English Premier League

Burnley vs Brentford 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 4': Chris Wood
  • 32': Matthew Lowton
  • 36': Maxwel Cornet
FT
3 - 1
  • 79': Saman Ghoddos

Burnley see off Brentford to earn first Premier League win of season

Burnley claimed their first win of the Premier League season with a 3-1 victory over promoted Brentford at Turf Moor on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Goal! Burnley 1, Brentford 0. Chris Wood (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 32': Goal! Burnley 2, Brentford 0. Matthew Lowton (Burnley) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Taylor with a cross.
  • 36': Goal! Burnley 3, Brentford 0. Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a through ball.
  • 58': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Frank Onyeka.
  • 68': Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Maxwel Cornet.
  • 68': Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 72': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Sergi Canós.
  • 79': Goal! Burnley 3, Brentford 1. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a headed pass.
  • 83': Dwight McNeil (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Burnley 3, Brentford 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 18,821

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+39 Arsenal 31 70 3
+32 Manchester City 30 61 5
+11 Manchester United 29 51 6
+5 Aston Villa 29 51 8
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
59.4 Possession 40.6
12 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
398 Accurate Passes 245
521 Passes 356
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 4
22 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.3
77 Long Balls 71
31 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 0
10 Effective Tackles 5
12 Tackles 8
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 21
16 Effective Clearances 29
16 Clearances 29

Line-Ups

BUR Burnley (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Nick Pope (GK)
6 Ben Mee
5 James Tarkowski
3 Charlie Taylor
2 Matthew Lowton
8 Josh Brownhill
18 Ashley Westwood
11 Dwight McNeil
7 Jóhann Gudmundsson
9 Chris Wood
20 Maxwel Cornet

BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

No. Name
40 Álvaro Fernández (GK)
18 Pontus Jansson
5 Ethan Pinnock
22 Mathias Jørgensen
8 Mathias Jensen
15 Frank Onyeka
6 Christian Nørgaard
3 Rico Henry
7 Sergi Canós
17 Ivan Toney
9 Marcus Forss

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