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FULL TIME: Southampton 3-2 Burnley
FULL TIME:Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Goals from Stuart Armstrong, Danny Ings and Nathan Redmond give the Saints a valuable three points.
Chris Wood and Matej Vydra had given Burnley a 0-2 lead inside the first half an hour, but couldn't get the all important third goal.
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Nope...
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Up the other end, Brownhill fouls Walker-Peters to ease the pressure on Southampton.
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Johann Berg Gudmundsson is replaced by Lewis Richardson.
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Theo Walcott is replaced by Moussa Djenepo.
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Danny Ings is replaced by Che Adams.
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Southampton break with Redmond but Taylor gets back, drops it back to Pope who tries to take it around Redmond but it's a heavy one.
It falls for Ings but he then overruns it. Let off for Pope.
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
McNeil's delivery is flicked by Rodriguez and Wood dives in to head it into Forster.
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Firstly, before the corner, Jay Rodriguez replaced Matej Vydra.
The corner was cleared.
Then Mohamed Salisu replaces Stuart Armstrong for the hosts.
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Wood curls it towards the far corner and Forster gets across to palm it behind.
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Jay Rodriguez is getting ready to come on.
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
It goes back to Forster.
15 minutes for Burnley to get something from this game.
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
A corner is given instead and Southampton clear and break through Walcott.
It's 3 on 1, but Walcott tries to cut back inside McNeil but the England Under 21 gets back.
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Burnley need a saviour on Easter Sunday.
Southampton 3-2 Burnley
Ings shoots and Pope pulls off a wonderful save but it drops back to Walcott.
He stands up a brilliant cross for Nathan Redmond who watches it drop and volleys home.
Comeback: complete! 3-2
GOAL!! REDMOND
Southampton 2-2 Burnley
Walker-Peters down the right cuts it into Walcott who turns away from Tarkowski but tamely slides it into the hands of Pope.
Southampton 2-2 Burnley
Burnley don't clear from the resulting corner.
Eventually it drops to Armstrong on the edge of the box, he cuts it onto his right.
His deflected effort fizzes towards the goal, and Pope somehow flicks it up and around the post!
Southampton dominating at the minute
Southampton 2-2 Burnley
Firstly, Ward-Prowse is teed up by Redmond and his effort canons off the bar!
Then Ings' header is cleared off the line
GOA... NO
Southampton 2-2 Burnley
The centre half hoofs it out of play as Bednarek is down with a hip injury.
Southampton 2-2 Burnley
McNeil sets Taylor free down the left, he delivers for Wood who can't direct a header goalwards.
Southampton 2-2 Burnley
Taylor cleans up well, though.
What a stat!
Southampton's 1️⃣4️⃣ shots v Burnley is the most they've had in the first half of a @premierleague game since 2014 - 𝟮𝟲𝟱 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) April 4, 2021
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Southampton 2-2 Burnley
More of the same please!
The goals
Chris Wood converts! ⚽
Erik Pieters is fouled by Kyle Walker-Peters, and Burnley's talisman makes no mistake from the spot.
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Stunning strike from Matěj Vydra 🔥
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The Czech finds the net in back-to-back games for Burnley at St Mary's!
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Danny Ings delivers against his former club! ⚽
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Southampton's main man produces an ice-cool finish to draw the hosts level at St Mary's!
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HALF TIME:Southampton 2-2 Burnley
Chris Wood gave the Clarets the lead from the spot after Kyle Walker-Peters fouled Erik Pieters.
Matej Vydra doubled the lead with a fine volley but, just minutes later, Stuart Armstrong curled in a lifeline for Saints.
Then, Danny Ings calmly took advantage of a Ben Mee mistake to slot through Nick Pope's legs.
Time for a break and some chocolate, see you in 15.
HALF TIME:Southampton 2-2 Burnley
Southampton 2-2 Burnley
Ward-Prowse's corner nearly swings over Pope but the England 'keeper claims well.
Saints ending the half the better side.
Southampton 2-2 Burnley
Southampton 2-2 Burnley
Mee overruns the ball and Ings is away. He cuts back inside the sprawling Tarkowski and slots it through Pope's legs.
Great goal, and great game. 2-2!
GOAL!! INGS
Southampton 1-2 Burnley
First it's Redmond, then Diallo, then finally Armstrong, who's volley is deflected for a corner.
Southampton 1-2 Burnley
Southampton 1-2 Burnley
Pace of this game has picked up dramatically in the last ten minutes!
Southampton 1-2 Burnley
Erik Pieters can't continue. He is replaced by Charlie Taylor.
Southampton 1-2 Burnley
Ward-Prowse fizzes it into Danny Ings who flicks it around the corner for Stuart Armstrong.
The Scotland International fires it through Pope down the middle of the goal.
Disappointing for Pope but a great finish nonetheless.
GOAL!! ARMSTRONG
Southampton 0-2 Burnley
It drops to Matej Vydra and he fires it first time through Forster.
Great finish from Vydra, but really poor from the Southampton defence.
GOAL!! VYDRA
Southampton 0-1 Burnley
Southampton 0-1 Burnley
Charlie Taylor isn't warming up so I think Pieters is going to continue.
Southampton 0-1 Burnley
From the corner, Ings' effort is blocked, then Bednarek goes down appealing for a penalty, nothing given.
Saints come back up on the attack and Pieters and Tarkowski collide trying to block Walcott's shot.
Pieters is in some discomfort.
Southampton 0-1 Burnley
Mee penalised for a foul on Ings, not a lot in it.
