English League Championship

FT Friday, January 15, 2016
Burnley LWDWW 3
–
Brentford DWLLL 1
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BRE011
Griffin Park · 10,039 att.

Match Report

John Walton / EMPICS Sport

Burnley control Brentford to secure hold on fourth place

Burnley closed the gap on the top three as a scintillating first-half display helped them to a 3-1 win against struggling Brentford at Griffin Park.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
3
43
Possession
57
17
SHOTS
19
6
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
281
Accurate Passes
418
412
Passes
532
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
8
12
Crosses
34
0.3
Cross %
0.2
101
Long Balls
95
36
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
9
5
Effective Tackles
11
6
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
23
Effective Clearances
22
24
Clearances
33

Head to Head

BUR leads series 2-0

Lineups

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 27David ButtonG
  2. 22Jack O'ConnellCD-L
  3. 6Harlee DeanCD-R
  4. 3Jake BidwellLB
  5. 2Maxime ColinRB
  6. 18Alan JudgeAM
  7. 20Toumani DiagouragaLM
  8. 15Ryan WoodsRM
  9. 8Marco DjuricF
  10. 19John SwiftAM-L
  11. 47Sergi CanósAM-R

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tom HeatonG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5Michael KeaneCD-R
  4. 23Stephen WardLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 13Joey BartonCM-L
  7. 14David JonesCM-R
  8. 37Scott ArfieldLM
  9. 21George BoydRM
  10. 7Andre GrayCF-L
  11. 9Sam VokesCF-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Brentford 0, Burnley 1. Scott Arfield (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andre Gray.
  2. 30' Goal! Brentford 0, Burnley 2. Joey Barton (Burnley) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  3. 39' Goal! Brentford 0, Burnley 3. George Boyd (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  4. 45' Substitution, Brentford. Sam Saunders replaces Sergi Canos.
  5. 45' Substitution, Brentford. Lasse Vibe replaces Marco Djuricin.
  6. 57' Goal! Brentford 1, Burnley 3. Alan Judge (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toumani Diagouraga.
  7. 65' Substitution, Burnley. Rouwen Hennings replaces Andre Gray.
  8. 67' Substitution, Brentford. Nico Yennaris replaces John Swift.

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