Premier League · Sat, 28 Feb 2026 ·
Burnley vs Brentford — 3 - 4
Turf Moor · Referee: S. Barrott
Match report
Brentford beat Burnley 4-3 as M. Damsgaard scores twice
Burnley were beaten 4-3 by Brentford at Turf Moor on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in Premier League matchday 28. M. Kayode (45' og), J. Anthony (47') and Z. Flemming (60') scored for Burnley, while M. Damsgaard (9', 90'), I. Thiago (25') and K. Schade (34') found the net for Brentford. It was 1-3 at half-time.
Burnley had 41% of the ball and 12 shots (3 on target) against Brentford’s 16 (7 on target). Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) was the top-rated player with 9.3.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- -5'yellow cardYehor YarmolyukYellow Card
- 9'goalM. DamsgaardAssist: D. Ouattara
- 25'goalI. ThiagoAssist: M. Damsgaard
- 34'goalK. SchadeNormal Goal
- 45'own goalM. Kayode(own goal)Own Goal
- 46'substitutionJ. LaurentOff: L. Ugochukwu
- 46'substitutionJ. Bruun LarsenOff: L. Foster
- 47'goalJ. AnthonyAssist: H. Mejbri
- 60'goalZ. FlemmingAssist: H. Mejbri
- 72'substitutionK. SchadeOff: K. Lewis-Potter
- 72'substitutionD. OuattaraOff: R. Donovan
- 73'substitutionY. YarmolyukOff: J. Henderson
- 75'substitutionJ. Ward-ProwseOff: Florentino
- 77'yellow cardIgor ThiagoYellow Card
- 81'VAR decisionZian FlemmingGoal cancelled
- 84'substitutionH. MejbriOff: L. Tchaouna
- 86'yellow cardBashir HumphreysYellow Card
- 90'goalM. DamsgaardAssist: R. Henry
- 90+1'substitutionZ. FlemmingOff: A. Barnes
- 90+11'yellow cardLyle FosterYellow Card
- 90+13'VAR decisionAshley BarnesGoal cancelled
Lineups
Burnley
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Mike Jackson
Starting XI
- 1M. DubravkaG
- 12B. HumphreysD
- 4J. WorrallD
- 5M. EsteveD
- 29J. LaurentM
- 20J. Ward-ProwseM
- 28H. MejbriM
- 23Lucas PiresM
- 7J. Bruun LarsenF
- 11J. AnthonyF
- 19Z. FlemmingF
Substitutes
- 13M. WeissG
- 2K. WalkerD
- 17L. TchaounaF
- 8L. UgochukwuM
- 3Q. HartmanD
- 35A. BarnesF
- 16FlorentinoM
- 18H. EkdalD
- 9L. FosterF
Brentford
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Keith Andrews
Starting XI
- 12H. R. ValdimarssonG
- 33M. KayodeD
- 20K. AjerD
- 4S. van den BergD
- 3R. HenryD
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 8M. JensenM
- 19D. OuattaraM
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 7K. SchadeM
- 9I. ThiagoF
Substitutes
- 31E. BalcombeG
- 6J. HendersonM
- 5E. PinnockD
- 22N. CollinsD
- 23K. Lewis-PotterF
- 47K. FuroF
- 45R. DonovanM
- 49O. ShieldD
- 48L. BenttM
Match statistics
- 41%Possession59%
- 0.97Expected goals (xG)2.25
- 12Total shots16
- 3Shots on target7
- 7Shots off target4
- 2Blocked shots5
- 9Shots inside the box13
- 3Shots outside the box3
- 4Corners8
- 2Offsides0
- 9Fouls9
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves1
- 326Passes463
- 256Accurate passes376
- 79%Pass accuracy81%
- -1.72Goals prevented-1.72
Player statistics
Burnley
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Martin DúbravkaG | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 4Joe WorrallD | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| 5Maxime EstèveD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 12Bashir HumphreysD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 20James Ward-ProwseM | 75 | 6.5 | ||
| 23Lucas PiresM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 28Hannibal MejbriM | 84 | 7.3 | 2 | |
| 29Josh LaurentM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Jacob Bruun LarsenF | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Jaidon AnthonyF | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 19Zian FlemmingF | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 13Max WeissG | – | – | ||
| 2Kyle WalkerD | – | – | ||
| 3Quilindschy HartmanD | – | – | ||
| 18Hjalmar EkdalD | – | – | ||
| 8Lesley UgochukwuM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 16Florentino LuísM | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Lyle FosterF | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| 17Loum TchaounaF | 20 | 6.6 | ||
| 35Ashley BarnesF | 13 | 6.3 |
Brentford
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Hákon Rafn ValdimarssonG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Rico HenryD | 90 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 4Sepp van den BergD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Kristoffer AjerD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 33Michael KayodeD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Kevin SchadeM | 72 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 8Mathias JensenM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Yehor YarmolyukM | 72 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Dango OuattaraM | 72 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 24Mikkel DamsgaardMTop rated | 90 | 9.3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9Igor ThiagoF | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 31Ellery BalcombeG | – | – | ||
| 5Ethan PinnockD | – | – | ||
| 22Nathan CollinsD | – | – | ||
| 49Ollie ShieldD | – | – | ||
| 6Jordan HendersonM | 18 | 6.6 | ||
| 45Romelle DonovanM | 18 | 6.9 | ||
| 48Luka BenttM | – | – | ||
| 23Keane Lewis-PotterF | 18 | 6.9 | ||
| 47Kaye FuroF | – | – |