Premier League result as Clarets run riot after McBurnie red card

The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent.

This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.

Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.

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Burnley vs Sheffield United LIVE: Premier League updates

• Burnley beat Sheffield United 5-0 in the Premier League

• FULL-TIME! Burnley 5-0 Sheffield United

• 80’ – GOAL! Brownhill adds to Blades woe (BUR 5-0 SHU)

• 75’ – GOAL! Koleosho finally gets his first Burnley goal (BUR 4-0 SHU)

• 73’ – GOAL! Amdouni make it three for the Clarets (BUR 3-0 SHU)

• 45’ – RED CARD! McBurnie sent off for two bookings, both for elbowing an opponent (BUR 2-0 SHU)

• 29’ – GOAL! Brunn Larsen doubles the Clarets lead (BUR 2-0 SHU)

• 1’ – GOAL! Rodriguez nets after just 15 seconds (BUR 1-0 SHU)

Burnley FC 5 – 0 Sheffield United FC

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Burnley thumped 10-man United 5-0 to secure their first home win in the Premier League this season. The Clarets started the game as they meant to go on, with Rodriguez heading in Taylor’s cross from the left inside the first 15 seconds. Bruun Larsen touched down O’Shea’s long pass forward before scoring double their lead, with Archer shooting over for the Blades soon after. McBurnie was then given two yellow cards for separate elbows on O’Shea just before the break. The hosts dominated from that point and netted three goals inside seven minutes. Amdouni rushed through two defenders and slotted in his shot to net Burnley’s third before setting up Koleosho, who found the near post with his low strike. Captain Brownhill got in on the act and curled in the fifth and final goal. He arrived on the edge of the box and whipped his strike into the corner of the net. Redmond went close late on, but the substitute rattled the bar with his flicked header. Next up, Burnley will look to build on their win when they head to Wolves. As for the Blades, they host Liverpool. That’s all for today, goodbye.

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FULL-TIME: BURNLEY 5-0 SHEFFIELD UNITED

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Brownhill is over a free-kick from range, but his strike is saved with ease by Foderingham.

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16:56

Burnley are keeping the ball well in and around the Blades’ box. Vitinho and Brownhill combine down the right before possession goes out to Redmond on the edge of the box, but he is unable to get a shot away.

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16:53

There will be four minutes of additional time.

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16:53

BAR! Burnley are searching for their sixth goal of the game. Redmond gets on the end of a corner and flicks a header across the goal. Foderingham dives across to try and reach it, with the ball crashing off the bar.

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16:52

Redmond’s cross from the right is cleared by Trusty, but it is poor, with the ball hitting the arm of Robinson. There is a quick VAR check for a penalty, but nothing is given.

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16:50

Vitinho has been brilliant on the right for Burnley and is somewhat unlucky not to have a goal or assist to his name. He surges down the wing and steps over the ball to cut inside past a Blades defender before whipping a shot around the post.

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16:49

Obafemi has been lively since coming on, with the former Southampton man wanting to get a goal to his name. He gets through the Blades’ defence, but Robinson and Ahmedhodzic recover well to crowd him out.

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16:48

United have conceded 12 goals in the last 15 minutes of the second half, more than any other team in the Premier League this season.

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Substitution Dara Joseph O’Shea Hjalmar Ekdal

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Goal Joshua Brownhill

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16:42

Obafemi looks to make an impact immediately after coming on. He shifts the ball onto his left foot and curls his shot across the goal and wide of the post.

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16:40

Yellow Card Gustavo Martin Emilio Hamer

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16:39

Substitution Luca Warrick Daeovie Koleosho Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye

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Substitution Jay Enrique Rodríguez Michael Oluwadurotimi Obafemi

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Assist Mohamed Zeki Amdouni

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Goal Luca Warrick Daeovie Koleosho

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Assist Louis Jordan Beyer

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Goal Mohamed Zeki Amdouni

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16:34

Ahmedhodzic makes a late slide tackle on Amdouni just outside the box and is shown a yellow card.

