Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace: Jeffrey Schlupp & Tyrick Mitchell condemn Clarets to another home defeat

Publish date: 2024-01-01

Burnley became the first team in English top-flight history to lose their first six home games of a season as they were beaten by Crystal Palace at Turf Moor.

Jeffrey Schlupp slid home Jordan Ayew's ball across the face of the Burnley goal to punish Jordan Beyer's error and put Palace ahead.

They sealed the points on the break in stoppage time as substitute Eberechi Eze teed up Tyrick Mitchell to steer beyond James Trafford and keep the Clarets rooted in the Premier League's bottom three, in 19th place.

Those were Palace's only real clear-cut chances of the match as Vincent Kompany's hosts were once again punished for switching off, despite having far more of the ball and creating several good opportunities.

Zeki Amdouni sent a free header wide after only two minutes, while Johann Berg Gudmundsson spurned their best opening by dragging wastefully wide from the lively Luca Koleosho's pull-back after the break.

Palace keeper Sam Johnstone made an excellent fingertip second-half save to thwart Josh Brownhill's 20-yard curler and also reacted smartly to foil Jay Rodriguez and substitute Wilson Odobert.

The loss set a new unwanted club record of eight successive top-flight home defeats for Burnley, who also lost their final two games at Turf Moor when they were relegated from the Premier League in 2021-22.

Roy Hodgson's Palace, meanwhile, climb into the top half of the table, up to 10th, bouncing back after defeats by Newcastle and Tottenham.

Old head prevails in a game for the ages

This was a battle of the Premier League's youngest and oldest managers - indeed, 76-year-old Hodgson began his coaching career a decade before Kompany, 37, was born.

And it was the experienced boss who prevailed to leave his younger counterpart wondering when and how Burnley's first point at home will materialise.

There had been some mitigating circumstances regarding Burnley's previous home results considering they had faced four of last season's top eight - the two Manchester clubs, Tottenham and Aston Villa.

But if this game was supposed to herald a run of more winnable games, then the Eagles failed to read the script.

They were aided by the sort of defensive lapse that is becoming common for the Clarets as Beyer was robbed, outmuscled and turned inside out by Ayew to leave Schlupp with the simplest of finishes.

Burnley had plenty of time to fashion a response but, with top scorer Lyle Foster still sidelined by illness, they lacked a true cutting edge.

And when they did find a way through the Palace rearguard, in-form England stopper Johnstone was on hand to ensure a fifth clean sheet of the season for the visitors - only Arsenal, with six, have kept more.

Rodriguez, making his first start of the season, did find the net but was well offside as Burnley were kept off the bottom of the table on goal difference alone after Sheffield United's late win over Wolves.

Meanwhile, Eze's return from five weeks out with a hamstring injury was another boost for Palace, who face four more bottom-half sides in their next four fixtures.

Player of the match

AndersenJoachim Andersen

with an average of 8.29

Burnley

  • Squad number8Player nameBrownhill

    Average rating

    5.11

  • Squad number22Player nameVitinho

    Average rating

    5.02

  • Squad number30Player nameKoleosho

    Average rating

    5.00

  • Squad number3Player nameTaylor

    Average rating

    4.90

  • Squad number2Player nameO'Shea

    Average rating

    4.85

  • Squad number9Player nameRodríguez

    Average rating

    4.84

  • Squad number7Player nameGudmundsson

    Average rating

    4.83

  • Squad number25Player nameAmdouni

    Average rating

    4.78

  • Squad number16Player nameBerge

    Average rating

    4.71

  • Squad number1Player nameTrafford

    Average rating

    4.65

  • Squad number5Player nameBeyer

    Average rating

    4.65

  • Squad number47Player nameOdobert

    Average rating

    4.25

  • Squad number15Player nameRedmond

    Average rating

    4.20

  • Squad number34Player nameBruun Larsen

    Average rating

    3.77

  • Squad number31Player nameTrésor

    Average rating

    3.42

    • Crystal Palace

  • Squad number16Player nameAndersen

    Average rating

    8.29

  • Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew

    Average rating

    8.12

  • Squad number10Player nameEze

    Average rating

    8.07

  • Squad number1Player nameJohnstone

    Average rating

    7.99

  • Squad number3Player nameMitchell

    Average rating

    7.97

  • Squad number6Player nameGuéhi

    Average rating

    7.92

  • Squad number15Player nameSchlupp

    Average rating

    7.89

  • Squad number19Player nameHughes

    Average rating

    7.78

  • Squad number26Player nameRichards

    Average rating

    7.71

  • Squad number8Player nameLerma

    Average rating

    7.63

  • Squad number28Player nameDoucouré

    Average rating

    7.56

  • Squad number29Player nameAhamada

    Average rating

    7.53

  • Squad number17Player nameClyne

    Average rating

    7.53

  • Squad number22Player nameÉdouard

    Average rating

    7.51

  • Squad number2Player nameWard

    Average rating

    7.36

    • Line-ups

    Burnley

    Formation 4-4-2

    1Trafford

    22da Silva2O'Shea5Beyer3Taylor

    7Gudmundsson16Berge8Brownhill30Koleosho

    9Rodríguez25Amdouni

    Substitutes

    Crystal Palace

    Formation 4-2-3-1

    1Johnstone

    2Ward16Andersen6Guéhi3Mitchell

    28Doucouré8Lerma

    9J Ayew19Hughes15Schlupp

    22Édouard

    Substitutes

    Referee:Peter Bankes

    Attendance:21,578

    Match Stats

    Live Text

  • Match ends, Burnley 0, Crystal Palace 2.

  • Second Half ends, Burnley 0, Crystal Palace 2.

  • Attempt missed. Jay Rodríguez (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.

  • Goal! Burnley 0, Crystal Palace 2. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.

  • Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.

  • Foul by Dara O'Shea (Burnley).

  • Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  • Substitution, Burnley. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.

  • Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.

  • Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  • Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).

  • Attempt saved. Dara O'Shea (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson.

  • Hand ball by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).

  • Substitution, Burnley. Mike Trésor replaces Jordan Beyer.

  • Substitution, Crystal Palace. Chris Richards replaces Odsonne Édouard because of an injury.

  • Attempt missed. Charlie Taylor (Burnley) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.

  • Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  • Delay in match because of an injury Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace).

  • Attempt saved. Wilson Odobert (Burnley) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.

  • Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.

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