Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace: Jeffrey Schlupp and Tyrick Mitchell score for Roy Hodgson’s Eagles as they add to the pressure on Vincent Kompany

Jeffrey Schlupp and Tyrick Mitchell scored as Crystal Palace beat Burnley 2-0
It is now six straight home defeats suffered by Vincent Kompany’s Clarets
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Burnley became the first side in top-flight history to lose their first six home games of the season after a blunder by defender Jordan Beyer led to Jeffrey Schlupp’s decisively breaking the deadlock in the first-half.

Schlupp converted after 22 minutes as the Premier League’s oldest manager, 76-year-old Roy Hodgson, got the better of the youngest Vincent Kompany, 37.

Victory was then sealed in injury-time with defender Tyrick Mitchell scoring only his second goal for the club.

The win put Palace – who welcomed back Eberechi Eze from injury and saw him assist the second goal – into the top half, leaving Burnley in the bottom three two points from safety.

Burnley had started well with Zeki Amdouni heading wide and Palace’s England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone put under pressure by a succession of home corners.

Jeffrey Schlupp’s first-half goal gave Crystal Palace the lead against Burnley at Turf Moor

Defender Tyrick Mitchell scored only his second goal for the club deep in stoppage time

Vincent Kompany’s Burnley became the first side to lose their first six home games in a season

There was also consternation when Palace striker Odsonne Edouard lunged at Burnley No1 James Trafford and was fortunate VAR didn’t increase the yellow card dished out by referee Peter Bankes.

MATCH STATS

Burnley (4-4-2): Trafford 6: Vitinho 6, O’Shea 6, Beyer 5 (Tresor 86), Taylor 6.5: Brownhill 6, Gudmundsson 6.5 (Larsen 90+2); Koleosho 7 (Odobert 78), Berge 6, Rodriguez 6.5; Amdouni 6.5 (Redmond 78)

Subs unused: Muric (Gk), Roberts, Delcroix, Larsen, Zaroury, Massengo

Manager: Vincent Kompany

Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1): Johnstone 7: Ward 6.5 (Clyne 70 6), Guehi 6, Andersen 7, Mitchell 7; Lerma 6, Doucoure 6 (Eze 58 7); Ayew 7.5, Hughes 6, Schlupp 7 (Ahamada 70 6); Edouard 5.5 (Richards 86)

Subs unused; Matthews (Gk), Holding, Riedewald, Franca, Mateta

Goals: Schlupp 22′, Mitchell 90′

Booked: Edouard, Guehi, Ayew, Lerma, Andersen

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Referee: Peter Bankes 6

But if Kompany will have been pleased with the way his side started, there was also huge frustration in the way they keep shooting themselves in the foot.

Tyrick Mitchell launched a regulation punt that Beyer should have dealt with.

Instead of clearing, the defender tried to shepherd the ball out for a throw and looked aghast as Jordan Ayew nicked it off him.

On his 250th Premier League appearance, the Ghanaian showed composure to advance to the byline and fire in a cross that Jeffrey Schlupp was able to convert from close range by sliding in.

It was the 12th first-half goal The Clarets had conceded this season, a Premier League high, and Beyer was utterly bereft judging by his reaction.

The home side tried valiantly to equalise before the interval with Vitinho, Johann Gudmundsson and Luca Koleosho all close. Joachim Andersen also got a terrific block in to deny Koleosho.

With Burnley bossing possession in the second half, Eze was introduced by Roy Hodgson after an hour as a counter-attacking threat – the skilful England star back after missing three games with a hamstring injury.

One swift break saw Edouard set up Ayew and Berge got back well to block.

Jay Rodriguez did put the ball into the Eagles net from an offside position but the home side found it hard to build concerted pressure.

Johnstone was called into action in the closing stages to tip over from Josh Brownhill and then keep out a Rodriguez header from the resulting corner.

Gaps appeared at the back in desperation to equalise and Eze took advantage, squaring for Mitchell to roll home.

Zeki Amdouni headed wide as Burnley started brightly, but suffered another home defeat

Schlupp was in the right place to convert Jordan Ayew’s ball across the penalty area

The Premier League’s oldest manager Roy Hodgson got the better of Kompany, the youngest

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