English Premier League

Brentford vs Burnley, 2025-26 English Premier League

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  • 81': Igor Thiago (P)
  • 86': Igor Thiago
  • 90'+2': Dango Ouattara
FT
3 - 1
  • 85': Zian Flemming (P)

Thiago brace earns Brentford win over Burnley after late drama

Igor Thiago scored twice in the last 10 minutes to help Brentford beat relegation-threatened Burnley 3-1

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Florentino.
  • 6': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 6': Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley). Assisted by Kevin Schade.
  • 12': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley).
  • 12': Igor Thiago (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Quilindschy Hartman.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 16': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dango Ouattara following a fast break.
  • 23': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  • 23': Kyle Walker (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Kyle Walker (Burnley).
  • 30': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  • 34': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Offside, Burnley. Axel Tuanzebe is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  • 35': Kyle Walker (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley).
  • 39': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Offside, Brentford. Kevin Schade is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Zian Flemming (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Quilindschy Hartman.
  • 43': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Dango Ouattara.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Brentford).
  • 45': Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 45'+1': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Burnley 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Burnley 0.
  • 46': Foul by Lyle Foster (Burnley).
  • 46': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Aaron Hickey (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 50': Offside, Brentford. Dango Ouattara is caught offside.
  • 51': Offside, Brentford. Igor Thiago is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
  • 56': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Florentino.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Quilindschy Hartman (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 58': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
  • 59': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 60': Substitution, Burnley. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 62': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Quilindschy Hartman.
  • 66': Delay in match (Brentford).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Schade with a cross following a fast break.
  • 74': Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).
  • 74': Jordan Henderson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Aaron Hickey.
  • 75': Substitution, Brentford. Reiss Nelson replaces Kevin Schade.
  • 75': Substitution, Burnley. Jaidon Anthony replaces Lyle Foster.
  • 75': Substitution, Burnley. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Loum Tchaouna.
  • 75': Substitution, Burnley. Josh Laurent replaces Florentino.
  • 77': Penalty Brentford. Dango Ouattara draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 77': Penalty conceded by Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 77': Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Goal! Brentford 1, Burnley 0. Igor Thiago (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Burnley. Armando Broja replaces Josh Cullen.
  • 84': Penalty Burnley. Jaidon Anthony draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 84': Penalty conceded by Michael Kayode (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 85': Goal! Brentford 1, Burnley 1. Zian Flemming (Burnley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 86': Goal! Brentford 2, Burnley 1. Igor Thiago (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
  • 87': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Zian Flemming (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Laurent with a cross.
  • 88': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Igor Thiago.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Igor Thiago (Brentford).
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Igor Thiago because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Brentford 3, Burnley 1. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson following a fast break.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Burnley 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Brentford 3, Burnley 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 1
47.9 Possession 52.1
6 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
263 Accurate Passes 321
379 Passes 406
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
15 Crosses 24
0.1 Cross % 0.2
79 Long Balls 42
20 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 1
18 Effective Tackles 8
26 Tackles 9
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
7 Interceptions 11
37 Effective Clearances 51
37 Clearances 51

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,176

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 22 +26 50
2 Manchester City 22 +24 43
3 Aston Villa 22 +8 43
4 Liverpool 22 +4 36
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
4 Sepp van den Berg
22 Nathan Collins
2 Aaron Hickey
33 Michael Kayode
24 Mikkel Damsgaard
8 Mathias Jensen
6 Jordan Henderson
9 Igor Thiago
7 Kevin Schade
19 Dango Ouattara

BUR Burnley (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
5 Maxime Estève
6 Axel Tuanzebe Yellow Card
3 Quilindschy Hartman
2 Kyle Walker
28 Hannibal Mejbri Yellow Card
16 Florentino
24 Josh Cullen
19 Zian Flemming
9 Lyle Foster
17 Loum Tchaouna

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