Burnley vs Crystal Palace, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueBurnley get first win with Wood strike against Palace
Burnley secured their first win of the Premier League season as Chris Wood's eighth minute goal was enough to earn a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Wood with a headed pass.
- 2': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James McArthur.
- 2': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 4': Offside, Burnley. Ben Mee tries a through ball, but Jay Rodriguez is caught offside.
- 5': Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 7': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 7': Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Goal! Burnley 1, Crystal Palace 0. Chris Wood (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 9': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ben Mee.
- 11': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 15': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Scott Dann.
- 17': Chris Wood (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Scott Dann (Crystal Palace).
- 18': Ben Mee (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace).
- 20': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley).
- 20': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 28': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jairo Riedewald.
- 30': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 30': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Taylor.
- 36': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
- 37': Attempt saved. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 38': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 40': Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Charlie Taylor (Burnley).
- 42': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Jairo Riedewald.
- 42': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Burnley 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Burnley 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 47': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 47': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Rodriguez.
- 47': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).
- 49': Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 53': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Matthew Lowton (Burnley).
- 55': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
- 55': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 56': Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Scott Dann.
- 60': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 60': Offside, Crystal Palace. James McArthur tries a through ball, but Patrick van Aanholt is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Wood with a headed pass.
- 61': Attempt saved. Ashley Westwood (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 63': Attempt blocked. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jairo Riedewald.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
- 64': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 65': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jairo Riedewald following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Jairo Riedewald.
- 67': Substitution, Burnley. Robbie Brady replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 70': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace).
- 70': James Tarkowski (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Offside, Burnley. Dwight McNeil tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 71': Robbie Brady (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Tarkowski with a headed pass.
- 72': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 75': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 75': Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 77': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ashley Westwood.
- 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 79': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 79': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 79': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 80': Hand ball by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
- 82': Attempt blocked. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James McArthur.
- 82': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 82': Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Burnley. Erik Pieters replaces Robbie Brady because of an injury.
- 85': Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 86': Attempt missed. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
- 86': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Matthew Lowton (Burnley).
- 86': Matthew Lowton (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Erik Pieters (Burnley).
- 90': Attempt blocked. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
- 90': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 90'+4': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Erik Pieters (Burnley).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Burnley 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 0': Match ends, Burnley 1, Crystal Palace 0.
Statistics
 CRY |
BUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 351 | Accurate Passes | 297 |
| 459 | Passes | 409 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 24 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 81 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 16 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
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 |
| 19 | Jay Rodríguez |
| 9 | Chris Wood |
Crystal Palace (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Scott Dann |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 18 | James McArthur |
| 44 | Jairo Riedewald |
| 25 | Eberechi Eze |
| 10 | Andros Townsend |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
| 23 | Michy Batshuayi |
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