English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 16, 2024
Brentford LLLDL 1
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Burnley LLLLD 2
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Turf Moor · 20,431 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

BUR leads series 3-2

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 49Arijanet MuricG
  2. 33Maxime EstèveCD-L
  3. 2Dara O'SheaCD-R
  4. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  5. 20Lorenz AssignonRB
  6. 16Sander BergeCM-L
  7. 24Josh CullenCM-R
  8. 34Jacob Bruun LarsenLM
  9. 22VitinhoRM
  10. 47Wilson OdobertCF-L
  11. 23David Datro FofanaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Jack CorkSUB
  2. 17Lyle FosterSUB
  3. 18Hjalmar EkdalSUB
  4. 9Jay RodríguezSUB
  5. 1James TraffordSUB
  6. 25Zeki AmdouniSUB
  7. 8Josh BrownhillSUB
  8. 7Jóhann GudmundssonSUB
  9. 10Benson ManuelSUB

BRE · 3-5-2

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 20Kristoffer AjerCD
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-L
  4. 13Mathias JørgensenCD-R
  5. 27Vitaly JaneltCM-L
  6. 15Frank OnyekaCM-R
  7. 8Mathias JensenAM
  8. 12Sergio ReguilónLM
  9. 30Mads RoerslevRM
  10. 11Yoane WissaCF-L
  11. 17Ivan ToneyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 36Kim Ji-SooSUB
  2. 33Yehor YarmoliukSUB
  3. 19Bryan MbeumoSUB
  4. 14Saman GhoddosSUB
  5. 23Keane Lewis-PotterSUB
  6. 24Mikkel DamsgaardSUB
  7. 21Thomas StrakoshaSUB
  8. 7Neal MaupaySUB
  9. 26Shandon BaptisteSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) is shown the red card.
  2. 10' Goal! Burnley 1, Brentford 0. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 59' Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Frank Onyeka.
  4. 59' Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Mads Roerslev because of an injury.
  5. 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.
  6. 68' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 69' Substitution, Burnley. Zeki Amdouni replaces Jacob Bruun Larsen.
  8. 79' Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Mathias Jensen.
  9. 80' Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Vitaly Janelt because of an injury.
  10. 80' Substitution, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo replaces Yoane Wissa.
  11. 81' Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 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.
  13. 84' Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 88' Substitution, Burnley. Lyle Foster replaces David Datro Fofana.
  15. 90'+1' Charlie Taylor (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+5' Substitution, Burnley. Josh Brownhill replaces Zeki Amdouni.
  17. 90'+10' Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+13' Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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