Crystal Palace 0-3 Burnley: Early goals in both halves helps Burnley to impressive away win
Report and free match highlights as Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Jay Rodriguez score inside ten minutes; Matt Lowton adds superb strike two minutes after the break; Ben Mee is stretchered off after a collision with Jordan Ayew; Roy Hodgson loses in 350th Premier League game as a manager
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Saturday 13 February 2021 17:02, UK
Early goals in both halves helped Burnley to an impressive 3-0 away win at Crystal Palace, although their victory was marred by an injury to Ben Mee.
It was a speedy start as Johann Berg Gudmundsson (5) and Jay Rodriguez (10) fired Burnley into a quick two-goal lead, with Sean Dyche’s side scoring in the opening half of a Premier League game for the first time in 2021.
Matt Lowton (47) sent home a wonderful half volley just after the break. The only blemish on Burnley’s afternoon was a serious-looking injury for captain Mee, who was stretchered off late on after taking an inadvertent shoulder to the head from Jordan Ayew.
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It was an ultimately disappointing Palace performance to mark Roy Hodgson’s 350th Premier League game as a manager, mustering just three shots on target. They stay in 13th while Burnley go above Brighton and Newcastle into 15th, now 11 points clear of the bottom three.
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Crystal Palace are back on Sky Sports on Monday 22 February when they take on Brighton; kick-off 8pm. Burnley’s next two fixtures will also be live on Sky Sports, host Fulham on Wednesday – kick-off 6pm – before welcoming West Brom on Saturday; kick-off 3pm.
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