Brentford 4-1 Bournemouth: Kevin Schade hits hat-trick as Keith Andrews' Bees climb into top half of Premier League table
Report and free match highlights from the Premier League match between Brentford and Bournemouth at the Gtech Community Stadium; a hat-trick from Kevin Schade and a Djordje Petrovic own goal lift Keith Andrews' men into top half
Saturday 27 December 2025 18:15, UK
Brentford climbed to eighth in the Premier League table, just three points behind sixth-placed Manchester United, with an emphatic 4-1 win over Bournemouth in their final game of 2025.
A perfect hat-trick from Kevin Schade and Djordje Petrovic's own goal takes Keith Andrews' men to 26 points, which is their highest return at the end of a year in five seasons as a Premier League club.
It also takes them to six victories in nine home league games this season, while extending the winless run of Bournemouth - who were in the top four at the end of October - to nine.
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The Cherries' consolation was scored by Antoine Semenyo, whose future looks likely to dominate the headlines when the transfer window opens on January 1.
Schade stars as Brentford climb
Brentford had never lost to Bournemouth in six prior Premier League meetings, and they set about extending that record with their first first-half goal in six Premier League games.
Igor Thiago won the ball around halfway, before playing a glorious ball through to Schade, which was straight out of the Jordan Henderson playbook. The German forward outmuscled Bafode Diakite, before firing a low shot across Petrovic and into the bottom-right corner.
Brentford had an ample number of opportunities to extend their lead against a Bournemouth side without a league win since October 26. The best came when Kristoffer Ajer headed millimetres past the post, before Schade had two attempts in quick succession; one was blocked, one was held.
When the second goal did come, it came in bizarre circumstances. Thiago's shot was saved by Petrovic, but deflected up and over him, before Diakite's attempted clearance ricocheted against his 'keeper and looped back into his own net.
Bournemouth's xG at half-time was 0.07 and Iraola introduced David Brooks, Evanilson and Justin Kluivert in a bid to inspire more attacking impetus. It absolutely did, but mostly after Schade added his second and Brentford's third when he guided in Yehor Yarmoliuk's cross with a brilliant first-time finish.
The Cherries had 18 shots after the break, nine of which were on target, with an xG value of 2.42, but they could only pull one back after 75 minutes when Semenyo backheeled in from close range.
It was nothing more than a consolation, though, as, in the final seconds of stoppage time, Schade converted a peach of a ball from Mikkel Damsgaard to complete his hat-trick from inside the six-yard box.
Andrews: We were sensational; Schade was excellent
Brentford head coach Keith Andrews:
"Good win, good performance. Two different halves.
"First half, I thought we were sensational. I thought we played some really good stuff, controlled the game with and without the ball.
"We could have created a little bit more from the territory we had and the opportunities we had but, overall, a very, very pleasing afternoon.
"He [Schade] works tirelessly for the team. It's an attribute we insist on for our attacking players, that they have to run back as quickly as they run forward.
"He's a constant threat and I feel like, in the last couple of weeks, he's been starting to get into really good positions and getting really, really close.
"Today was a really nice hat-trick, right foot, left foot, header. It doesn't come more complete than that. He was excellent today."
Iraola: We had intent in the second half - but it was too late
Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola:
"It's quite easy to analyse today. We arrived 45 minutes late to a Premier League game. Normally, when this happens, you're out of the game.
"I think we can lose the game, definitely - Brentford away is not an easy game to play. If we lose like we lost the second half, no problem. There is an intent to go and attack, to have chances. We concede on the counter because everyone is pushing and willing to push. The problem is it was late.
"Where we have to focus is how we started, especially the first half. I think we were not ourselves. From the outside, it looked like we were just waiting for nothing to happen in the game.
"In the Premier League, when you are not proactive and you don't go against them, they will go against you. Then you have to accept that you're going to be defending and having difficult duels. We lost them, especially in the first half.
"After we reacted, we improved with the subs, the team was different, but it was already late."
