Andoni Iraola was insistent that Bournemouth "didn't deserve to lose" as a 3-2 defeat at Brentford saw them travel back to the south coast with nothing to show for a decent performance. Bournemouth had taken the lead twice, first through Evanilson and then Justin Kluivert, but could not hold on either time.

The Bees twice came from behind before Yoane Wissa beat Bournemouth goalkeeper Kepa for the winner on the hour mark. Iraola later said, “It's a hard one for us because I'm quite happy with the performance really. “I think we especially in the first half we were clearly the better team but it's true that we couldn't make the difference.

Andoni Iraola's team had the better of the chances, creating 2.6 expected goals to Brentford's 1.5, and the Spaniard felt the result was not a reflection of Bournemouth's display