Relegation-fighting Burnley routs last-placed Sheffield United 4-1

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Burnley thumped Sheffield United 4-1 and moved inside three factors of security within the English Premier League on Saturday.

Objectives from Jacob Bruun Larsen and Lorenz Assignon within the area of two minutes on the finish of the primary half at Bramall Lane put Burnley on target for what could possibly be a significant win in opposition to last-placed Sheffield United.

The Blades threatened a comeback when Gus Hamer pulled one again early within the second half, however additional objectives from Lyle Foster and substitute Johann Berg Gudmundsson ensured Burnley maintained its spectacular latest type of just one loss in seven video games.

Vincent Kompany’s Nineteenth-placed crew has taken 10 factors throughout that run. It’s three under Nottingham Forest in seventeenth, having performed a sport extra.

Bruun Larsen put Burnley forward after 38 minutes with a deflected effort and Assignon doubled the guests’ lead two minutes later with a toe-poked shot.

Hamer obtained Sheffield United again into the sport seven minutes after the break when he curled an excellent right-footed end contained in the far submit.

Burnley goalkeeper Arijanet Muric denied Brereton Diaz an equalizer earlier than the house facet’s fightback hopes have been dealt a mighty blow.

Assignon marauded down the appropriate and picked out Foster with a low ball into the field and the striker made no mistake from six yards within the 58th.

Burnley accomplished the rout within the 71st when Gudmundsson curled dwelling a high-quality end lower than a minute after stepping off the bench.

Burnley’s profitable margin may have been even larger, however Gudmundsson noticed one other probability come again off the submit.

Sheffield United is 10 factors from security.

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