Live commentary on Burnley v West Ham at Turf Moor. Kick-off 16:00 BST. Posting as it happens — sometimes terse, occasionally late, always honest about what we’re seeing.
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90+7'commentDeserved draw for burnley
90+7'fulltimeFull-time, 2-2
90+5'card🟨 E. Diouf for a foul on Zian Flemming
90+3'score2-2
90+2'goalCorner comes in which is cleared, Oliver Sonne heads back in the box, Max Alleyne gets a touch on it and it falls to Zian Flemming, who strikes home
90+2'goal⚽ EQUALISER FOR BURNLEY, Zian Flemming
90+2'score2-2
90+1'commentCorner — Burnley
90+1'comment5 added on
90'commentShot — Burnley. Zeki Amdouni Can't keep his strike down from quite a way out
89'sub🔄 J. Veltman on for Manor Solomon
89'commentShot — Burnley, From distance by Josh Laurent, was never going in but maybe another Burnley player could've tapped home
87'sub🔄 O. Scarles is replaced by E. Diouf after giving away a penalty
84'card🟨 Cards for Mads Hermansen and Zian Flemming after a coming together after the penalty
83'goal⚽ Zian Flemming slots home from the penalty, Burnley back in it, 2-1
84'score1-2
82'penalty⚪ Penalty — Given away by O. Scarles on Marcus Edwards, poor challenge
82'sub🔄 M. Trésor on for J. Bruun Larsen
76'sub🔄 Lucas Pires and A. Broja on for Aaron Ramsey and Bashir Humphreys
77'commentCorner — Burnley
71'goalAfter a few West Ham chances a minute before, M. Kilman mistiming a header and Jarrod Bowen having his goal-bound shot blocked by his own player, M. Kanté does brilliantly to get past Marcus Edwards and he puts it into a good area and Manor Solomon smashes home on debut
71'goal⚽ 2-0 West Ham against the run of play, Manor Solomon
72'score0-2
69'commentShot — Burnley, Zian Flemming wins it off Manor Solomon, but shoots wide from distance
66'card🟨 V. Castellanos for a foul on K. Walker
65'commentShot — Burnley, So close again for Zian Flemming, not a good connection on the header by the dutchman but it looks like it is heading in until O. Scarles heads it off the line
64'commentCorner — Burnley, after a tackle from Kyle Walker-Peters
62'commentShot — Burnley, How did that not go in? Excellent ball from Marcus Edwards which gives Zian Flemming another headed chance, he heads it against the inside of the post and then Mads Hermansen gathers it, should've scored.
HTcommentHow didn't Burley score there ? Zian Flemming missed a sitter
57'sub🔄 U. Raghouber and Hannibal Mejbri replaced by Josh Laurent and Zeki Amdouni
57'commentCorner — Burnley, won by Hannibal Mejbri
56'commentShot — West Ham, Great ball in by K. Walker and Zian Flemming find space in the box but heads over
54'commentShot — Burnley, Hannibal Mejbri hits wide from distance, wasteful from Burnley again
51'commentShot — Burnley, J. Bruun Larsen puts in another good cross into Zian Flemming who heads in straight into the gloves of Mads Hermansen
47'commentManor Solomon crosses in but Max Alleyne deals with it but heads it out for a cheap corner
HTkickoffKick-off for the second half
HTsub🔄 Pablo makes way for James Ward-Prowse
HTcommentBurnley still in this after giving a soft goal away .
