Burnley snatch huge win to drag Everton into the mire

Maxwel Cornet struck five minutes from time to give Burnley a potentially vital 3-2 win over relegation rivals Everton in a frantic match which swung from end to end.

Burnley had taken an early lead through Republic of Ireland defender Nathan Collins' first goal for the club but then fell behind as Richarlison twice scored from the penalty spot before the break.

FULL MATCH DETAILS

And the game swung again in the second half as Jay Rodriguez levelled in the 56th minute before Cornet's first goal since his return from the Africa Cup of Nations in January gave Burnley their first win in six games, moving them to within a point of Everton in 17th place.

A soaked and dejected Frank Lampard trudged off the pitch at full-time, his side now having lost six straight away from home in the league, sucked ever deeper into trouble.

Burnley had lost their last four without scoring a goal, being urged unceremoniously by Sean Dyche to simply "kick it in the goal", and the manager chose an attacking side as Rodriguez came in and Cornet replaced Dwight McNeil on the left.

Both managers had sought to downplay the idea of this as a relegation decider but there was a real sense of tension inside Turf Moor at kick-off.

Burnley were first to feed on that, with Charlie Taylor and Ashley Westwood both threatening before Collins broke the deadlock with 12 minutes gone.

It was another one for the defensive horror show reel at Everton. Cornet sent in a corner which floated over a crowd of Everton defenders for Collins to hook it back in for his first Burnley goal.

The goal was met with a huge roar from the home faithful, but within minutes they turned to groans.

Everton had barely made it out of their own half before Collins' strike, but when Anthony Gordon