Highlights, report and reaction: Brentford 1 Crystal Palace 1

The result means Brentford and Crystal Palace become the first teams in Premier League history to draw their first five meetings in the competition.

Brentford were in the ascendancy from the off, moving the ball around the pitch crisply.

Vitaly Janelt had the freedom to push on from midfield to try and find space in behind Tyrick Mitchell while the other flank saw Rico Henry pushing on to help Schade double up on Joel Ward.

Despite dominating possession and territory, it was Palace who created the afternoon’s first chances on the break. It needed an excellent recovery challenge from Ethan Pinnock to prevent Odsonne Edouard getting a shot off following a weaving run, while Ebere Eze’s low shot was no trouble for Mark Flekken from 25 yards.

For the Bees, Yoane Wissa looped a header over the bar before Schade broke his Brentford duck with a moment of pure brilliance. The wide man drove into the box from the left side, turned Ward inside out and then lashed across Sam Johnstone and into the far top corner from 15 yards.

The goal was no less than Brentford deserved but Palace almost got back level instantly. Henry made a crucial block to deny Eze and the ball was then worked back into the box for Jeffrey Schlupp to head over.

The latter stages of the half saw Brentford control the game without creating too many chances, but that changed in the final minutes of the first period.

From Schade’s flick-on, Wissa nodded over at the back post before Bryan Mbeumo had a shot from the edge of the box blocked. The final action of the half saw Collins flick a header narrowly wide from 12 yards.

Brentford began the second half with the same intensity, sensing a chance to put the game to bed.

Mbeumo had the ball taken off his toes by Marc Guehi as he shaped to turn home Schade’s cut-back.

Ward then importantly got in the way of Schade’s driven effort and Henry stooped to head over an Mbeumo corner before Palace began to offer more of a threat.

With Eze in particular seeing more of the ball, the game was played much more in Brentford’s defensive third over the final 35 minutes.

Henry got in between Jordan Ayew’s shot and goal following a weaving run from the Palace man, Eze sliced waywardly off target from the edge of the box, and Aaron Hickey made a good block from Tyrick Mitchell.

Despite being under more pressure, Brentford had done a good job of protecting Flekken but, when the Bees keeper was called into action, he responded with a trio of crucial saves.

His first, to tip Edouard’s dipping free-kick behind, was regulation but the two that followed were outstanding.

From a right-sided corner, won when Ayew’s shot took a nick on its way behind, Ward powered a header towards the bottom corner. Flekken plunged to his left and pawed it away before reacting quickly to get up, cover his near post and block Ayew’s powerful close-range drive with his chest.

Having defended so resolutely, the Bees will be disappointed with the manner of the equaliser as Andersen beat Collins and Flekken to a loose ball in the box and hooked home from a tight angle.

With the previous four meetings ending all square, the final 10 minutes saw both sides trying to ensure there wasn’t a fifth-straight stalemate.

Ayew screwed a shot across goal and wide while at the other end Frank Onyeka had a flicked effort from 12 yards blocked. The substitute then turned provider, crossing for Janelt to hook a shot into the unfortunate Keane Lewis-Potter inside the six-yard box.

There were plenty of hearts in mouths when Pinnock’s attempted clearance skipped inches wide – Eze seeing a shot blocked by Henry from the resulting corner.

Brentford were almost gift-wrapped a late winner when Wissa collected an under-hit back-pass inside the area, but Guehi stood him up well and then swept the ball behind before the striker could open a shooting angle.

Onyeka and Norgaard had further shots blocked in the dying seconds as, for a fifth straight time, the Bees and the Eagles couldn’t be separated.

Brentford: Flekken; Hickey, Collins, Pinnock, Henry; Norgaard, Janelt, Jensen (Onyeka 70); Mbeumo, Schade (Lewis-Potter 80), Wissa

Subs not used: Balcombe, Zanka, Ajer, Roerslev, Yarmoliuk, Olakigbe, Brierley

Crystal Palace: Johnstone; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Lerma, Doucoure; Ayew, Eze, Schlupp (Ahamada 70); Edouard (Mateta 70)

Subs not used: Matthews, Tomkins, Clyne, Richards, Gordon, Riedewald, Rak-Sakyi

Attendance: 16,997

Head coach Thomas Frank was pleased with elements of his side's performance - but insisted that the goal the Bees conceded could have been avoided.

“We played a good first half, we were on top, we dominated, and scored a fantastic goal," he said.

“Second half, the intention was to go out, go for 2-0, to be positive, to still go for it but, for whatever reason, we couldn't. We also need to acknowledge that Crystal Palace are a good team.

“The disappointing thing is that the goal we conceded, we could have avoided, but it’s a very tricky situation. That happens.”

Kevin Schade opened his Brentford account with a stunning solo goal - and what he did afterwards was a familiar sight for Bees fans.

The forward upheld a promise to recreate Lloyd Owusu’s iconic ‘raise the roof’ celebration after his first Bees goal.

“When I came here, I played pool and I lost [to club presenter Stu Wakeford],” he recalled.

“I had to do this celebration as one of the number nines before me celebrated like that. Hopefully I can score a few more now and keep going.”