45+1'halftimeHT, 1-0
45+1'comment1 added on as West Ham win another corner
45'commentCorner — West Ham, won by Jarrod Bowen
44'commentShot — West Ham, Lewis Orford plays it into Manor Solomon who finds space for the shot and blazes over
43'commentCorner — West Ham, won by M. Kanté
38'commentHannibal Mejbri drives forward on the counter and tries to take on too many players and is eventually crowded out
37'commentShot — Burnley, J. Bruun Larsen has it on the left and pulls it back to U. Raghouber who completely skies his shot outside the box
34'commentShot — Burnley, No one closes down Zian Flemming who shoots on the edge of the box just wide
33'card🟨 For M. Kanté for stopping Bashir Humphreys from driving up the pitch
30'commentWest Ham have dominated possession since the goal
27'commentShot — Burnley, Marcus Edwards gets the ball on the edge of the box and plays it into Aaron Ramsey who can't get it out of his feet so his shot is tame and straight at Mads Hermansen
19'commentShot — Burnley, long ball and Hermansen fails to deal with it coming out, Oliver Sonne tries to head in the open goal from a long way out but it is just wide
17'commentShot — West Ham, Jarrod Bowen's free kick headed over by K. Mavropanos after a late run into the box, more poor marking
16'commentFree kick — West Ham, won by Manor Solomon after excellent footwork
13'commentShot — Burnley, Aaron Ramsey wins it from Jarrod Bowen and plays it to J. Bruun Larsen who pulls it back to Marcus Edwards who lays it off to Aaron Ramsey on the edge of the box. He shoots just wide. Good play
10'goalBowen takes the corner, poor marking and M. Kilman simply nods home, poor from Burnley
10'goal⚽ West Ham score, M. Kilman
10'score0-1
10'commentCorner — West Ham, won by Pablo
6'commentGreat start from Burnley
4'commentCorner — Burnley, inviting cross in from Aaron Ramsey really well defended by Kyle Walker-Peters
4'commentShot — Burnley, Zian Flemming plays it to Aaron Ramsey in between the lines and shoots selfishly outside the box and hits it wide
1'commentShot — Burnley, Hannibal Mejbri plays through J. Bruun Larsen down the left and he dinks in a cross for Zian Flemming who directs his effort just over
16:01kickoffKick-off at Turf Moor
15:56commentWest Ham’s Jarrod Bowen was one of six players in the Premier League last season to record at least 20 goal involvements (9 goals, 11 assists), with only Bruno Fernandes (21) and Rayan Cherki (12) providing more assists
15:55commentWhile Burnley picked up fewer home points in the Premier League last season than any other side (13), only Leeds United (15), Burnley (9) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (6) accrued fewer on the road than West Ham (17)
15:54commentSince a 1-2 defeat to QPR in April 2023, Burnley are unbeaten in their last 24 EFL Championship matches at Turf Moor (W15 D9)
15:53commentWest Ham United have won on three of their last four league visits to Burnley (D1), including a 2-0 victory in the Premier League last season, one of only four away victories
15:52commentSince a run of three successive league wins between December 2018 and July 2020, Burnley are winless in each of their last eight league encounters with West Ham United (D3 L5)
15:51commentBoth sides were relegated from the Premier League last season, West Ham stuck with Nuno Espirito Santo as manager whereas Burnley went with former Genk and Club Brugge manager Nicky Hayen
15:49commentWEST HAM TEAM NEWS: Signing Manor Solomon from Tottenham starts whereas J. Veltman starts on the bench. Arne Engels, £22m signing from Celtic was only announced today so will not be involved. 1 change from cup win against Portsmouth is Manor Solomon in for E. Álvarez
15:46commentWest Ham Bench: James Ward-Prowse, E. Diouf, A. Areola, J. Veltman, George Earthy, Josh Landers, A. Golambeckis, E. Mayers, J. Ajala
15:46commentWest Ham Starting Lineup: Mads Hermansen; O. Scarles, M. Kilman, K. Mavropanos, Kyle Walker-Peters; M. Kanté, Lewis Orford; Pablo,, Jarrod Bowen, Manor Solomon; V. Castellanos
15:44commentBURNLEY TEAM NEWS: Summer signing U. Raghouber starts as well as summer loanee from Manchester City Max Alleyne, who started the Manchester derby at Old Trafford last season for the Cityzens. Destan Satpaev is out of the squad after signing on loan from Chelsea a few days ago. 1 change from the narrow penalty win over Notts County in the cup, Max Alleyne in for Joe Worrall who drops to the bench
15:41commentBurnley Bench: Joe Worrall, Zeki Amdouni, Ben Amos, Andreas Hountondji, Shurandy Sambo, Lucas Pires, A. Broja, Josh Laurent, M. Trésor
15:40commentBurnley Starting Lineup: M. Weiß, Bashir Humphreys, Max Alleyne, K. Walker; J. Bruun Larsen, U. Raghouber, Hannibal Mejbri, Oliver Sonne; Aaron Ramsey, Marcus Edwards; Zian Flemming
15:38score0-0
Match commentary timeline
Auto-generated from live commentary. 75 entries between kickoff and full-time.
