Burnley secure dramatic late win at Luton Town

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Burnley grabbed their first Premier League victory of the season as they won in a dramatic finale at Luton Town.

The Clarets had only gained one point from a tough opening six games of the season and went ahead at Kenilworth Road when Lyle Foster produced a composed finish after fine work from Sander Berge in first-half stoppage time.

Luton substitute Elijah Adebayo equalised in the 84th minute, finishing after Reece Burke had headed on Tahith Chong’s cross.

But Burnley retook the lead just 65 seconds later when Jacob Bruun Larsen cut in from the right and unleashed a stunning shot into the far top corner for what proved to be the winner.

Burnley’s win means Bournemouth and Sheffield United are the only sides yet to win in the Premier League in 2023-24.

Vincent Kompany’s team won the Championship last season, before Luton also earned promotion from the second tier by beating Coventry City on penalties in the play-off final.

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Burnley up and running, but Luton left deflated

Luton came into this match after winning 2-1 at Everton on Saturday, but could not build on that victory as Burnley fought back from the disappointment of conceding a late equaliser to almost immediately score the decisive goal.

This match had originally been scheduled to take place in August but it had to be postponed as redevelopment work on Luton’s Kenilworth Road stadium had not been completed.

The home fans nearly got to celebrate a bizarre goal in the opening 60 seconds when Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford saw his clearance charged down by Carlton Morris, only for the ball to go just wide.

The Clarets then had the better of the first half.

Foster rushed a shot when in a good position, Josh Cullen fired over from 15 yards and Zeki Amdouni had a header pushed over the crossbar by Thomas Kaminski.

Amdouni then shot over with only Kaminski to beat, before the visitors took a deserved lead in the second minute of injury time with Foster converting for his third goal of the season from Berge’s through ball.

But Luton, a constant threat at set pieces, were much better after the restart as they piled on the pressure looking to earn only their second home point of the season.

The Hatters had an effort cleared off the line when Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu’s cross was met by Jacob Brown’s header but Cullen was well placed to superbly deny…