Burnley beaten at home again as palace bounce back

Burnley became the first team in English top-flight history to lose their first six home games of a season as they were beaten by Crystal Palace at Turf Moor.

They sealed the points on the break in stoppage time as substitute Eberechi Eze teed up Tyrick Mitchell to steer beyond James Trafford and keep the Clarets rooted in the Premier League’s bottom three, in 19th place.

Those were Palace’s only real clear-cut chances of the match as Vincent Kompany’s hosts were once again punished for switching off, despite having far more of the ball and creating several good opportunities.

Zeki Amdouni sent a free header wide after only two minutes, while Johann Berg Gudmundsson spurned their best opening by dragging wastefully wide from the lively Luca Koleosho’s pull-back after the break.

Palace keeper Sam Johnstone made an excellent fingertip second-half save to thwart Josh Brownhill’s 20-yard curler and also reacted smartly to foil Jay Rodriguez and substitute Wilson Odobert.

The loss set a new unwanted club record of eight successive top-flight home defeats for Burnley, who also lost their final two games at Turf Moor when they were relegated from the Premier League in 2021-22.

Roy Hodgson’s Palace, meanwhile, climb into the top half of the table, up to 10th, bouncing back after defeats by Newcastle and Tottenham.