1′ comment Shot — Burnley, Hannibal Mejbri plays through J. Bruun Larsen down the left and he dinks in a cross for Zian Flemming who directs his effort just over
4′ comment Shot — Burnley, Zian Flemming plays it to Aaron Ramsey in between the lines and shoots selfishly outside the box and hits it wide
4′ comment Corner — Burnley, inviting cross in from Aaron Ramsey really well defended by Kyle Walker-Peters
6′ comment Great start from Burnley
10′ comment Corner — West Ham, won by Pablo
10′ score 0-1
10′ goal ⚽ West Ham score, M. Kilman
10′ goal Bowen takes the corner, poor marking and M. Kilman simply nods home, poor from Burnley
13′ comment Shot — Burnley, Aaron Ramsey wins it from Jarrod Bowen and plays it to J. Bruun Larsen who pulls it back to Marcus Edwards who lays it off to Aaron Ramsey on the edge of the box. He shoots just wide. Good play
16′ comment Free kick — West Ham, won by Manor Solomon after excellent footwork
17′ comment Shot — West Ham, Jarrod Bowen’s free kick headed over by K. Mavropanos after a late run into the box, more poor marking
19′ comment Shot — Burnley, long ball and Hermansen fails to deal with it coming out, Oliver Sonne tries to head in the open goal from a long way out but it is just wide
27′ comment Shot — Burnley, Marcus Edwards gets the ball on the edge of the box and plays it into Aaron Ramsey who can’t get it out of his feet so his shot is tame and straight at Mads Hermansen
30′ comment West Ham have dominated possession since the goal
33′ card 🟨 For M. Kanté for stopping Bashir Humphreys from driving up the pitch
34′ comment Shot — Burnley, No one closes down Zian Flemming who shoots on the edge of the box just wide
37′ comment Shot — Burnley, J. Bruun Larsen has it on the left and pulls it back to U. Raghouber who completely skies his shot outside the box
38′ comment Hannibal Mejbri drives forward on the counter and tries to take on too many players and is eventually crowded out
43′ comment Corner — West Ham, won by M. Kanté
44′ comment Shot — West Ham, Lewis Orford plays it into Manor Solomon who finds space for the shot and blazes over
45′ comment Corner — West Ham, won by Jarrod Bowen
HT comment Burnley still in this after giving a soft goal away .
HT sub 🔄 Pablo makes way for James Ward-Prowse
HT kickoff Kick-off for the second half
HT comment How didn’t Burley score there ? Zian Flemming missed a sitter
45+1′ comment 1 added on as West Ham win another corner
45+1′ halftime HT, 1-0
47′ comment Manor Solomon crosses in but Max Alleyne deals with it but heads it out for a cheap corner
51′ comment Shot — Burnley, J. Bruun Larsen puts in another good cross into Zian Flemming who heads in straight into the gloves of Mads Hermansen
54′ comment Shot — Burnley, Hannibal Mejbri hits wide from distance, wasteful from Burnley again
56′ comment Shot — West Ham, Great ball in by K. Walker and Zian Flemming find space in the box but heads over
57′ comment Corner — Burnley, won by Hannibal Mejbri
57′ sub 🔄 U. Raghouber and Hannibal Mejbri replaced by Josh Laurent and Zeki Amdouni
62′ comment Shot — Burnley, How did that not go in? Excellent ball from Marcus Edwards which gives Zian Flemming another headed chance, he heads it against the inside of the post and then Mads Hermansen gathers it, should’ve scored.
