London (AFP)
Both Brentford and Burnley achieved major wins outside their home base, the first defeating host Luton Town 5-1, and the second defeating host Sheffield United 4-1 at the opening of the thirty-fourth round of the English Football Championship.
In the first match, Brentford settled the score in the first half with a brace from Congolese Democrat Yoan Wessa in the 24th and 45th minutes, and Jamaican Ethan Pinnock III added (62) and Ken Lewis-Potter IV (64), before German Kevin Shaidi concluded the festival with the fifth goal in the 86th minute. Meanwhile, Luke Perry scored the goal of honor for the hosts in the second minute of stoppage time.
Brentford rose to 14th place temporarily, after raising its score to 35 points, two points ahead of Crystal Palace, which played two fewer matches and will meet its neighbor West Ham United on Sunday.
In the second, Burnley decided the first half in their favor with goals from Danish Jakob Bruun-Larsen (38) and Frenchman Lorenz Signon (40). Sheffield United reduced the gap at the beginning of the second half through Dutchman Gustavo Hammer (52), but Burnley added two goals through South African Lyle Foster (58). ) and Icelander Johan Berg Gudmundsson (71).
It is Burnley's fifth victory this season, and strengthened its position in the nineteenth-to-last place with 23 points, compared to 16 points for Sheffield United, last.
#Brentford #Burnley #play #big #tune