Burnley 5-0 Sheffield United: Clarets claim their first home win of the season
Jay Rodriguez scored the quickest goal of the season to spark a Burnley romp that saw them claim their first points at Turf Moor and climb off the bottom of the table.
The striker headed in Charie Taylor’s cross after 15 seconds before further strikes from Jacob Bruun Larsen, Zeki Amdouni, Luca Koleosho and Josh Brownhill. eased the pressure on manager Vincent Kompany.
That is now transferred to Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom who is in danger of becoming the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season. His team were dreadful and had striker Oli McBurnie sent off for two elbows when the score was 2-0.
After losing their first seven home matches – an unwanted top-flight-record - Burnley got the quick start they wanted.
Rodriguez stooped to beat Auston Trusty and head in before any Blades player had taken a meaningful touch from kick off. The goal was officially timed at 15.80 seconds, making it the 15th quickest in Premier League history and the fastest since Philip Billing scored for Bournemouth v Arsenal in March.
The 34-year-old forward also has another early-bird strike in the list – for Southampton against Chelsea a decade ago.
Rodriguez had grabbed the opener against West Ham the previous weekend only for the Clarets to throw away the points in the closing stages.
Kompany knew he needed a second goal and his nerves were jangling when United’s Oliver Norwood hit a cracking half-volley that forced James Trafford to dive right and parry away.
The Blades had to make a change when George Baldock was replaced by Jayden Bogle after 25 minutes and Burnley scored the important second just before the half-hour.
Dara O’Shea pinged a 50-yard pass towards Larsen whose exquisite first touch took him clear of Luke
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