Burnley's home despair continues after 2-1 defeat by West Ham

BURNLEY, England :Burnley's wait for their first home points of the season continued as they conceded twice late on to lose 2-1 to West Ham United in the Premier League on Saturday.

It seemed the Turf Moor faithful would finally have something to cheer as the hosts deservedly led through a Jay Rodriguez penalty just after the interval.

But West Ham, disappointing in the opening half, woke up and equalised in the 86th minute when a cross by Mohammed Kudus glanced in off home defender Dara O'Shea.

It got worse for Burnley in the first minute of stoppage time when Tomas Soucek was left unmarked to steer in a far-post finish to give the visitors three points.

Burnley, who are the only team in the top four divisions without a home point, have four points and remain bottom on goal difference from Everton who host Manchester United on Sunday in their first game since having 10 points deducted for breaching Premier League financial rules.

A seventh home defeat summed up Burnley's season so far as they played some enterprising football but showed a soft centre as they failed to protect their lead.

They were the better side in the opening half without creating a host of chances, probably the best falling to Luca Koleosho whose shot failed to really test Alphonse Areola.

Burnley had one penalty appeal declined following a VAR check in the opening half when Koleosho went down under a challenge from Vladimir Coufal.

But there was not much doubt about the next one shortly after the restart when Koleosho's run was ended by a clip from Kudus. Rodriguez stepped up and sent his penalty straight down the middle for his first goal of the season.

Burnley looked capable of increasing their lead with Zeki Amdouni's shot being turned around the post by