Burnley Vs Brentford: Damsgaard’s stoppage‑time strike seals 4-3 win at Turf Moor
Brentford edged a seven‑goal thriller at Turf Moor as Mikkel Damsgaard’s 93rd‑minute strike gave the visitors a 4-3 win in a match that saw relegation‑threatened Burnley mount a dramatic comeback. The result keeps Brentford pushing for European places while Burnley remain deep in the relegation zone.
Late twists decided the match at Turf Moor
The decisive moment arrived in stoppage time when Mikkel Damsgaard struck from a Rico Henry cross to make it 4-3 for Brentford. There were further late VAR interventions: Ashley Barnes’s 99th‑minute effort that sent Turf Moor into raptures was ruled out for an accidental handball by the Burnley striker after a lengthy VAR check, and Zian Flemming’s bundled finish in the 78th minute had already been disallowed for offside by VAR.
Brentford’s early control: Damsgaard, Igor Thiago and Schade inside 34 minutes
Brentford opened the scoring emphatically, with goals from Mikkel Damsgaard, Igor Thiago and Kevin Schade putting the visitors 3-0 up inside 34 minutes. The Bees made a buzzing start to the match and their early dominance set the tone before Burnley fought back.
Burnley fightback sparked by Anthony and a Kayode own goal
Relegation‑threatened Burnley, the second‑from‑bottom Clarets, began their revival in the dying seconds of the first half when Jaidon Anthony’s driven cross was turned into his own net by Michael Kayode. Less than two minutes after the restart Anthony struck again — that effort was helped on its way into the goal by Kayode — and Zian Flemming restored parity in the 60th minute with a powered header past Brentford goalkeeper Hakon Valdimarsson. The half‑time boos from the Burnley supporters turned into renewed belief as the hosts closed the three‑goal deficit.
Burnley Vs Brentford confirmed team news and full lineups
Michael Kayode returned to Brentford’s starting XI while Caoimhín Kelleher was absent because, Andrews said, Caoimhín’s partner had a baby and he couldn’t play; the manager added they were delighted for them and wished them well. Hákon Valdimarsson came into the Brentford team for the absent Kelleher.
Other changes to the Brentford side saw Mikkel Damsgaard, Yehor Yarmoliuk and Kevin Schade replace Vitaly Janelt, Jordan Henderson and Keane Lewis‑Potter; Henderson and Lewis‑Potter were named among the substitutes and Janelt was unavailable with a knock. Nineteen‑year‑old defender Ollie Shield was named on a Premier League bench for the first time, alongside Brentford B midfielder Luka Bentt, who had made his debut in the FA Cup against Macclesfield.
Burnley (5-2-3): Dúbravka; Laurent, Humphreys, Worrall, Estève, Pires; Ward‑Prowse, Hannibal; Bruun Larsen, Flemming, Anthony. Subs: Weiss, Walker, Hartman, Ugochukwu, Foster, Florentino, Tchaouna, Ekdal, Barnes.
Brentford (4-3-3): Valdimarsson; Kayode, Ajer, van den Berg, Henry; Damsgaard, Yarmoliuk, Jensen; Ouattara, Thiago, Schade. Subs: Balcombe, Pinnock, Henderson, Collins, Lewis‑Potter, Donovan, Furo, Bentt, Shield.
Table implications and Andrews’s rising profile
With the win, Keith Andrews’s side strengthened their push for European football and sit seventh in the table with 43 points, only two fewer than Chelsea above them and five behind fifth‑placed Liverpool. Burnley remain 19th with 19 points. Andrews, who signed a new Brentford contract this week, was promoted from set‑piece coach and succeeded Thomas Frank at the start of the season; he has steadily shaped the side in his image despite doubts when he first took over.
Match momentum and recent form
Brentford have won five of their past six Premier League away games, a run that underpinned their strong start at Turf Moor. Burnley had troubled Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham in recent weeks, and their late surge — including Flemming’s 60th‑minute header and the incidents that followed — came close to overturning a 3-0 deficit before the final twists that left the hosts empty‑handed.
