Brentford survived a monumental Burnley comeback and two late video assistant referee interventions to emerge 4-3 winners from a wild Premier League classic at Turf Moor. Keith Andrews' side surged into a 3-0 lead inside 34 minutes, only for relegation-threatened Burnley to roar back to 3-3 and briefly believe they had completed an astonishing turnaround, before seeing two goals ruled out and Mikkel Damsgaard snatch a 93rd-minute winner.
In a match that swung violently between humiliation and euphoria for the home crowd, Burnley were booed and jeered in a mutinous first half but left the pitch to applause mixed with anger at the officials. Brentford's victory strengthened their push for Europe, lifting them to seventh, while Burnley remained 19th and facing the prospect of slipping 11 points from safety, their spirited fight ultimately counting for nothing on the scoreboard.
Bees Blitz Burnley in Ruthless Opening Half
There had been a hint of optimism around Turf Moor before kick-off. Burnley arrived on the back of a thrilling comeback win at Crystal Palace and a late point salvaged at Chelsea, four points from two difficult away fixtures that suggested Scott Parker's side still had life in them. Yet the uneasy backdrop of a winless home league run stretching back to October, and growing anger towards owner Alan Pace and Parker himself, meant patience was thin.