Burnley vs Brentford

30 October 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

  • Chris Wood 4’
  • Matthew Lowton 32’
  • Maxwel Cornet 36’
  • Saman Ghoddos 79’

Match summary

Burnley saw off Brentford 3-1. Burnley led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Chris Wood put Burnley ahead in the 4th minute, Matthew Lowton made it 2-0 with a header in the 32nd minute, set up by Charlie Taylor, and Maxwel Cornet made it 3-0 in the 36th minute, set up by Dwight McNeil. In the second half, Saman Ghoddos pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 79th minute, set up by Christian Nørgaard.

The chances backed that up: Burnley created 2.92 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Brentford's 0.86 from 12.

Match stats

Burnley Brentford
15 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.73 xG 0.83
2.73 Non-penalty xG 0.83
2 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Burnley Brentford
Kick-off
Chris Wood1-0 (Burnley)
4’
Matthew Lowton
Assist: Charlie Taylor2-0 (Burnley)
32’
Maxwel Cornet
Assist: Dwight McNeil3-0 (Burnley)
36’
Half-time3-0
79’
Saman Ghoddos
Assist: Christian Nørgaard3-1 (Brentford)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Burnley
  • Dwight McNeil
Brentford
  • Saman Ghoddos

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 2.92 0.86 4’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 1-0 4’ 32’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), 2-0 32’ 36’ Maxwel Cornet (Burnley), 3-0 36’ 79’ Saman Ghoddos (Brentford), 3-1 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.92 0.86 4’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 1-0 Wood 4’ 32’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), 2-0 Lowton 32’ 36’ Maxwel Cornet (Burnley), 3-0 Cornet 36’ 79’ Saman Ghoddos (Brentford), 3-1 Ghoddos 79’
Burnley 2.92 xGBrentford 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Burnley attacking 
30’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.57 xG, off target 32’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 41’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 41’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.43 xG, blocked 29’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 55’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 36’ Maxwel Cornet (Burnley), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 49’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 27’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 86’ Saman Ghoddos (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 65’ Marcus Forss (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 79’ Saman Ghoddos (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 28’ Sergi Canos (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 72’ Charlie Taylor (Burnley), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 30’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.57 xG, off target 32’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 41’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 41’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.43 xG, blocked 29’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 55’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 36’ Maxwel Cornet (Burnley), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 49’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 27’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 86’ Saman Ghoddos (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 65’ Marcus Forss (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 79’ Saman Ghoddos (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 28’ Sergi Canos (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 72’ Charlie Taylor (Burnley), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nick Pope GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Lowton DEF9012 0.540.121
James Tarkowski DEF901 0.570.000
Ben Mee DEF901 0.060.000
Charlie Taylor DEF9011 0.040.521
Johann Berg Gudmundsson MID902 0.810.041
Ashley Westwood MID900 0.000.942
Josh Brownhill MID900 0.000.031
Dwight McNeil MID9012 0.070.141
Chris Wood FWD9015 0.700.000
Maxwel Cornet FWD7011 0.140.451
Matej Vydra Sub200 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 36% Avg odds 2.64
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.15
Brentford win 33% Avg odds 2.88

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

Form going into the game

Burnley LDDLD
Brentford WDWLL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Brentford 2-0 Burnley, 12 Mar 22  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.