Maxwell Cornet strikes to give Burnley thrilling win against relegation rivals Everton

With the end of the Premier League season now in sight, matches of magnitude will start coming thick and fast. Arguably the first to fall into that category was this clash of two sides desperate to avoid the drop into the Championship.

Having had a player sent off in each of their last three top flight games, Everton’s discipline could be seen as a key issue in their less than impressive performances which have led to them being sucked into a relegation battle. When defensive midfielder Mason Holgate was booked after just three minutes, Frank Lampard was no doubt rolling his eyes thinking, “here we go again”.

Ad/> Despite not scoring in their previous four games, Burnley enjoyed the brighter start, with Ashley Westwood’s curling shot going just wide of the Everton goal. Their early dominance was rewarded with Nathan Collins ending the team’s drought and scoring his first goal for the club, firing home from close range following Maxwel Cornet’s corner.

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Anthony Gordon went down under a challenge from Westwood and — soft though it was — Mike Dean pointed to the penalty spot, and the Brazilian forward did the rest, rolling the ball past Nick Pope to the goalkeeper’s left hand side. The attention was once again on Dean five minutes before half time, when he took a look at the VAR screen following a clash in the box between