English Premier League

Burnley vs Brentford, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Burnley
  • 10': Jacob Bruun Larsen (P)
  • 62': David Datro Fofana
FT
2 - 1
Brentford
  • Red Card 8': Sergio Reguilón
  • 83': Kristoffer Ajer

Burnley hang on to beat 10-man Brentford in relegation battle

Jacob Bruun Larsen and David Datro Fofana scored either side of halftime to give relegation-threatened Burnley a 2-1 victory over 10-man Brentford on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Zanka (Brentford).
  • 2': Wilson Odobert (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Penalty Burnley. Vitinho draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 4': Penalty conceded by Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 5': VAR Decision: Penalty Burnley.
  • 8': Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) is shown the red card.
  • 10': Goal! Burnley 1, Brentford 0. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 11': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Zanka.
  • 12': Foul by Lorenz Assignon (Burnley).
  • 12': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Offside, Brentford. Nathan Collins is caught offside.
  • 16': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
  • 17': Offside, Burnley. Jacob Bruun Larsen is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Josh Cullen (Burnley).
  • 17': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 19': Offside, Brentford. Frank Onyeka is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by Lorenz Assignon (Burnley).
  • 21': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Maxime Esteve (Burnley).
  • 22': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Vitinho (Burnley).
  • 23': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 24': Vitinho (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Maxime Esteve (Burnley).
  • 24': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 25': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Arijanet Muric.
  • 29': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
  • 29': Lorenz Assignon (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Offside, Burnley. Vitinho is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 38': Sander Berge (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by David Datro Fofana (Burnley).
  • 41': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. David Datro Fofana (Burnley) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenz Assignon.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Wilson Odobert (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lorenz Assignon.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Josh Cullen (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilson Odobert.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Lorenz Assignon (Burnley).
  • 45'+1': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Burnley).
  • 45'+3': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Toney with a through ball.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Wilson Odobert (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
  • 45'+4': Delay in match (Burnley).
  • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+5': Attempt saved. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilson Odobert.
  • 45'+6': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Burnley 1, Brentford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Burnley 1, Brentford 0.
  • 47': Dara O'Shea (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 48': Attempt missed. Charlie Taylor (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sander Berge.
  • 50': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 50': Lorenz Assignon (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by David Datro Fofana (Burnley).
  • 51': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Sander Berge (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Taylor.
  • 53': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury David Datro Fofana (Burnley).
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Frank Onyeka.
  • 59': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Mads Roerslev because of an injury.
  • 59': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 59': Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Lorenz Assignon (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 61': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
  • 62': Goal! Burnley 2, Brentford 0. David Datro Fofana (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wilson Odobert with a through ball.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 64': Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Offside, Burnley. Charlie Taylor is caught offside.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Wilson Odobert (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitinho.
  • 67': David Datro Fofana (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 68': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Wilson Odobert (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Datro Fofana.
  • 69': Substitution, Burnley. Zeki Amdouni replaces Jacob Bruun Larsen.
  • 70': Attempt missed. David Datro Fofana (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenz Assignon.
  • 71': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
  • 72': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 72': Maxime Esteve (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenz Assignon.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Charlie Taylor with a cross.
  • 75': Foul by Vitinho (Burnley).
  • 75': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 80': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Vitaly Janelt because of an injury.
  • 80': Substitution, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo replaces Yoane Wissa.
  • 80': Offside, Brentford. Neal Maupay is caught offside.
  • 81': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Burnley).
  • 81': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 82': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Maxime Esteve.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a through ball.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Nathan Collins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
  • 83': Goal! Burnley 2, Brentford 1. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Offside, Burnley. David Datro Fofana is caught offside.
  • 86': Dara O'Shea (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 87': Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste with a cross.
  • 87': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
  • 87': Maxime Esteve (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, Burnley. Lyle Foster replaces David Datro Fofana.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Vitinho (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Charlie Taylor (Burnley).
  • 90'+1': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Burnley).
  • 90'+3': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Arijanet Muric (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Burnley. Josh Brownhill replaces Zeki Amdouni.
  • 90'+6': Arijanet Muric (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 90'+9': Offside, Burnley. Lyle Foster is caught offside.
  • 90'+9': Arijanet Muric (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 90'+9': Delay in match because of an injury Arijanet Muric (Burnley).
  • 90'+10': Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+13': Foul by Shandon Baptiste (Brentford).
  • 90'+13': Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+13': Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, Burnley 2, Brentford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Burnley 2, Brentford 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 14
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 5
4 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 5
39.5 Possession 60.5
9 SHOTS 17
5 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
185 Accurate Passes 366
292 Passes 457
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 4
21 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.2
82 Long Balls 50
39 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 6
18 Effective Tackles 7
27 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 8
24 Effective Clearances 17
24 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 20,431

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 34 +56 77
2 Manchester City 33 +48 76
3 Liverpool 34 +41 74
4 Aston Villa 34 +21 66
Full Table

Line-Ups

BUR Burnley (4-4-2)

No. Name
49 Aro Muric (GK)
33 Maxime Estève
2 Dara O'Shea
3 Charlie Taylor Yellow Card
20 Lorenz Assignon
16 Sander Berge
24 Josh Cullen
34 Jacob Bruun Larsen
22 Vitinho
47 Wilson Odobert
23 David Datro Fofana
Burnley Substitutes:
Jack Cork, Lyle Foster, Hjalmar Ekdal, Jay Rodríguez, James Trafford, Zeki Amdouni, Josh Brownhill, Jóhann Gudmundsson, Benson Manuel.

BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Mark Flekken (GK)
20 Kristoffer Ajer
22 Nathan Collins
13 Mathias Jorgensen
27 Vitaly Janelt Yellow Card
15 Frank Onyeka
8 Mathias Jensen
12 Sergio Reguilón Red Card
30 Mads Roerslev
11 Yoane Wissa
17 Ivan Toney Yellow Card
Brentford Substitutes:
Kim Ji-Soo, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Bryan Mbeumo, Saman Ghoddos, Keane Lewis-Potter, Mikkel Damsgaard, Thomas Strakosha, Neal Maupay, Shandon Baptiste.

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