Burnley vs Crystal Palace

23 November 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Chris Wood 8’

Match summary

Burnley saw off Crystal Palace 1-0. Burnley led 1-0 at half-time.

Chris Wood put Burnley ahead in the 8th minute.

The chances backed that up: Burnley created 1.75 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Crystal Palace's 1.28 from 15.

Match stats

Burnley Crystal Palace
10 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.75 xG 1.28
1.75 Non-penalty xG 1.28
7 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Burnley Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Chris Wood1-0 (Burnley)
8’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Burnley
  • Matthew Lowton
  • Jay Rodriguez

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 1.28 8’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 1-0 8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 1.28 8’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 1-0 Wood 8’
Burnley 1.75 xGCrystal Palace 1.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Burnley attacking 
90’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.58 xG, saved 8’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 72’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 47’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 55’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 90’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.58 xG, saved 8’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 72’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 47’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 55’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 90’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
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 DEF900 0.000.000
Ben Mee DEF900 0.000.000
James Tarkowski DEF901 0.020.031
Charlie Taylor DEF900 0.000.021
Johann Berg Gudmundsson MID671 0.290.051
Ashley Westwood MID900 0.000.000
Josh Brownhill MID900 0.000.000
Dwight McNeil MID903 0.100.312
Chris Wood FWD9013 1.220.132
Jay Rodriguez FWD902 0.130.311
Robbie Brady Sub170 0.000.000
Erik Pieters Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 36% Avg odds 2.65
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.10
Crystal Palace win 33% Avg odds 2.91

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

Form going into the game

Burnley LDLLD
Crystal Palace LDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crystal Palace 0-1 Burnley, 29 Jun 20 Next meeting: Crystal Palace 0-3 Burnley, 13 Feb 21  All Burnley vs Crystal Palace 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.