Ivorian Cornet scores twice as Burnley draw at Saints

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Maxwel Cornet scored twice as Burnley claimed a point in an entertaining draw with Southampton at St Mary's.

Burnley are yet to win this season but Cornet smashed in an impressive equaliser to share the spoils.

Cornet had given the visitors the lead before the impressive Tino Livramento equalised for Saints.

The hosts grew into the game and went in front when Armando Broja scored his second goal in as many games to capitalise on James Tarkowski's mistake.

Cornet's third Premier League goal in as many starts was not enough to lift the Clarets out of the relegation zone and they remain 18th.

Saint drop to 16th after Watford's win at Everton, four points above Burnley.

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October may be too early for games to be dubbed six pointers, but this one was a 'must not lose' rather than a 'must win'.

Both Southampton and winless Burnley have had disappointing starts to the season, although the former ended their run of seven matches without victory with three points against Leeds in their last outing.

With just four points separating the sides at the wrong end of the table, Burnley started well as Cornet, the club's £15m record summer signing from Lyon, headed them into the lead from a Matthew Lowton cross.

Saints were sloppy but their main threat came down the right through teenage full-back Livramento, who joined from Chelsea in the summer.

He delivered several testing crosses into the Burnley box before cutting in on his left and hitting the post with a curling effort.

His reward finally came as he rose highest to head Nathan Redmond's corner into the roof of the net, before Chelsea loanee Broja drove at goal and fired his side in front, after Tarkowski played the ball straight to Ibrahima Diallo.

Livramento, 18, and Broja, 20, have played together in the Chelsea academy since the age of nine but Saints are the beneficiaries of the Cobham production machine.

Ivory Coast international Cornet showed his class again as he span his defender to smash in the equaliser, and all three players will be key to their side's chances of moving away from danger this season.

Player of the match

BrojaArmando Broja

with an average of 7.58

Southampton

Squad number18Player nameBroja
Squad number21Player nameLivramento
Squad number17Player nameS Armstrong
Squad number9Player nameA Armstrong
Squad number22Player nameSalisu
Squad number6Player nameOriol Romeu
Squad number24Player nameElyounoussi
Squad number27Player nameDiallo
Squad number35Player nameBednarek
Squad number15Player namePerraud
Squad number11Player nameRedmond
Squad number10Player nameAdams
Squad number32Player nameWalcott
Squad number1Player nameMcCarthy

Burnley

Squad number20Player nameCornet
Squad number19Player nameRodriguez
Squad number22Player nameCollins
Squad number27Player nameVydra
Squad number7Player nameGudmundsson
Squad number11Player nameMcNeil
Squad number1Player namePope
Squad number8Player nameBrownhill
Squad number18Player nameWestwood
Squad number2Player nameLowton
Squad number4Player nameCork
Squad number5Player nameTarkowski
Squad number3Player nameTaylor
Squad number9Player nameWood

Line-ups

Southampton

Formation 4-4-2

1McCarthy
21Livramento
35Bednarek
22Salisu
15Perraud
32WalcottSubstituted forS Armstrongat 74'minutes
6Romeu
27Diallo
24ElyounoussiBooked at 81mins
18BrojaSubstituted forAdamsat 79'minutes
11RedmondSubstituted forA Armstrongat 89'minutes

Substitutes

2Walker-Peters
4Silveira Neves Vojnovic
9A Armstrong
10Adams
17S Armstrong
19Djenepo
23Tella
43Valery
44Forster

Burnley

Formation 4-4-2

1Pope
2Lowton
22Collins
5Tarkowski
3Taylor
11McNeil
18WestwoodBooked at 72mins
4CorkBooked at 42minsSubstituted forRodriguezat 70'minutesBooked at 70mins
20CornetSubstituted forGudmundssonat 78'minutes
8Brownhill
9WoodSubstituted forVydraat 90+1'minutes

Substitutes

7Gudmundsson
10Barnes
13Hennessey
17Lennon
19Rodriguez
23Pieters
26Bardsley
27Vydra
28Long

Referee:Chris Kavanagh

Attendance:29,145

Live Text

Match ends, Southampton 2, Burnley 2.
Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Burnley 2.
Valentino Livramento (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Dwight McNeil (Burnley).
Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Chris Wood.
Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Chris Wood (Burnley).
Substitution, Southampton. Adam Armstrong replaces Nathan Redmond.
Attempt saved. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Che Adams (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Valentino Livramento with a cross.
Attempt missed. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
Foul by Valentino Livramento (Southampton).
Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
Attempt missed. Valentino Livramento (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a headed pass.
Attempt saved. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
Matthew Lowton (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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