Brentford will have to come from behind to reach Wembley after losing 1-0 at AFC Bournemouth in their Championship Play-Off Semi-Final First Leg encounter.
In a lively opening, the Bees had a penalty claim for a foul on Tariqe Fosu waved away while at the other end Dominic Solanke beat Brentford keeper David Raya but not the post.
Bournemouth then went close again just four minutes before the interval as Steve Cook headed a teasing corner goalwards, but Raya got down quickly to make a good save.
The start of the second-half saw Brentford pile on the pressure without engineering any real clear-cut chances – their best effort Christian Norgaard’s bicycle kick which flew harmlessly over the bar.
And it was Bournemouth who opened the scoring on the counter-attack, Arnaut Danjuma finishing off a free-flowing move in the 55th minute following a great pass from David Brooks.
Bryan Mbuemo should have levelled on 78 minutes though, inexplicably putting his effort wide with the goal at his mercy.
His miss proved decisive as the Bee failed to produce anything else of note, sending them back to the Brentford Community Stadium with a one-goal deficit to overcome on Saturday.