Brentford and Fulham played out a 0-0 draw at the GTech Community Stadium on Saturday.
London: Brentford missed the chance to overtake Chelsea into the Premier League top six after being held to a 0-0 draw by west London rivals Fulham on Saturday.
The Bees could move within two points of the Champions League places as they aim to qualify for Europe for the first time.
But they were really threatening to make the breakthrough in a frantic finale as Django Ouattara’s effort was brilliantly saved by Bernd Leno.
A point means little to Fulham’s own European ambitions as they sit 12th, three points behind their opponents.
Brentford are level on points with sixth-placed Chelsea, who host Manchester United later on Saturday, but trail the Blues on goal difference.
Keith Andrews’s side are now six games unbeaten in the Premier League, but five consecutive draws have halted their bid for an unlikely Champions League spot.
Andrews’ lack of resources compared to his rivals at the top of the table was shown as the Irishman did not make a single substitution as his side looked for a winner.
Igor Thiago failed to catch up with Manchester City’s Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot as Fulham kept the Brazil international at bay.
Ouattara always looked the most likely player to break the deadlock and only a superb stop from Leno denied Burkina Faso the international in stoppage time.
