Late penalty rescues point for Burnley against Southampton

Published on: 02 February 2019

Burnley's Ashley Barnes converted a stoppage-time penalty to earn a 1-1 draw with Southampton at Turf Moor on Saturday.

A superb 55th-minute strike from Nathan Redmond had given Southampton the lead before the late drama.

With the clock running down, Ashley Westwood lofted a cross towards new signing Peter Crouch, on as a substitute, and Saints defender Jack Stephens was adjudged to have handled.

Burnley had not been given a penalty in their previous 67 league games, but Barnes kept his cool and slotted past Alex McCarthy to extend the home side's unbeaten run to six games.

Southampton, revitalised under Austrian manager Ralph Hasenhuttl, are unbeaten in five and have now claimed eight points from a possible 12 in their last four away matches.

Burnley will consider the penalty just reward after they had strong appeals for a spot kick turned down when Barnes went down under challenge from McCarthy in the 33rd minute.

Redmond's opener was a fine solo effort, the midfielder picking the ball up deep, running at the defence and beating keeper Tom Heaton with a low drive into the bottom corner.

The introduction of 38-year-old debutant Crouch in the 76th minute caused some chaos in the Saints defence and Barnes had smashed a volley against the bar before he scored from the spot.

Source: espn.co.uk

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