Burnley vs Brentford

16 March 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Darren Bond

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jacob Bruun Larsen 10’ (pen)
  • David Datro Fofana 62’
  • Kristoffer Ajer 83’

Match summary

Burnley beat Brentford 2-1. Burnley led 1-0 at half-time.

Jacob Bruun Larsen put Burnley ahead from the penalty spot in the 10th minute, David Datro Fofana made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute, set up by Wilson Odobert, and Kristoffer Ajer pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 83rd minute, set up by Shandon Baptiste.

The chances backed that up: Burnley created 2.70 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Brentford's 1.25 from 9. Brentford had a player sent off.

Match stats

Burnley Brentford
17 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
2.70 xG 1.25
1.94 Non-penalty xG 1.25
12 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Burnley Brentford
Kick-off
Jacob Bruun Larsen
Penalty1-0 (Burnley)
10’
Half-time1-0
David Datro Fofana
Assist: Wilson Odobert2-0 (Burnley)
62’
83’
Kristoffer Ajer
Assist: Shandon Baptiste2-1 (Brentford)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Burnley
  • Charlie Taylor
  • Zeki Amdouni
Brentford
  • Sergio Reguilón
  • Kristoffer Ajer
  • Vitaly Janelt
  • Ivan Toney
  • Shandon Baptiste

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.70 1.25 10’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), 1-0 10’ 62’ David Datro Fofana (Burnley), 2-0 62’ 83’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), 2-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.70 1.25 10’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), 1-0 Larsen 10’ 62’ David Datro Fofana (Burnley), 2-0 Fofana 62’ 83’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), 2-1 Ajer 83’
Burnley 2.70 xGBrentford 1.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Burnley attacking 
10’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 43’ David Datro Fofana (Burnley), open play, 0.72 xG, off target 48’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), set piece, 0.36 xG, saved 62’ David Datro Fofana (Burnley), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 83’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 83’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), from a corner, 0.23 xG, goal 69’ Wilson Odobert (Burnley), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 18’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 60’ Lorenz Assignon (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 67’ Wilson Odobert (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 34’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 48’ Wilson Odobert (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 50’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 52’ Sander Berge (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ David Datro Fofana (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Vitinho (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Charlie Taylor (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Wilson Odobert (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 43’ David Datro Fofana (Burnley), open play, 0.72 xG, off target 62’ David Datro Fofana (Burnley), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 48’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), set piece, 0.36 xG, saved 83’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 83’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), from a corner, 0.23 xG, goal 69’ Wilson Odobert (Burnley), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 18’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Wilson Odobert (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 60’ Lorenz Assignon (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 34’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 48’ Wilson Odobert (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 50’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 52’ Sander Berge (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ David Datro Fofana (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Vitinho (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Charlie Taylor (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Wilson Odobert (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Arijanet Muric GK900 0.000.000
Lorenz Assignon DEF901 0.100.804
Maxime Estève DEF900 0.000.000
Dara O'Shea DEF900 0.000.000
Charlie Taylor DEF901 0.030.092
Vitinho MID901 0.030.101
Josh Cullen MID901 0.040.000
Sander Berge MID901 0.060.031
Jacob Bruun Larsen MID7513 0.930.091
Wilson Odobert FWD9014 0.330.483
David Datro Fofana FWD9013 1.120.121
Zeki Amdouni Sub152 0.060.000
Lyle Foster Sub10 0.000.000
Josh Brownhill Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 31% Avg odds 3.12
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64
Brentford win 43% Avg odds 2.26

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Burnley LLLLD
Brentford LLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 3-0 Burnley, 21 Oct 23 Next meeting: Brentford 3-1 Burnley, 29 Nov 25  All Burnley vs Brentford meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.