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16:34

Osula has another chance moments after seeing his first shot saved, but the substitute heads wide of the target after escaping his marker.

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16:31

CHANCE! United have their first opportunity of the half. Hamer drives through the middle of Burnley’s half before sliding a pass down the left to Osula. He gets a shot away from a tight angle, but Trafford comes off his line quickly to block it.

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Yellow Card Louis Jordan Beyer

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16:28

Bruun Larsen netted Burnley’s second goal of the game and has been a constant threat down the right side of the pitch. He is now being replaced by the experienced Gudmundsson.

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BLOCK! Another chance for Burnley. Bruun Larsen has the ball on the right and waits for the final moment to poke a pass through to Vitinho. He cuts past one defender before having his shot from close range blocked by Robinson.

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Yellow Card William Idamudia Daugaard Osula

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16:25

Burnley are in complete control of the match and are not letting the Blades get back into it. They have had 73.9 per cent of the possession since the restart and are forcing the away side to put them under pressure to win the ball. This has allowed Kompany’s men to pass their way through them and move into dangerous positions.

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16:23

OVER! Burnley are patient in possession and are waiting for an opening to score a third goal. Nobody puts pressure on O’Shea just inside the Blades’ half, with the centre-back spotting the run of Koleosho on the left. He finds the Italian inside the box, but he sends his first-time shot well over the target. The flag then goes up for offside.

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16:21

Robinson’s long throw-in from the left is poor, allowing Taylor to head it away before it could reach anyone in the middle of the box. If the Blades are to get back into the game, they must make the most of the set-piece situations where they can commit men forward.

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16:19

Burnley’s Koleosho will be the player to watch in this half. Before today, he had more touches in the opposition box than any other player yet to score in the Premier League this season (48), while only Enzo Fernandez (22) has had more shots without scoring than the Italian (19). Kompany will be hoping that today will be the day that he nets his first goal for the Clarets.

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16:17

WIDE! Rodriguez holds onto the ball well and offloads it to Bruun Larsen on the edge of the box. He switches it over to the left towards Koleosho, who cuts inside before driving a low shot wide of the post.

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16:16

Burnley have started this half well and are forcing the Blades to sit back and defend. Traore is the only player in the attack for the away side, with the forward looking isolated up front.

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16:15

Burnley and the Blades are two of the four sides yet to keep a clean sheet in the Premier League this term (along with Brighton and Luton). They’re also the two sides with the most goals conceded so far this term (the Blades 34, Burnley 32). With United down to 10 men and struggling to find any rhythm in the attack, this is the perfect time for the Clarets to secure their first clean sheet.

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16:12

Koleosho shows some quick feet to poke the ball through the legs of his marker to move into space down left. He finds Taylor, whose low cross is cleared away by Trusty.

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There is also an adjustment in the attack, with Archer coming off. Traore is given the chance to make an impression.

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The Blades get the ball rolling again.

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Substitution Cameron Desmond Archer Bénie Adama Traoré

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16:07

The Blades are making two changes before the restart to try and get back into this match. McAtee came on in their last win against Wolves and changed the game completely. He is given the same role this time, replacing Thomas.

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Substitution John Alexander Fleck William Idamudia Daugaard Osula

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Burnley showed a clinical edge in the first half, scoring from both of their shots on target. They have only registered an xG (expected goals) of 0.59 but are fully deserving of their lead. Amdouni has had plenty of nice touches and played an important role in the Clarets’ opener, with Bruun Larsen and Vitinho combining well down the right. As for the Blades, they failed to recover from the early setback. The away side only had three shots before the break, with Archer wasting a clear opportunity to score from inside the box. Heckingbottom’s side have shown their frustrations, already seeing two yellow cards and one red in the match.

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15:59

Goals from Rodriguez and Bruun Larsen have put Burnley in complete control against the Blades, who went down to 10 men late in the half. The Clarets started the game quickly and scored after just 15 seconds. Taylor found Rodriguez with a cross from the left, with the striker diving across to head the ball into the bottom corner. Norwood then tested Trafford with a powerful drive from range before the hosts doubled their lead. O’Shea’s chipped pass over the top of United’s defence found Bruun Larsen, who controlled the ball brilliantly before slotting his effort beyond Foderingham. Archer had an opportunity to get one back but lofted his strike over, with the Blades going down a man before the break. McBurnie was shown two yellow cards for separate elbows on O’Shea.

