Soccer-Burnley Come From Behind To Earn Dramatic Draw With Fulham – News18

BURNLEY, England:New signing David Datro Fofana scored twice within the second half to earn relegation-threatened Burnley a dramatic 2-2 draw with Fulham within the Premier League on Saturday and ease a number of the gloom at Turf Moor.

Fulham struck twice in 4 first-half minutes to place themselves in a commanding place, solely to be undone on the loss of life when Fofana bundled dwelling the equaliser in stoppage time.

The Chelsea loanee had pulled a purpose again for Burnley on the counter-assault within the 71st minute when he headed previous Bernd Leno seven minutes after approaching, after being picked out by fellow new boy Lorenz Assignon’s pinpoint cross.

Joao Palhinha nodded Fulham in entrance within the seventeenth minute when he met Andreas Pereira’s nook just about unchallenged on the close to put up and Rodrigo Muniz doubled the guests’ lead within the twenty first with a cultured end.

Fulham’s second had a touch of fortune about it, with Antonee Robinson’s hooked clearance crusing over the Burnley defence and completely into the trail of Muniz, who beat goalkeeper James Trafford with a primary-time lob from outdoors the field.

But the guests, who’ve the second-worst away file within the league this season with just one win on their travels, did not make their dominance depend, passing up a number of second-half probabilities to increase their lead.

It was Burnley who seized the initiative towards the run of play halfway by means of the second half as Lyle Foster confirmed good composure to launch deadline day signing Assignon into area down the left.

The Frenchman raced to the byline earlier than floating in an inviting cross that Leno got here for, however failed to gather, permitting substitute Fofana to attain with a header on his dwelling debut.

Fofana received his second within the 91st minute, sliding in to bundle Wilson Odobert’s cross over the road on the close to put up and spark wild celebrations among the many dwelling followers.

The draw stored Burnley second-backside of the standings, seven factors from the protection zone. Fulham moved as much as twelfth.

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