Burnley beat Brentford 4-0 on Saturday afternoon in a match that shifted decisively in the final quarter of an hour after a relatively even contest through the opening exchanges.
Mikkel Damsgaard gave Burnley the lead inside nine minutes, but Brentford steadied themselves and began to find rhythm going forward. Igor Thiago drew them level at 25 minutes, and Kevin Schade put the visitors ahead nine minutes later. Michael Kayode added a third before the interval, leaving Brentford in firm control as the teams returned for the second half.
The game turned on a remarkable ten-minute spell. Substitutes and fresh legs unsettled Brentford's shape from the hour mark, with Zian Flemming pulling one back at 60 minutes to give Burnley a foothold. The home side then mounted a stunning recovery. Lyle Foster reduced the arrears further, and Flemming equalised at 81 minutes. Loum Tchaouna completed the turnaround three minutes later.
The closing moments were chaotic. Yegor Yarmolyuk and Ashley Barnes, who scored twice in stoppage time, compounded Brentford's misery alongside a late Damsgaard strike, turning a 3-1 deficit into a 4-0 final score that will take some explaining from the visiting camp.
Brentford's inability to manage a three-goal lead with less than half an hour remaining was the story of the afternoon. Burnley showed considerable character, though the defensive fragility from the travelling side made the task considerably more straightforward.
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