Burnley 3-4 Brentford: A Thriller at Turf Moor
In a Premier League classic, Brentford blew a three-goal lead at Burnley, only to be rescued by Mikkel Damsgaard's 93rd-minute winner. But the drama didn't end there. After pulling back from 3-0 down, Burnley thought they had levelled the game in added time, only for a VAR check to rule that Ashley Barnes had handled the ball, dealing a blow to their survival hopes.
Both Sky Sports News' Mike Dean and Kris Boyd felt the video replays were inconclusive, but VAR Paul Tierney decided to disallow the goal without sending the referee to the pitchside monitor. Burnley head coach Scott Parker expressed his disappointment, saying, 'It looks so harsh.'
The game was full of attacking resilience, but Brentford's collapse was put behind them by Damsgaard's injury-time strike, their first shot on target of the second half. Barnes thought he had the last laugh with what would have been his first Premier League goal of the season, but Tierney had other ideas with a controversial overturn.
Player ratings were released, with Mikkel Damsgaard named Player of the Match. The game was a testament to the fine margins in football, with Parker saying, 'The offside is absolutely minimal, then there's a handball which I've not seen but if that's the law, that's the way the game is.'
Despite the disappointment, Parker was proud of his team's performance, saying, 'I'm immensely proud of this group for what they've gone through today.' Brentford head coach Keith Andrews shared a similar sentiment, saying, 'The overall feeling is pride of being able to grind out a result in strenuous chaotic circumstances.'
