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Brentford and Fulham played out a goalless draw that was so drab, most of the 17,090 who witnessed it had forgotten it by the time they filed out of the Brentford Community Stadium.
The ambitions of both clubs have been largely satisfied for another campaign leading to an anaemic encounter on a sleepy afternoon.
It was a game that mattered for west London bragging rights and extra revenue for Thomas Frank and Marco Silva to spend on new signings in the summer, given that each finishing place in the Premier League table is worth over £3m more than the position beneath it.
Beyond that, neither set of players looked overly concerned by the result in the first half. There was probing, but little of it involved the motivation that comes from knowing that a season’s ambitions were reliant on it.
The opening half-hour comprised effort aplenty but just one notable attempt on goal from each side. A poor clearance from Mikkel Damsgaard went straight to Alex Iwobi on the edge of the Brentford area. His right-footed shot was firm and true, but flew narrowly over the crossbar.
Brentford and Fulham played out a goalless draw at the Gtech Community Stadium
Bryan Mbeumo came closest to breaking the deadlock in the first half as his shot hit the bar
