Premier League – Match-day 29: Brentford v Burnley

Brentford at home against Burnley – Saturday – 4:00pm GMT – Brentford Community Stadium.

Saturday’s clash between Brentford and Burnley, sees fifteenth take on eighteenth in the League.

It’s 27 points so far for Brentford this season, going into this game

Brentford will take a huge positive from their recent 1-3 win against Norwich City at Carrow Road.

Also, Brentford need to find a way to generate wins on a consistent basis, as they’ve recorded 13 losses in their last 20 fixtures. Their position is fifteenth in the League and they have 27 points, that is, 7W, 15L and 6D having won seven matches, drawn six fixtures, and lost 15 meetings.

When Brentford host Burnley, they will do so on the back of four wins, two darts, and eight losses on their own ground.

A victory for Brentford would put them on 30 points.

Thomas Frank could be missing up to four of their players through injury or illness for the game on Saturday.

Burnley under pressure for a result as they go to fancied Brentford on Saturday

Whilst Burnley need a positive result from this fixture, they cannot afford to throw caution to the wind. Another successive defeat for The Clarets after losing against Chelsea and Leicester City would represent a worrying sign of where they are just now.

Also, Burnley have been unable to find the winning strategy now for 14 of their last 16 fixtures, a habit that must be broken if they want to end with a positive season. With an eighteenth position in the league and 3 wins, 11 losses and 12 draws, they currently have 21 points in the League having won three matches, drawn 12 fixtures, and lost 11 meetings.

Burnley now travel, knowing that their current away form is woeful. So far this season they have won one game, drawn six games, and lost six fixtures matches on the road.

A win in this fixture, would take Burnley’s points from 21 to 24, so far this season.

Sean Dyche will be forced to make changes to the plans for his squad, as injury or illness has depleted him of four of his Burnley players.

Brentford v Burnley – Head-to-Heads.

Their most recent encounter in this competition was October 2021 and the score line ended up with a 3-1 win for The Clarets.

Performance Report

For Brentford, Ivan Toney is a top performing player who has scored
five goals in 28 League fixtures this season, while Ben Mee contributed with
one goal in 26 League games so far for Burnley.

Other players of note for Brentford are Ivan Toney and Christian Norgaard with five goals both and for Burnley are Ben Mee and Josh Brownhill with one goals each.