Burnley Vs West Ham 1-2: Overshadowed By 2 Consecutive Defeats, The Hammers Are Back On The Winning Track
JAKARTA - West Ham United returned to winning tracks when they beat Burnley in Week 34 of the Premier League, Monday local time (Tuesday western Indonesia time). Come to Turf Moor overshadowed by the achievement of two successive defeats, West Ham was able to beat the hosts with a score of 2-1.
West Ham fell behind in the 19th minute when Chris Wood converted the penalty after he had been brought down by Tomas Soucek inside the area.
But Burnley's lead did not last long, as two minutes later Michail Antonio, who was standing relatively uncharted, coolly finished a Vladimir Coufal cross to beat goalkeeper Nick Pope.
West Ham was then able to take the lead in the 29th minute after two Burnley players failed to block Said Benrahma's cross and Antonio was able to greet him to score his second goal against the hosts.
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The 2-1 score lasted until dispersal, making West Ham return to securing fifth place in the standings with 58 points, after being evicted by Tottenham Hotspur (56) the day before.
Meanwhile, Burnley (36) did not move from 16th place after being jumped by Brighton & Hove Albion (37) and Southampton (37), but the team made by Sean Dyche still have a safe distance of nine points from the red zone, as reported by Antara according to the official English League website.