Loum Tchaouna’s second-half stunner helped Burnley to a 2-0 home win over Leeds that moved them out of the relegation zone.
It was a memorable first Clarets goal for the substitute, which came against the run of play to punish a wasteful Leeds as Scott Parker’s side won the battle of last season’s Championship top two.
Burnley’s second Premier League win of the season was set up by Lesley Ugochukwu’s 18th-minute opener as he headed home from Kyle Walker’s wonderful pinpoint cross.
Player ratings
Burnley: Dubravka (8); Walker (8), Tuanzebe (7), Esteve (7), Hartman (7); Cullen (7), Florentino (7), Ugochukwu (8); Brunn Larsen (6), Flemming (6), Anthony (6).
Subs: Tchaouna (7), Laurent (6), Hannibal (6), Barnes (6).
Leeds: Darlow (6); Bogle (6), Rodon (6), Struijk (6), Gudmundsson (7); Longstaff (6), Ampadu (6), Stach (5); Aaronson (5), Calvert-Lewin (6), Harrison (5).
Subs: James (6), Nmecha (6), Piroe (6), Tanaka (6).
Player of the Match: Kyle Walker.
But Leeds will leave Turf Moor scratching their heads at how they failed to score, having had 19 shots, 42 touches in the opposition box and 69 per cent possession.
Brendan Aaronson missed their best chance in the 32nd minute as he was played through one-on-one, only to see his shot turned onto the post by Burnley goalkeeper Martin Dubravka.
Daniel Farke’s side continued their pressure in the second half as Jack Harrison put two volleys wide, but were then hit with a 68th-minute sucker punch.
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Loum Tchaouna celebrates after doubling Burnley’s lead
Tchaouna was given time and space from distance to arrow a wicked shot into the top corner to move the home side to safety above Nottingham Forest, who sacked boss Ange Postecoglou on Saturday.
Daniel Farke’s side, meanwhile, are now just two points above the bottom three and have just one win from their last eight games in all competitions.
Team news
Burnley made three changes from the defeat at Aston Villa as Zian Flemming, Lesley Ugochukwu and Jacob Bruun Larsen came in, with Loum Tchaouna and Josh Laurent dropping to the bench, while Lyle Foster missed out with injury.
Jack Harrison was handed his first league start of the season as he replaced the injured Noah Okafor in Leeds’ only change from the loss against Spurs.
Parker hails ‘quality’ and ‘individual brilliance’
Burnley boss Scott Parker speaking at his post-match press conference:
“In terms of professional sport, you’re relying on bits of brilliance, and the first goal showed that with Kyle Walker’s cross.
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Lesley Ugochukwu scored a first-half headed opener
“If you could have placed the ball where it needed to go, you’d have been spot on and the execution of the header. They’re the fine margins, the quality you need in this league.
“And the second goal probably epitomises that as well. I’d like to sit here and say I had an influence on that, or we train for that.
“But it’s bits of quality and individual brilliance that has obviously given us a bit of air at the back end (of the match), at 2-0, because the (Leeds) pressure’s come in a little bit, which you expect.”
Farke: We dominated in defeat
Leeds boss Daniel Farke speaking at his post-match press conference:
“In an away game on Premier League level, you can’t have better statistics than we did today.
“We dominated each and every aspect, possession, shots, shots on target, big chances, expected goals, corners, everything.
“We defended well, we didn’t allow much, but one situation before half-time, a quality cross from Kyle Walker and a really good header.
“The second was a wonder-strike, a crazy curve of the ball. Yes, we could have stepped out a bit earlier, but there’s not really much to moan about in general.”
Analysis: Wastefulness becoming a huge issue for Leeds
It was another frustrating result for Leeds against Burnley.
Last season, they failed to score in both Championship encounters against the Clarets, and it proved to be the same story a division up.
How Leeds did not score will baffle Farke as they dominated the statistics only to walk away from Turf Moor empty-handed.
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Brenden Aaronson fails to convert a good opportunity for Leeds
Leeds put 47 crosses into Burnley’s box, the most by a team in a Premier League match this season and most by Leeds in a league game since June 2020 away at Cardiff (47), which was also a 2-0 defeat.
The Whites only had four shots on target at Burnley from their 19 attempts overall, and so Farke must find a way to convert their dominance.
Wastefulness is becoming a huge issue for Leeds – in three of their four league defeats this season, they have had more shots than their opponents and more touches in the opposition box.
Striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin failed to have a shot on target in Saturday’s loss and Farke will need more from him if they are to bounce back on Friday at home to West Ham, live on Sky Sports.
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