Late Ivan Toney goals break Burnley resistance as Brentford claim win to move closer to Premier League survival

Burnley stumbled in their attempt to stay up as they lost 2-0 to Brentford after Ivan Toney’s late goals. The game at Brentford Community Ground had been looking like it would finish as a goalless draw and a point for each team — that point would have taken Sean Dyche’s side out of the bottom three.

Ad/> However Christian Eriksen — making his first home start since his free transfer move in the January transfer window — teed up Toney for a header with four minutes from the end of normal time. Premier LeagueVilla crush Southampton, Newcastle beat Brighton, Palace claim win at Wolves05/03/2022 AT 17:19 Toney then scored again in the 94th minute after he was brought down by Nathan Collins, converting the penalty.

Collins was sent off as a result. That leaves Burnley a point below Everton, with Frank Lampard’s side in 17th and also with two games in hand over their Lancastrian rivals.

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