This Tom Barkhuizen open goal miss vs Sheffield United (VIDEO BELOW) was a wasted opportunity for Preston North End in their friendly against SUFC on 4 September, 2020. Scott Sinclair embarks on a fine solo run as he skips past several Sheffield United defenders. He beats the keeper, but his shot hits the post, and Barkhuizen, who only needs to fire the rebound in, somehow also ends up missing. A bizarre passage of play, almost video game like!
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Newspaper player ratings Brentford 1-2 Fulham Championship Playoff Final 2020- How did Jensen, Norgaard, Dalsgaard & co play?
Here is a look at the player ratings from several different UK newspapers following Fulham’s 2-1 win over Brentford on August 4, 2020 that sealed the former’s return to the top flight.
Daily Mail player ratings Fulham 2 Brentford 1
The Mail thought there wasn’t much to choose between Brentford and Fulham’s players on the day, but gave FFC manager Scott Parker a 7.5/10 manager rating as compared to a 5.5 for Bees boss Thomas Frank. Only two players got more than 7- one was Joe Bryan, who scored two extra time goals, and the other was Neeskens Kebano.
Daily Star Championship playoff player ratings
The Star was disappointed with Brentford keeper David Raya, with his error for Bryan’s first goal not quite helping his cause as he finished with a 4/10. The paper thought Mathias Jensen was the best of the Brentford players on the evening, giving him a 7/10.
GIF Video Mitrovic vs Marcondes Incident 2020 Playoff Final | Mitrovic pushes Brentford player to the ground, yellow card
This Mitrovic vs Marcondes incident (VIDEO BELOW) was a controversial one from the Fulham Brentford playoff final game as Fulham star Aleksandar Mitrovic pushes Brentford’s Emiliano Marcondes to the ground. Mitrovic got a yellow for this, but many fans felt it should’ve been a red. To complicate matters, Fulham went on to earn a free kick from the move, which Joe Bryan converted, and Mitrovic also provided the assist for Bryan’s second as the Cottagers won 2-1 in extra time.