Burnley thrash 10-man Sheffield United for first home win

BURNLEY, England :Burnley produced a dazzling display to crush 10-man Sheffield United 5-0 at Turf Moor on Saturday and secure their first home points of the Premier League season.

Burnley, who started the game bottom of the table and the only team in the top four divisions without a home point, moved them up two places to 18th as United dropped to 19th.

The two teams were involved in a title race in last season's Championship, but as was the case in that campaign Vincent Kompany's side possessed more quality and dominated the match.

With fans still settling in their seats, Burnley went ahead after 15 seconds when United failed to deal with Charlie Taylor's cross and Jay Rodriguez directed a glancing header into the back of the net.

Rodriguez's goal made him the first player in Premier League history to score in the opening 15 seconds of two separate matches, adding to his strike for Southampton in 2013 against Chelsea.

Jacob Bruun Larsen doubled Burnley's advantage in the 29th minute after racing on to Dara O'Shea's long ball, which he controlled with an excellent touch before dispatching a tidy finish past Wes Foderingham.

"It felt like our performances have been good for a while now. After the disappointment comes a moment of reward. I have to congratulate the lads. I'm happy for them," Kompany told Sky Sports.

"The lads deserve all the credit they can get it. It's not been a one-off. We've had performances like that this season."

United's frustration at their dreadful performance shone through when Oli McBurnie was shown a yellow card for swinging his elbow into O'Shea's face and was sent off for again elbowing O'Shea before halftime.

Manager Paul Heckingbottom made a triple change at the interval, bringing on Benie Traore,