Matej Vydra’s stunning second-half strike earned Burnley a 2-1 victory against Southampton to move them into the top half of the Premier League table on a wet and wild Saturday at St Mary’s.
Vydra, who replaced injured Burnley striker Chris Wood midway through the first half, was largely anonymous before producing a dazzling finish on the hour.
It was a sickening blow for Southampton, who had looked the more likely winners after former Burnley player Danny Ings equalised in the 18th minute with his 15th league goal of the season.
Before that, Burnley had taken the lead in the second minute with a bizarre curled goal straight from a corner taken by Ashley Westwood.
Vydra won it when he chested the ball down on the edge of the area and edged it past a Southampton defender before stretching to crash a left-footed shot past keeper Alex McCarthy.
Burnley then hung on relatively comfortably as Southampton struggled to create much in a strengthening wind.
A third win in their last four league games lifted Burnley into 10th place with 34 points from 26 games, while Southampton remained in 13th place on 31 points.
Trending
- Gbenga Daniel’s son: KFC denied me entry due to my disability
- Edo 2024: Accord Party affirms Iyere as governorship candidate
- EKEDC: In-fighting continues as Board, Chairman again issue contrary directives
- Woman arraigned for allegedly obtaining money by falsehood
- Lagos picks MoneyMaster as payment partner for ‘Ounje Eko’
- FG to arraign Binance, two others for alleged tax evasion
- Six Labour Party State Assembly members defect to PDP in Enugu
- Primate Ayodele knocks ex-Minister for encouraging negotiation with terrorists