
Brentford vs Burnley, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueEriksen stars, Toney strikes again as Brentford beat 10-man Burnley 2-0
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Brentford edged closer to survival after a 2-0 win over Burnley in which Christian Eriksen starred and Ivan Toney scored again.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Burnley).
- 4': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 4': Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 5': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Burnley).
- 5': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Offside, Burnley. Nick Pope tries a through ball, but Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 7': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
- 8': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Rico Henry.
- 9': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 10': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Sergi Canós.
- 13': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Rico Henry.
- 16': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergi Canós.
- 16': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 20': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 20': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 23': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
- 24': Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
- 25': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).
- 25': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 31': Offside, Burnley. Nick Pope tries a through ball, but Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
- 33': Offside, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer tries a through ball, but Vitaly Janelt is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
- 35': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Burnley).
- 38': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 42': Aaron Lennon (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Brentford).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Canós with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Burnley 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Burnley 0.
- 49': Offside, Brentford. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Sergi Canós is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sergi Canós with a cross.
- 56': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Burnley).
- 56': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 58': Foul by Nathan Collins (Burnley).
- 58': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 62': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 64': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 65': Attempt missed. Rico Henry (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 67': Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
- 67': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Wout Weghorst.
- 68': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 69': Attempt missed. Charlie Taylor (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 70': Offside, Burnley. Nick Pope tries a through ball, but Jay Rodriguez is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt saved. Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 74': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 74': David Raya (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Nathan Collins (Burnley).
- 75': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Sergi Canós.
- 75': Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by James Tarkowski.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 81': Offside, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Christian Nørgaard.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 85': Goal! Brentford 1, Burnley 0. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
- 86': Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 88': Offside, Brentford. David Raya tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
- 89': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 89': James Tarkowski (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Offside, Brentford. Yoane Wissa tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 90'+1': Penalty Brentford. Ivan Toney draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Nathan Collins (Burnley) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': Nathan Collins (Burnley) is shown the red card.
- 90'+4': Goal! Brentford 2, Burnley 0. Ivan Toney (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Burnley 0.
- 0': Match ends, Brentford 2, Burnley 0.
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 6 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 4 |
9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
1 | Saves | 1 |
45.1 | Possession | 54.9 |
7 | SHOTS | 13 |
1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
238 | Accurate Passes | 325 |
373 | Passes | 475 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
33 | Crosses | 15 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
89 | Long Balls | 86 |
22 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
15 | Tackles | 16 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
10 | Interceptions | 11 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
20 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 16,984
Premier League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 26 | +36 | 61 |
2 | Arsenal | 25 | +29 | 53 |
3 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | +12 | 47 |
4 | Manchester City | 25 | +17 | 44 |
Line-Ups
Brentford (4-5-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | David Raya (GK) |
5 | Ethan Pinnock |
18 | Pontus Jansson |
3 | Rico Henry |
20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
21 | Christian Eriksen |
27 | Vitaly Janelt |
6 | Christian Nørgaard |
7 | Sergi Canós |
19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
17 | Ivan Toney |
Burnley (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
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1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
5 | James Tarkowski ![]() |
22 | Nathan Collins ![]() |
3 | Charlie Taylor |
14 | Connor Roberts |
8 | Josh Brownhill |
18 | Ashley Westwood |
11 | Dwight McNeil |
17 | Aaron Lennon |
20 | Maxwel Cornet |
9 | Wout Weghorst |
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