Southampton 0-1 Burnley
The visitors looking the better of the two sides so far.
Southampton 0-1 Burnley
Seventh for the season, and he has become Burnley's joint highest Premier League goalscorer of all time.
GOAL!! WOOD
Southampton 0-0 Burnley
It was very late.
Southampton 0-0 Burnley
Southampton 0-0 Burnley
Southampton 0-0 Burnley
Pieters stays down, and VAR are looking for a potential penalty.
Southampton 0-0 Burnley
Southampton 0-0 Burnley
Southampton 0-0 Burnley
A cracking start to this game.
Southampton 0-0 Burnley
Suspicion of handball? Maybe earlier in the season...
Southampton 0-0 Burnley
Armstrong's shot is blocked.
Southampton 0-0 Burnley
Walker Peters loses the ball in the middle of the park and Burnley break.
Wood toe-pokes the ball goalwards and Forster palms it behind for a corner.
Southampton 0-0 Burnley
Southampton 0-0 Burnley
There is no room for racism in football.
Here come the teams
The teams are on the sunny turf, kick off is moments away...
450 games for Ashley Westwood
Congratulations, Ashley!
10 minutes until kick-off
Southampton.
Forster; Walker-Peters, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Bertrand; Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Redmond, Ings, Walcott.
Burnley.
Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters; Gudmundsson, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil; Wood, Vydra.
Can Southampton return to their early season form?
7 - Since beating Liverpool in their first league game of 2021, Southampton have lost 10 of their last 12 in the Premier League (W1 D1), picking up fewer points this calendar year than any other top-flight side (7). Worried? #SOUBUR pic.twitter.com/FNggENVITE — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 4, 2021
Half an hour until kick-off
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VAVEL Prediction
Prediction: 1-2
By Jonny Bentley
Visitors have arrived at a sunny St Mary's.
A sunny afternoon on the coast, as the lads touchdown. ☀️#SOUBUR | #UTC pic.twitter.com/iXU0LpznCY — Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) April 4, 2021
Burnley unchanged
Charlie Taylor and Jack Cork make the bench on their return from injury, but still no Ashley Barnes.
Ings and Walcott return, Ward-Prowse fit for Saints
They replace Che Adams and Nathan Tella up front, being joined by Nathan Redmond who replaces Takumi Minamino in the starting 11.
James Ward-Prowse has been passed fit and starts after missing England's final World Cup Qualifier in the week.
TEAM NEWS
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LINE-UP | Here is how the Clarets line-up against Southampton this afternoon. ⬇️
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) April 4, 2021
Chris Wood partners Matej Vydra in attack, with Dwight McNeil and Johann Berg Gudmundsson on the flanks. 👊#SOUBUR | #UTC | @eToro
Team News in under 10 minutes!
In the mean time, I'm going to work on my puns...
It's Matchday!!
Welcome to VAVEL's live coverage of Southampton vs Burnley at St Mary's Stadium.
My name is Luke Williamson, here from now until full time with updates throughout.
Here's hoping to an eggs-cellent (*groan*) game!
See you then!
I hope it's a cracking game, and I hope I can provide some lunch time entertainment (and more egg puns!)
Join me on Sunday, see you then!
Kick-off time
Dyche says...
Hassenhutl says...
“I think this team is one of the teams you have to have a good performance if you want to win against them and they are always good, always organised. Always strong. Every team is struggling against them."
“They had some good results this season. We know about their good automatism, also they have good development in the team playing a very straight football and I am a fan from what they are doing with the options they have in the club.
“They took the maximum out of it and so praise for them and for the manager.”
Predicted Lineups
Forster; Walker-Peters, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Bertrand; Redmond, Armstrong, Diallo, Minamino; Adams, Ings.
Burnley.
Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Brownhill, Westwood, McNeil; Wood, Vydra.
Team News - Burnley
Fellow Irishman Kevin Long is also absent with a calf injury.
Jack Cork and Charlie Taylor are back in contention after recovering from their respective injuries, while Ashley Barnes will miss the game despite stepping up his recovery.
Team News - Southampton
Danny Ings is in line to return against his former club having stepped up his recovery from a leg injury.
Theo Walcott is also in line to return after a thigh issue.
The bad news is that James Ward Prowse will be assessed after withdrawing from the England squad earlier this week before their game against Poland.
Oriol Romeu, Will Smallbone and Michael Obafemi remain out for the long term.
Start of the crucial run-in
These two are inseparable in terms of league positioning, with the same goal difference.
The Saints and The Clarets will both be looking for a win to increase the gap between themselves and the bottom three.
Welcome!!
My name is Luke Williamson and I will be providing updates for the game at St Mary's.
It's good to be back after the International Break!

Southampton were the better side in the end, they created the better chances and played some nice football throughout.
But Burnley will feel hard-done-by, they could have had a penalty in the second half as, on second look, Bednarek has a handful of Wood's shirt when his diving header was saved by Forster.
That being said, Burnley didn't create enough chances to win the game or even draw it, just a Wood curler that was well saved by Forster.
Saints worked Pope throughout and he made a couple of fine saves, with Ward-Prowse also hitting the bar and Adams should have wrapped up the points at the end when he was clean through.
But what an entertaining game to start of this Easter Sunday. Five goals was not expected and it has set us up brilliantly for the rest of the day.
Stay with VAVEL for coverage of Newcastle vs Tottenham Hotspur, which is up next.
Thank you for joining me, Happy Easter, enjoy your chocolate and the football and stay safe!!
Goodbye!