Burnley 2-0 Southampton: Clarets close in on Everton in race for Premier League survival after vital win

First-half goals from Connor Roberts and Nathan Collins handed Burnley a vital 2-0 win over Southampton, bolstering the Clarets’ hopes of Premier League survival. Victory for managerless Burnley means they are now just one point off safety, on 28 points, behind 17th-placed Everton with six games left to play. Ad/> The first chance of the game landed to Oriol Romeu in the eighth minute, but he could not steer his free header from a corner on goal.

Premier LeagueWestwood stretchered off as West Ham salvage draw against Burnley17/04/2022 AT 16:43 Three minutes later and Burnley took the lead. Roberts, who was brought in as a replacement for Matt Lowton in the starting XI, cut onto his left foot and curled his strike into the top corner beyond the reach of Fraser Forster. Burnley continued to pressure.

Forster made a string of fine saves to stop Wout Weghorst and Jay Rodriguez from a corner before the Netherlands international was denied by the crossbar on the rebound. But in the 33rd minute, Romeu squandered another glorious chance to equalise from a corner, nodding his free header wide again. He was made to regret his missed opportunity as Burnley got their second on the stroke of half-time.

Collins rose highest to nod in Josh Brownhill’s corner to extend the hosts’ advantage. /> Southampton improved in the second half and forced Nick Pope into making some comfortable stops. But Burnley came closest to scoring again, having a goal ruled out for offside in the 62nd minute when Jack Cork prodded the ball into the net from three yards out.