 1 draw). On the other hand, Ipswich failed to secure points and remained in 17th place (4 draws, 5 losses, 4 points). Ipswich’s first win of the season also promised another win.

On this day, Brentford used a 4-3-3 formation. Lewis-Potter, Wisa and Mbomo were in charge of the attack, while Damsgaard, Janelt and Nörgarde were in charge of the midfield. Rörslev, Pinnock, Collins, and van den Berg made up the back four, and goalkeeper Plecken guarded the goal. Jisoo Kim was not included in the list.

A fierce match took place from the first half. The team that took the lead first was Ipswich. In the 28th minute of the first half, Hurst took over Phillips’ forward pass and connected to Smodix after a post play. Smodix scored the first goal with a calm finish in front of the goal.

Ipswich, who had the momentum, even scored an additional point. In the 30th minute of the first half, Chaplin delivered a quality pass to Hurst, and Hurst took and kicked a shot into the net. With the successive goals, Ipswich quickly took a two-goal lead.

Lewis-Potter’s personal ability saved Brentford in a desperate situation. In the 44th minute of the first half, Lewis Porter created an opportunity by passing to Yanelt after an elegant breakthrough. Yanelt attempted a cutback cross, and Wisa, who was penetrating into the box, scored a makeshift goal.

Brentford continued the trend and even scored the tying goal. In the 1st minute of added time in the first half, Damsgaard made a space pass to Wissa, and Wissa calmly attempted a shot while facing the goalkeeper directly. The shot hit Clark’s tackle and went into the goal. Brentford ended the first half by balancing the score with Clark’s own goal.

At the start of the second half, Brentford succeeded in coming back. Lewis-Porter played a big role this time too. In the 5th minute of the second half, Lewis-Porter, who received a long pass, quickly broke through, and Clark, who was blocking it, committed a foul. The referee’s initial decision was a free kick, but it was corrected to a penalty kick through VAR. Mbomo played as a kicker and hit Ipswich’s net.

Ipswich, who gave up the lead, even faced the possibility of being sent off. In the 23rd minute of the second half, Clark fouled Lewis-Porter again and was sent off for accumulating warnings. However, Ipswich overcame the variables. In the 40th minute of the second half, Davis crossed with a sharp trajectory, and Delap finished with one touch and hit the goal.

The close match did not end in a draw. In the 5th minute of extra time in the second half, Mbomo scored the winning goal. Mbomo, who had the ball on the right side, attempted a cross with his left foot, which went straight into the net.

Mbomo, who scored multiple goals, and Wisa, who was involved in two goals, including a make-up goal, also shined, but the performance of young striker Lewis-Porter, born in 2001, stood out. Lewis-Porter started the game that day and played 81 minutes, recording a 100% pass success rate (16 times) and one opportunity creation. In addition, dribbling breakthroughs (3 times) and fouls (2 times) were the highest records in the game.

The indicator to pay attention to is the two ‘foul inductions’. Lewis-Potter drew two fouls, which had a huge impact on the outcome of the game. In the 5th minute of the second half, a penalty kick was taken and Clark was given his first warning. Later, in the 23rd minute of the second half, Clark was given a second yellow card, and Brentford gained a numerical advantage and came closer to victory.

Football statistics site ‘Foot Mob’ gave Lewis-Porter a rating of 7.8 and highly evaluated his performance. Brentford, who won thanks to Lewis-Potter’s performance, will attempt to continue their winning streak against Sheffield Wednesday in the EFL Cup on the 30th.

Written by = ‘IF Reporter Group’ 4th member Lee Joo-yeop