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Burnley moved off the foot of the Premier League table with a resounding 3-0 away win over Brighton.
New Burnley striker Wout Weghorst opened his Clarets account — and the scoring — by rifling a cut-back from Conor Roberts high inside the near post.
The visitors doubled their advantage five minutes before half-time as Josh Brownhill surged into the box and steered a low effort into the corner.
Aaron Lennon sealed the three points when he made it 3-0 in style, rattling in off the crossbar after working a yard in the centre of the area.
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Did you know?
Brighton suffered the heaviest defeat by a team hosting the league’s bottom side since Crystal Palace lost 4-0 at home to Sunderland in February 2017.
Burnley picked up their first away league win since May 2021 (against Fulham), ending a run of 12 games without a win on the road in the English top-flight.
Burnley scored more goals in this game (three) than they had in their previous five away league games combined (two).
Brighton haven’t won any of their last five league games against opponents starting the day bottom of the table (D3 L2), suffering defeats in two of the last three.
Weghorst scored his first Premier League goal for Burnley, becoming the first Dutchman to score for the club in the competition. His last 83 goals in league competition have all been scored from inside the box, in a run that began in April 2017 while playing for AZ Alkmaar.
Sean Dyche took charge of his 250th game for Burnley in the Premier League, becoming just the seventh coach to reach this milestone with a single team in the competition.
