Bournemouth's wait for a first Premier League victory over Brentford continues after the two European hopefuls played out a goalless draw at the Vitality Stadium. The Cherries dominated proceedings but were unable to find a way past a resilient Bees defence, hitting the woodwork twice through Marcus Tavernier.
Tavernier struck the post in the second half and also saw an effort clip the base of the upright, while Ryan Christie and Alex Scott wasted presentable opportunities. Brentford goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, returning after missing the win at Burnley, made a crucial save from Tavernier in first-half stoppage time and kept out a close-range header from Sepp van den Berg late on.
The visitors, who had won seven of their last eight away matches, offered little in attack for much of the contest but improved in the final 20 minutes. Dango Ouattara forced a save from Djordje Petrovic, while Van den Berg's header was pushed away as Brentford belatedly threatened.
Bournemouth thought they had taken the lead when Evanilson finished clinically, but the goal was correctly ruled out for offside. Substitute Junior Kroupi dragged a late shot wide as the hosts finished frustrated, having recorded their fourth draw in five matches.