64′ comment Corner — Burnley, after a tackle from Kyle Walker-Peters
65′ comment Shot — Burnley, So close again for Zian Flemming, not a good connection on the header by the dutchman but it looks like it is heading in until O. Scarles heads it off the line
66′ card 🟨 V. Castellanos for a foul on K. Walker
69′ comment Shot — Burnley, Zian Flemming wins it off Manor Solomon, but shoots wide from distance
71′ goal ⚽ 2-0 West Ham against the run of play, Manor Solomon
71′ goal After a few West Ham chances a minute before, M. Kilman mistiming a header and Jarrod Bowen having his goal-bound shot blocked by his own player, M. Kanté does brilliantly to get past Marcus Edwards and he puts it into a good area and Manor Solomon smashes home on debut
72′ score 0-2
76′ sub 🔄 Lucas Pires and A. Broja on for Aaron Ramsey and Bashir Humphreys
77′ comment Corner — Burnley
82′ sub 🔄 M. Trésor on for J. Bruun Larsen
82′ penalty ⚪ Penalty — Given away by O. Scarles on Marcus Edwards, poor challenge
83′ goal ⚽ Zian Flemming slots home from the penalty, Burnley back in it, 2-1
84′ score 1-2
84′ card 🟨 Cards for Mads Hermansen and Zian Flemming after a coming together after the penalty
87′ sub 🔄 O. Scarles is replaced by E. Diouf after giving away a penalty
89′ comment Shot — Burnley, From distance by Josh Laurent, was never going in but maybe another Burnley player could’ve tapped home
89′ sub 🔄 J. Veltman on for Manor Solomon
90′ comment Shot — Burnley. Zeki Amdouni Can’t keep his strike down from quite a way out
90+1′ comment 5 added on
90+1′ comment Corner — Burnley
90+2′ score 2-2
90+2′ goal ⚽ EQUALISER FOR BURNLEY, Zian Flemming
90+2′ goal Corner comes in which is cleared, Oliver Sonne heads back in the box, Max Alleyne gets a touch on it and it falls to Zian Flemming, who strikes home
90+3′ score 2-2
90+5′ card 🟨 E. Diouf for a foul on Zian Flemming
90+7′ fulltime Full-time, 2-2
90+7′ comment Deserved draw for burnley
score 0-0
comment Burnley Starting Lineup: M. Weiß, Bashir Humphreys, Max Alleyne, K. Walker; J. Bruun Larsen, U. Raghouber, Hannibal Mejbri, Oliver Sonne; Aaron Ramsey, Marcus Edwards; Zian Flemming
comment Burnley Bench: Joe Worrall, Zeki Amdouni, Ben Amos, Andreas Hountondji, Shurandy Sambo, Lucas Pires, A. Broja, Josh Laurent, M. Trésor
comment BURNLEY TEAM NEWS: Summer signing U. Raghouber starts as well as summer loanee from Manchester City Max Alleyne, who started the Manchester derby at Old Trafford last season for the Cityzens. Destan Satpaev is out of the squad after signing on loan from Chelsea a few days ago. 1 change from the narrow penalty win over Notts County in the cup, Max Alleyne in for Joe Worrall who drops to the bench
comment West Ham Starting Lineup: Mads Hermansen; O. Scarles, M. Kilman, K. Mavropanos, Kyle Walker-Peters; M. Kanté, Lewis Orford; Pablo,, Jarrod Bowen, Manor Solomon; V. Castellanos
comment West Ham Bench: James Ward-Prowse, E. Diouf, A. Areola, J. Veltman, George Earthy, Josh Landers, A. Golambeckis, E. Mayers, J. Ajala
comment WEST HAM TEAM NEWS: Signing Manor Solomon from Tottenham starts whereas J. Veltman starts on the bench. Arne Engels, £22m signing from Celtic was only announced today so will not be involved. 1 change from cup win against Portsmouth is Manor Solomon in for E. Álvarez
comment Both sides were relegated from the Premier League last season, West Ham stuck with Nuno Espirito Santo as manager whereas Burnley went with former Genk and Club Brugge manager Nicky Hayen
comment Since a run of three successive league wins between December 2018 and July 2020, Burnley are winless in each of their last eight league encounters with West Ham United (D3 L5)
comment West Ham United have won on three of their last four league visits to Burnley (D1), including a 2-0 victory in the Premier League last season, one of only four away victories
comment Since a 1-2 defeat to QPR in April 2023, Burnley are unbeaten in their last 24 EFL Championship matches at Turf Moor (W15 D9)
comment While Burnley picked up fewer home points in the Premier League last season than any other side (13), only Leeds United (15), Burnley (9) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (6) accrued fewer on the road than West Ham (17)
comment West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen was one of six players in the Premier League last season to record at least 20 goal involvements (9 goals, 11 assists), with only Bruno Fernandes (21) and Rayan Cherki (12) providing more assists
kickoff Kick-off at Turf Moor
