Brentford and Crystal Palace played out a dreary goalless draw that ends the Bees' run of five consecutive Premier League defeats.
Thomas Frank's side, who were without top scorer Ivan Toney through injury, just about shaded the first half and went closest to a breakthrough when Bryan Mbeumo was denied by Palace keeper Vicente Guaita in a one-on-one.
Guaita made another fine save to keep out Pontus Jansson's powerful header in the second half, but other than that there was precious little to shout about in an encounter that lacked both quality and urgency.
Andre Ayew skewed a shot wide in Palace's best opening of the match.