English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 30, 2022
Burnley WLDWW 2
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Watford WLLLL 1
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Match Report

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Burnley bounce back to beat Watford 2-1 in relegation thriller

Jack Cork and Josh Brownhill both scored late goals as Burnley beat second-from-bottom Watford 2-1 in a pulsating Premier League relegation battle.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
4
53.5
Possession
46.5
17
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
269
Accurate Passes
213
396
Passes
334
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.6
6
Accurate Crosses
6
20
Crosses
26
0.3
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
70
31
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.2
6
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
8
25
Effective Clearances
29
25
Clearances
29

Highlights

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Head to Head

BUR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

WAT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 22SamirCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 14Hassane KamaraLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 6Imran LouzaCM
  7. 33Juraj KuckaLM
  8. 19Moussa SissokoRM
  9. 10João PedroF
  10. 25Emmanuel DennisLF
  11. 23Ismaïla SarrRF

Substitutes

  1. 12Ken SemaSUB
  2. 39Edo KayembeSUB
  3. 7Joshua KingSUB
  4. 26Daniel BachmannSUB
  5. 11Adam MasinaSUB
  6. 5William Troost-EkongSUB
  7. 2Jeremy NgakiaSUB
  8. 28Samuel KaluSUB
  9. 16Dan GoslingSUB

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 5James TarkowskiCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  5. 14Connor RobertsRB
  6. 8Josh BrownhillCM-L
  7. 4Jack CorkCM-R
  8. 17Aaron LennonLM
  9. 11Dwight McNeilRM
  10. 9Wout WeghorstCF-L
  11. 27Matej VydraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Matthew LowtonSUB
  2. 37Bobby ThomasSUB
  3. 13Wayne HennesseySUB
  4. 44Dara CostelloeSUB
  5. 10Ashley BarnesSUB
  6. 28Kevin LongSUB
  7. 26Phil BardsleySUB
  8. 16Dale StephensSUB
  9. 25Will NorrisSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Own Goal by James Tarkowski, Burnley. Watford 1, Burnley 0.
  2. 48' James Tarkowski (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Wout Weghorst.
  4. 83' Goal! Watford 1, Burnley 1. Jack Cork (Burnley) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charlie Taylor with a cross.
  5. 86' Goal! Watford 1, Burnley 2. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matej Vydra following a set piece situation.
  6. 87' Juraj Kucka (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 89' Substitution, Burnley. Matthew Lowton replaces Aaron Lennon.
  8. 90'+2' Nathan Collins (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 90'+2' Substitution, Burnley. Dale Stephens replaces Matej Vydra.

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