LONDON. Brentford defeats Burnley 2-0 after I. Toney scores a double.

The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney with the help of Constantine Hatzidakis and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was John Brooks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Brentford had a superior ball possession 55% while Burnley was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Burnley had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Brentford found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Brentford shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Burnley shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Brentford received 1 yellow card (I. Toney). On the opposite side, Burnley received 1 yellow card (J. Tarkowski).

Also, Burnley didn’t finish the match with 11 players after N. Collins (Burnley) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Standings

After this match, Brentford will have 30 points to hold in the 15th place. On the other side, Burnley will stay with 21 points to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will play away with Watford on the 16th of April with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Burnley will play away agasint West Ham United on the 16th of April with a 10-6 head to head in favor of West Ham United (3 draws).

Brentford – Formation

Brentford adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: David Raya (7.7), Kristoffer Ajer (7.1), Pontus Jansson (7.3), Ethan Pinnock (7.8), Rico Henry (6.6), Bryan Mbeumo (6.6), Vitaly Janelt (7.2), Christian Nørgaard (7.2), Christian Eriksen (7.4), Sergi Canós (6.9) and Ivan Toney (9.0).

The home team had on the bench: S. Ghoddos, M. Rasmussen, M. Jørgensen, F. Onyeka, J. Lössl, M. Sørensen, Yoane Wissa (6.4), Mathias Jensen (6.2) and S. Baptiste.

Substitutions

Brentford made 3 changes: S. Canos for Y. Wissa (75′), C. Norgaard for M. Jensen (81′) and B. Mbeumo for F. Onyeka (90′).

Best player: Ivan Toney​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Ivan Toney.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 26 passes (38% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.

Burnley – Formation

Also Burnley adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Sean Dyche played with: Nick Pope (6.1), Connor Roberts (6.2), Nathan Collins (6.4), James Tarkowski (8.0), Charlie Taylor (6.9), Aaron Lennon (6.6), Ashley Westwood (6.8), Josh Brownhill (6.8), Dwight McNeil (6.0), Wout Weghorst (6.6) and Maxwel Cornet (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: J. Cork, K. Long, B. Thomas, D. Stephens, Jay Rodriguez (6.2), P. Bardsley, W. Hennessey, M. Lowton and A. Barnes.

Substitutions

Burnley made only 1 change substituting W. Weghorst for J. Rodriguez (67′)​.

Best player: James Tarkowski​

The player that probably impressed the most for Burnley was James Tarkowski.

His rating is (8.0) with 50 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Brentford – Burnley – 2-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Liverpool – 0-2
• Manchester United – Tottenham Hotspur – 3-2