Burnley 2-1 Brentford: result and report

Burnley 2-1 Brentford

Premier League · Saturday 16 March 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Burnley defeated Brentford 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 16 March 2024. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Jacob Bruun Larsen opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Burnley's goals came from Jacob Bruun Larsen (10', penalty) and David Datro Fofana (62'). Brentford scored through Kristoffer Ajer (83').

Discipline: Burnley received 2 yellow cards; Brentford received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Burnley were 19th on 14 points from 28 and Brentford 16th on 26 points from 28. Burnley went on to finish that season 19th with 24 points, and Brentford 16th with 39.

Burnley lined up in a 4-4-2 and Brentford in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Arijanet Murić of Burnley (8.3), ahead of Kristoffer Ajer (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Burnley win, 0 draws and 2 for Brentford.

Going into the match Burnley's last five read D-L-L-L-L and Brentford's L-D-L-L-L.