Crystal Palace 2-3 Burnley: Clarets end 16-match winless run with incredible comeback victory at Selhurst Park

[ad_1] Second-bottom Burnley ended their 16-game winless run because of a seven-minute Crystal Palace capitulation, which helped Scott Parker's facet combat again from two objectives down within the first half to win 3-2 at Selhurst Park.

On an evening that ought to have been a lot totally different for Oliver Glasner's facet, Jorgen Strand Larsen received off to a dream begin on his house debut, scoring twice early on.

It was one-way visitors for the primary 40 minutes towards a Burnley staff who had arrived late as a result of visitors congestion, which precipitated a delayed kick-off.

Nonetheless, after a frosty begin, Hannibal Mejbri pulled one again for Burnley earlier than Jaidon Anthony slotted neatly previous Dean Henderson to deliver the Clarets degree.

Burnley weren't finished there, although, as with half-time looming, Bashir Humphreys' header created a multitude that resulted in a Jefferson Lerma personal aim.

With 45 minutes to treatment their first half headloss, Palace huffed and puffed however could not blow down a uncommon staunch Burnley defence. Palace's solely shot heading in the right direction within the second half got here in stoppage time when Martin Dubravka pulled off an excellent cease to disclaim Ismaila Sarr an equaliser.

Defeat for Palace sees them lengthen their Selhurst rot with the Eagles now eight video games with no house win as they drop to 14th.

After being lower adrift within the combat for Premier League survival, Burnley's comeback helps them lower the hole to 18th-place West Ham to 6 factors.

Glasner important of sloppy defending Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner stated his facet did not should win.

"Whenever you defend so sloppily, like we did in these eight or 9 minutes, you should lose," Glasner stated.

"We managed the sport, scoring good objectives, and have a look at what the gamers did. Forgot concerning the fundamentals, concerning the duels, second balls, defending, complaining concerning the referee's choice, their handball, stopping to play.

"We're nonetheless complaining after we concede a aim. Perhaps it felt too straightforward to be too low up, controlling the sport.

"Then we received punished within the second half, we tried all the things. However in the event you throw away the sport like we did in these eight-nine minutes, you do not should win, and that is why we've to just accept it. However truthfully, it's extremely robust in the present day."

Parker: Not many groups can do what we did tonight Burnley boss Scott Parker was stuffed with reward for his facet after their victory.

"I can't describe to you, final weekend, we had been at house, and the adversity, the stress, the clear frustration on everybody. That efficiency tonight, I am sorry, there aren't many groups that would try this.

"Not the place we're, not the place we at the moment sit, after which popping out on the house fixture towards West Ham, the place we're virtually getting booed off the pitch by our personal followers. I perceive that, I am not criticising that, I've received my views on that, however to come back right here, be 2-0 down, that simply speaks [volumes] completely.

"I've received 4 sons and the one factor I say to them is precisely that. If ever there was studying for them, younger boys of mine, is tonight. As a result of in these moments, in these moments, when folks might fold, that group, what you see tonight, yeah, it was unbelievable."