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Burnley secure first Premier League win with last-gasp victory at Luton

Jacob Bruun Larsen scored the winner shortly after the Hatters had got themselves level.

Burnley’s 2-1 triumph at Luton was their first Premier League victory of the year thanks to a last-second goal from Jacob Bruun Larsen.

Late Jacob Bruun Larsen winner fires Burnley to first Premier League win of  season at Luton | Independent.ie

After Hatters striker Elijah Adebayo had restored Lyle Foster’s opening goal, the Dane scored a potential goal of the season.

Once again, Rob Edwards’ team will look back on lost opportunities after failing to build on their 2-1 victory at Everton on Saturday.

Carlton Morris set the tone in the opening seconds when he closed down goalkeeper James Trafford’s clearance and minutes later his

strike from inside the box went narrowly wide as the hosts looked for an early opener.

Burnley were second-best for the first 20 minutes, but Vincent Kompany’s men rode the storm and began to enjoy some success.

Clarets forward Zeki Amdouni tested Thomas Kaminski with a header from a corner that forced an acrobatic save from the Belgian to

keep the score level.

This came shortly before Josh Brownhill had fired a warning shot from distance which narrowly avoided Kaminski’s top corner.

The chance of the half came in the 33rd minute. Alfie Doughty found wing-back partner Issa Kabore and he sent over a cross in search

of Morris but the ball fell kindly for Chiedozie Ogbene, whose diving header was inches away from nestling inside Trafford’s post.

However, it was Burnley who struck first in time added on in the first half.

Luton 1 Burnley 2: Late heartbreak for Hatters as Bruun Larsen  wonder-strike wins it for Clarets | The Sun

Sander Berge did well to find Foster and he beat Tom Lockyer in a foot race to tuck his effort away.

The Hatters almost equalised when Doughty’s inch-perfect corner found the head of Morris and his glancing header went inches wide.

Substitute Adebayo found the head of Jacob Brown who was denied by Josh Cullen on the line as the tide began to turn with 25 minutes to go.

After Morris was denied a penalty, his header missed the target once again as it started to feel like it was not going to be the Hatters’ night.

But it was Adebayo who grabbed Luton the goal they deserved after 84 minutes.

Reece Burke got on the end of a deep cross and provided the knockdown to the striker, who sorted his feet out and tapped home to level.

But their joy was short-lived as Burnley scored a second a minute later to stun Kenilworth Road into silence.

In front of the visiting supporters, Bruun Larsen cut inside and delivered an excellent curled shot that went into the top corner.

Burnley hung on for the victory to move up to 18th in the standings while Luton attempted to score a second level during the seven

added minutes, but it was not to be.

 

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