Crystal Palace vs Burnley, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueBurnley fire three past Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park
Burnley pulled further clear of the Premier League relegation zone with a 3-0 win at Crystal Palace moving them up to 15th place in the table.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 3': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 3': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 5': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Burnley 1. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 6': Erik Pieters (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 7': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 8': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Pieters with a headed pass.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 9': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Scott Dann.
- 10': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Burnley 2. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace).
- 11': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Jack Cork (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 18': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic.
- 19': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace).
- 19': Jack Cork (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
- 21': Jack Cork (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Jack Cork (Burnley).
- 22': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 23': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace).
- 23': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross.
- 24': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Scott Dann.
- 25': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 25': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Scott Dann (Crystal Palace).
- 26': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 27': Attempt missed. Matthew Lowton (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Mee following a corner.
- 28': Foul by Jack Cork (Burnley).
- 28': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 30': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Lowton.
- 32': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 33': Foul by Jack Cork (Burnley).
- 33': Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 34': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
- 35': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace).
- 36': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 36': Jack Cork (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
- 39': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 39': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 42': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Foul by Erik Pieters (Burnley).
- 43': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley).
- 45': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Burnley 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 0, Burnley 2.
- 46': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace).
- 46': Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Burnley 3. Matthew Lowton (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jay Rodriguez.
- 51': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
- 52': Attempt missed. Matthew Lowton (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ashley Barnes.
- 53': Foul by Erik Pieters (Burnley).
- 53': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Offside, Crystal Palace. Patrick van Aanholt tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 58': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace).
- 58': Foul by Jack Cork (Burnley).
- 58': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 60': Attempt saved. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 62': Attempt missed. Ashley Westwood (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Barnes.
- 62': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend replaces Michy Batshuayi.
- 63': Attempt missed. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ashley Barnes.
- 64': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
- 64': Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Erik Pieters (Burnley).
- 65': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
- 67': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Ben Mee (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
- 69': Attempt missed. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matthew Lowton.
- 70': Attempt missed. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Lowton with a cross.
- 70': Offside, Burnley. Ashley Westwood tries a through ball, but Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Burnley. Robbie Brady replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 74': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 76': Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Ben Mee (Burnley).
- 76': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Christian Benteke.
- 77': Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Burnley. Kevin Long replaces Ben Mee because of an injury.
- 86': Offside, Crystal Palace. Patrick van Aanholt tries a through ball, but Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Burnley. Phil Bardsley replaces Erik Pieters because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Dwight McNeil.
- 90'+2': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Phil Bardsley.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheikhou Kouyaté with a headed pass.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Burnley 3.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 0, Burnley 3.
Statistics
 BUR |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.7 | Possession | 53.3 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 284 | Accurate Passes | 326 |
| 390 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 88 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 22 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | +15 | 26 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 11 | +10 | 20 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | +4 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Scott Dann |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 44 | Jairo Riedewald |
| 4 | Luka Milivojevic |
| 25 | Eberechi Eze |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
| 23 | Michy Batshuayi |
| 20 | Christian Benteke |
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Mee |
| 5 | James Tarkowski |
| 23 | Erik Pieters |
| 2 | Matthew Lowton |
| 4 | Jack Cork |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 7 | Jóhann Gudmundsson |
| 19 | Jay Rodríguez |
| 10 | Ashley Barnes |
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