Burnley vs Brentford, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Burnley

4': Chris Wood
32': Matthew Lowton
36': Maxwel Cornet

FT
3 - 1

Brentford

79': Saman Ghoddos

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

Burnley's Chris Wood celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game [1296x729]

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

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
4': Goal! Burnley 1, Brentford 0. Chris Wood (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
8': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
8': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
9': Offside, Burnley. Dwight McNeil tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
14': Ben Mee (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Marcus Forss (Brentford).
15': Offside, Burnley. Ashley Westwood tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
17': VAR Decision: No Goal Burnley 1-0 Brentford.
17': Offside, Brentford. Marcus Forss tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
19': Offside, Brentford. Mathias Jensen tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
27': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Canós with a cross.
28': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
29': Attempt saved. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
29': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
30': Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Burnley) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross following a corner.
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.
34': Foul by Ben Mee (Burnley).
34': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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.
41': Attempt missed. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
41': Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
41': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
43': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
43': Offside, Burnley. Charlie Taylor tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
44': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
45'+1': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
45'+2': First Half ends, Burnley 3, Brentford 0.
45': Second Half begins Burnley 3, Brentford 0.
49': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Burnley) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Lowton with a cross.
50': Attempt saved. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
50': Offside, Brentford. Christian Nørgaard tries a through ball, but Rico Henry is caught offside.
55': Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
55': Attempt blocked. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
57': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
57': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Frank Onyeka.
59': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
60': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Saman Ghoddos.
61': Attempt missed. Matthew Lowton (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
62': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson.
63': Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Foul by Zanka (Brentford).
64': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Burnley).
64': Zanka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
65': Attempt blocked. Marcus Forss (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
67': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
68': Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Maxwel Cornet.
68': Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Mathias Jensen.
69': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
71': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
72': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
72': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Attempt missed. Charlie Taylor (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
74': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos.
75': Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Foul by Zanka (Brentford).
76': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
76': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
76': James Tarkowski (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Sergi Canós.
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.
81': Foul by Chris Wood (Burnley).
81': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley).
83': Dwight McNeil (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
84': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
85': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
85': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Attempt blocked. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
86': Attempt saved. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+2': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).
90'+2': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Offside, Brentford. Ethan Pinnock tries a through ball, but Pontus Jansson is caught offside.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Burnley 3, Brentford 1.
0': Match ends, Burnley 3, Brentford 1.

Statistics

BRE		BUR
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

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 18,821

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	3	+4	9
2	Chelsea	3	+6	7
3	Arsenal	3	+5	6
4	Tottenham Hotspur	3	+4	6

Full Standings

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
9	Chris Wood
20	Maxwel Cornet

Burnley Substitutes:

Matej Vydra, Nathan Collins, Jack Cork, Wayne Hennessey, Ashley Barnes, Jay Rodríguez, Phil Bardsley, Erik Pieters, Aaron Lennon.

Brentford (3-5-2)

No.	Name
40	Álvaro Fernández (GK)
18	Pontus Jansson
5	Ethan Pinnock
22	Mathias Jørgensen
8	Mathias Jensen
15	Frank Onyeka
6	Christian Nørgaard
3	Rico Henry
7	Sergi Canós
17	Ivan Toney
9	Marcus Forss

Brentford Substitutes:

Saman Ghoddos, Matthew Cox, Mads Bidstrup, Charlie Goode, Bryan Mbeumo, Mads Roerslev, Tarique Fosu-Henry, Fin Stevens, Vitaly Janelt.

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