Premier League: Burnley bounce back to beat Watford 2-1 in relegation thriller

Premier League: Burnley bounce back to beat Watford 2-1 in relegation thriller

by Joseph Anthony
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Burnley’s Josh Brownhill celebrates scoring their second goal with Dwight McNeil and Jack Cork

Jack Cork and Josh Brownhill both scored late goals as Burnley beat second-from-bottom Watford 2-1 in a pulsating Premier League relegation battle at Vicarage Road on Saturday, their first come-from-behind away win in the Premier League.

The win lifts Burnley to 16th spot on 34 points, five clear of Everton in 18th place. Watford remain in 19th place on 22 points, seven behind Everton and 12 behind Leeds in 17th with four games left to play.
The home side took the lead when a cross from Kiko Femenia made its way to Juraj Kucka at the far post, and his shot thumped off the crossbar before rebounding off unsuspecting Burnley defender James Tarkowski and into the net for an own goal.
Watford wasted a number of chances to put the game out of reach and were made to pay when Cork headed the equaliser in the 83rd minute, and that was swiftly followed up by Brownhill firing the winner form the edge of the box three minutes later.

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