EPL: Weghorst fires Burnley to win at Brighton

Burnley claimed only their second Premier League win of the season when new signing Wout Weghorst scored one and created another in a 3-0 demolition of Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.

Burnley took the lead when Aaron Lennon released full-back Connor Roberts down the right flank and his cut-back was fired home first time by Weghorst, whose curling effort squeezed in at the near post.

Brighton’s defence was in disarray with centre back Shane Duffy and goalkeeper Robert Sanchez even arguing over a lack of communication which led to a heated confrontation between the two teammates as tempers flared.

Although Brighton dominated possession, Burnley doubled the lead when the towering Weghorst controlled a long ball, held it up and found Josh Brownhill who pulled the trigger, with the shot taking two deflections to beat the keeper.

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Lennon sealed three desperately-needed points for Burnley in the 69th minute when he drifted across two defenders, picked up a pass from Jay Rodriguez and found the top corner from the edge of the box for his second goal of the season.

Burnley’s first away victory of the season lifted them off the bottom of the table but they remain in the relegation zone in 19th place with 17 points while Brighton are ninth.