English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 30, 2021
Brentford DWLLW 1
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Burnley DDLDL 3
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Turf Moor · 18,821 att.

Match Report

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Burnley see off Brentford to earn first Premier League win of season

Burnley claimed their first win of the Premier League season with a 3-1 victory over promoted Brentford at Turf Moor on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
59.4
Possession
40.6
12
SHOTS
15
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
398
Accurate Passes
245
521
Passes
356
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
4
22
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.3
77
Long Balls
71
31
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
0
10
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
8
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
21
16
Effective Clearances
29
16
Clearances
29

Head to Head

BUR leads series 3-0

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 8Josh BrownhillCM-L
  7. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 11Dwight McNeilLM
  9. 7Jóhann GudmundssonRM
  10. 9Chris WoodCF-L
  11. 20Maxwel CornetCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Matej VydraSUB
  2. 22Nathan CollinsSUB
  3. 4Jack CorkSUB
  4. 13Wayne HennesseySUB
  5. 10Ashley BarnesSUB
  6. 19Jay RodríguezSUB
  7. 26Phil BardsleySUB
  8. 23Erik PietersSUB
  9. 17Aaron LennonSUB

BRE · 3-5-2

  1. 40Álvaro FernándezG
  2. 18Pontus JanssonCD
  3. 5Ethan PinnockCD-L
  4. 22Mathias JørgensenCD-R
  5. 8Mathias JensenCM-L
  6. 15Frank OnyekaCM-R
  7. 6Christian NørgaardAM
  8. 3Rico HenryLM
  9. 7Sergi CanósRM
  10. 17Ivan ToneyCF-L
  11. 9Marcus ForssCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Saman GhoddosSUB
  2. 41Matthew CoxSUB
  3. 28Mads BidstrupSUB
  4. 4Charlie GoodeSUB
  5. 19Bryan MbeumoSUB
  6. 30Mads RoerslevSUB
  7. 24Tarique Fosu-HenrySUB
  8. 36Fin StevensSUB
  9. 27Vitaly JaneltSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Burnley 1, Brentford 0. Chris Wood (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 32' Goal! Burnley 2, Brentford 0. Matthew Lowton (Burnley) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Taylor with a cross.
  3. 36' Goal! Burnley 3, Brentford 0. Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a through ball.
  4. 58' Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Frank Onyeka.
  5. 68' Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Maxwel Cornet.
  6. 68' Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Mathias Jensen.
  7. 72' Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 77' Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Sergi Canós.
  9. 79' Goal! Burnley 3, Brentford 1. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a headed pass.
  10. 83' Dwight McNeil (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.

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