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15:54

HALF-TIME: BURNLEY 2-0 SHEFFIELD UNITED

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Taylor’s inviting cross from the right looks for Rodriguez, but Trusty gets above the striker to get there first. Fleck then heads it behind for a corner. However, the Clarets don’t have enough time to make anything of it.

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15:51

Bruun Larsen’s corner is flicked across the box by the head of O’Shea, but nobody in a Burnley shirt can get a shot away. Berge had run too far forward and couldn’t hook the ball back towards the goal.

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15:50

Burnley are ending the half positively. Vitinho chips a pass down the right, forcing Rodriguez to come wide to retrieve possession. He does well and wins a corner.

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15:47

Yellow 2nd/RC Oliver Robert McBurnie

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There will be five minutes of additional time.

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15:44

Yellow Card Luke Jonathan Thomas

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15:43

A Burnley corner comes in from the right, with O’Shea flicking the ball onto Amdouni. He goes down after a pull from Thomas, but nothing is given. There is a short VAR check for a possible penalty, but the game is allowed to continue.

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15:42

Vitinho escapes his marker down the right and looks to roll the ball into Amdouni. Trusty hacks it away before blocking Brownhill’s first-time shot out for a corner.

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15:39

Yellow Card Dara Joseph O’Shea

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15:38

Burnley are showing their confidence in the game and are keeping possession well. Rodríguez switches it over to Taylor, who finds Koleosho on the inside. He uses his body to roll past a Blades player before finding Norwood. The captain then rolls a pass into Berge, but he sends the ball out for a throw-in.

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Yellow Card Oliver Robert McBurnie

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15:35

United have never lost a Premier League game against sides starting the day bottom of the table (winning seven and drawing four). This is their first such game since a 1-1 draw with Fulham in October 2020.

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Yellow Card John Alexander Fleck

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15:34

OVER! Trusty has possession on the byline down the left and finds a way to roll the ball past a Burnley defender. He cuts it back to Fleck, who finds Archer, but he lofts his first-time effort from inside the box well over the bar.

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Assist Dara Joseph O’Shea

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Goal Jacob Bruun Larsen

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Hamer is over a deep free-kick on the right, with the Blades getting men into the box. Fleck then comes over to take it and pokes it across to Norwood, who chips it into the middle. However, nothing comes from the attack and Burnley clear the ball away.

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Substitution George Henry Ivor Baldock Jayden Ian Bogle

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15:24

The Blades could have a problem, with Baldock on the floor. He is being checked by the medical staff, who are inspecting his right leg.

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15:22

Vitinho has the ball and uses his quick feet to flick the ball away from Hamer, who swipes his legs away with a poor tackle. Referee Chris Kavanagh decides to keep the yellow card in his pocket for the second time.

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15:21

CHANCE! The Blades are loading the box for a throw-in on the left. Robinson launches the ball into the box. It is headed out as far as Norwood, who lashes a low first-time shot towards the bottom corner. Trafford is equal to it, with the goalkeeper getting down to his right to push it away.

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15:20

Vitinho has kept looking to overlap Larsen down the wing in this game. This time he rushes towards the byline to get onto the end of a pass from the winger and cuts a low cross back into the box, but Rodriguez is unable to flick his shot towards the goal.

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15:18

Hamer makes the most of a loose pass in the midfield, playing a quick one-two with Archer to get away from Burnley’s press. He then looks to switch the play from left to right, but Taylor makes a simple interception.

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15:15

Hamer has United’s first shot of the game, but it comes from distance, with the ball going well wide of the target.

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15:14

Vitinho and Fleck chase after a loose ball in the midfield, with the Burnley man going in late and stepping on his foot. He is lucky to get away without a card to his name.

