Bournemouth host Brentford this evening in what is the first of four Championship play-off semi-final matches this week.

Here's everything you need to know about the game at The Vitality Stadium.

What time is Bournemouth v Brentford kick-off?

Bournemouth vs Brentford gets underway at 6pm on Monday, May 17.

Is Bournemouth vs Brentford on TV?

The game will be screened live on Sky Sports.

Coverage on their Football and Main Event channels begins at 5:30pm.

What about live streaming?

Sky Sports customers will be able to live stream the game via the Sky Go app.

What is the latest team news?

Bournemouth's Junior Stanislas will miss the game due to a hamstring injury, although he could be fit for the second leg.

Lewis Cook remains absent due to the ACL injury he sustained earlier this year.

But the Cherries have no other concerns ahead of the clash with the Bees.

As for Brentford, they should be able to call upon defensive duo Rico Henry and Henrik Dalsgaard.

What have the managers said?

Bournemouth boss Jonathan Woodgate said: "The players are focused, it's a totally different ball now going into the play-offs.

"We've had two defeats against Brentford and they're an outstanding team, they've been on a run this season of not being beaten in 21 games at one point and now they're on a run of 12 games.

"We know it's going to be a very difficult game against them, there's no doubt about that.

"They are the favourites to go up and they deserve to be the favourites because they've had an outstanding season. Thomas (Frank) has done a fantastic job there."

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank said: “Our points tally would normally be enough for automatic promotion and we have again scored the most goals in the Championship.

“I have a good feeling about the play-offs, but the same was true last season.

“When you reach this stage, the lines between success and failure are so slim.

“One mistake or a single decision going against you can make the difference.

“Whatever happens from now on, it has been another outstanding season for the players.”

What are the latest betting odds?

Match result

Bournemouth win - 9/5

Draw - 9/4

Brentford win - 6/4

To reach the final

Bournemouth - 6/5

Brentford - 8/13

(Odds courtesy of Sky Bet, correct at time of publishing)

Who is the referee?

Tim Robinson will take charge of proceedings on the south coast of England.

He will be assisted by Ian Cooper and Wade Smith while Dean Whitestone is the fourth official.

Match facts

  • Bournemouth lost both of their Championship matches against Brentford this season, with the Bees one of only two teams to complete the league double over the Cherries in 2020-21, along with relegated Sheffield Wednesday.
  • In their 1-0 home defeat to Brentford in April, Bournemouth managed just four shots, their fewest in a home league game all season despite playing the last 40 minutes with an extra man after Bees’ Pontus Jansson was sent off.
  • This will be Bournemouth’s third Football League play-off campaign, winning the fourth-tier play-off final in 2002-03 against Lincoln but going out in the semi-finals in the 2010-11 League One play-offs against Huddersfield Town on penalties after a 4-4 aggregate draw.
  • Brentford are featuring in their 10th attempt at the Football League play-offs, and second in as many seasons in the Championship, with only Preston featuring in as many campaigns (also 10). However, the Bees have never been promoted via the play-offs, with their previous nine attempts the most without winning a promotion in the history of the Football League play-offs.
  • Bournemouth are only the fifth team since the introduction of the Football League play-offs to go into the play-offs having lost their last three league matches of that season, and the first ever in the second tier. None of the previous four went on to win promotion, while only Brentford in 1996-97 (who lost their last four league games) went on to reach the final, losing 1-0 to Crewe Alexandra.
  • Brentford have won just one of their last 13 Football League play-off matches (D3 L9), winning 3-1 against Swansea City in last season’s Championship play-off semi-final second leg. They have only won the first leg in one of their nine previous semi-finals (D5 L3), beating Bristol City 2-1 in 1996-97.
  • Between Jonathan Woodgate’s first Championship match in charge of Bournemouth in February and the end of the season, only champions Norwich City (40) scored more goals than the Cherries (33). Woodgate only featured in one Football League play-off match in his career, coming on as an 89th minute substitute for Middlesbrough in a 3-0 win over Brentford in May 2015.
  • Brentford striker Ivan Toney netted 31 goals in the Championship this season, the most by a player in a second-tier season since Lee Hughes scored 31 in 1998-99 for West Brom. However, one of only four teams Toney failed to score against was Bournemouth, having more shots without scoring against the Cherries than anyone else (8).

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