Crystal Palace and Brentford shared the ignominy of contesting the first goalless draw of the Premier League season in a fiery London derby at Selhurst Park.
With the Eagles' ground welcoming back a raucous atmosphere for the first time in nearly 18 months, both sides struck the woodwork in a frenetic first-half.
Debutant Connor Gallagher's shot from close-range crashed the underside of the bar when he should have done better while Bryan Mbuemo's free-kick clipped the top of the crossbar.
Crystal Palace and Brentford shared the spoils in goalless draw at Selhurst Park on Saturday
Palace had the best chance of the game in the first-half when Conor Gallagher struck the bar
Bryan Mbuemo then looped a first-half free-kick off the top of Vicente Guaita's crossbar
Christian Benteke could have given Patrick Vieira a dream home start to life at Palace had he directed his header from inside the box into the corner instead of wide of David Raya's goal, while Ivan Toney spurned a similar chance but headed a corner wide when Vicente Guaita failed to collect.