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15:14

Rodriguez is the first player in Premier League history to score in the opening 15 seconds of two separate Premier League matches, with his other coming 10 years and one day ago for Southampton against Chelsea.

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15:12

Amdouni takes down a long pass from Trafford brilliantly and holds onto the ball on the right side of United’s box. He then pulls a pass back to Rodriguez, who leans back and sends a first-time strike well over.

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15:10

The Blades come forward for the first time down the right side of the pitch, with Ahmedhodzic chasing onto the end of a chipped pass. He looks to go past Koleosho, but he defends well and Burnley have possession back.

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15:09

Larsen rushes down the right and looks to cut inside to try and get a shot away. The ball gets caught under his feet, but he does well to flick a pass through to Vitinho, who wins a corner. However, it comes to nothing.

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15:06

Amdouni has started the game well. He looks to beat Ahmedhodzic down the left, but the Blades man gets across him to shield the ball out for a goal-kick.

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Sheffield United have lost 25 of their last 30 Premier League away games (winning two and drawing three), with their 1-0 victory at Everton in May 2021 their only clean sheet on the road in this run.

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Assist Charles James Taylor

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Burnley get this Premier League clash under way. Amdouni with the first kick.

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15:00

The away side has lost three of the four Premier League meetings between Burnley and the Blades, with the exception being a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor in July 2020. Both teams are now on the pitch and are ready to get the game started.

14:46

The Blades make three alterations to the team that lost to Bournemouth in their last match. Ahmedhodzic comes in for Bogle on the right side of the midfield, with Fleck also appearing in the middle. Souza moves onto the bench as a result. McBurnie starts in the attack for the first time in four matches, meaning that McAtee misses out.

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Burnley make one change to the side that lost to West Ham in their previous match. Larsen comes in and replaces Gudmundsson, who drops onto the bench.

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14:38

SHEFFIELD UNITED SUBS: Adam Davies, Max Lowe, Benie Traore, Jayden Bogle, Jayden Bogle, Vinicius Souza, Anis Ben Slimane, Yasser Larouci, James McAtee, William Osula.

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14:38

SHEFFIELD UNITED (3-4-2-1): Wes Foderingham; George Baldock, Jack Robinson, Auston Trusty; Anel Ahmedhodzic, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Luke Thomas; Oliver McBurnie, Gustavo Hamer; Cameron Archer.

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BURNLEY SUBS: Johann Gudmundsson, Nathan Redmond, Hjalmar Ekdal, Aaron Ramsey, Lawrence Vigouroux, Mike Tresor, Han-Noah Massengo, Han-Noah Massengo, Wilson Odobert.

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BURNLEY (4-4-2): James Trafford; Vitinho, Dara O’Shea, Jordan Beyer, Charlie Taylor; Jacob Bruun Larsen, Sander Berge, Josh Brownhill, Luca Koleosho; Jay Rodriguez, Zeki Amdouni.

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The Blades finished second in the Championship last season, nine points behind league winners Burnley. However, they have also struggled since gaining promotion to the Premier League. Paul Heckingbottom’s side lost nine of their first 10 games in the top flight, with their only point coming against Everton. United showed a slight upturn in form in November, beating Wolves at the start of the month before gaining an away point versus Brighton, but lost their most recent fixture. Marcus Tavernier netted twice either side of a goal from Justin Kluivert to help a resurgent Bournemouth side to a comfortable 3-1 win. They did prevail in their last meeting against Burnley in the Premier League, with David McGoldrick scoring the only goal in a 1-0 at Bramall Lane in May 2021.

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14:30

Burnley lost their sixth consecutive Premier League game in their last outing to remain at the bottom of the table. The Clarets were on their way to their first home victory after Jay Rodriguez’s penalty put them ahead against West Ham. However, a late own goal from Dara O’Shea and a 91st-minute volley from Tomas Soucek gave David Moyes’ men the win. Vincent Kompany’s side have only collected four points this campaign, drawing with Nottingham Forest and beating Luton Town. Despite this, Burnley will be encouraged by their recent form against the Blades. They have won four of their last five games against them (drawing one) and will move above United with another triumph.

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