Burnley 2 Fulham 1: Two own goals cost Claudio Ranieri after Andre Schurrle stunner

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Tom Doyle12 January 2019

Two own goals in three minutes cost Fulham as Claudio Ranieri's Premier League strugglers fell to a 2-1 defeat at Burnley.

Andre Schurrle gave Fulham an early boost at Turf Moor by converting Dennis Odoi's assist in only the second minute with a superb volley.

But Joe Bryan's own goal, which followed a Dwight McNeil cross, cancelled out Schurrle's fine opener to draw Burnley level after 20 minutes, and the Clarets were ahead three minutes later as Odoi also managed to put through his own net.

The result was all the more remarkable as Burnley's comeback victory came without the hosts having a single shot on target.

The defeat leaves Fulham five points adrift of safety in 19th place, and Ranieri will likely need new arrivals in January if the club are to avoid relegation.

In wet and windy conditions, the Clarets were left stunned in the second minute as Schurrle fired Fulham into the lead.

Odoi lofted a long pass towards the hosts' box and Schurrle brought the ball down expertly with one touch of his right foot before cracking a superb shot past Heaton with another.

Burnley looked rattled at first as they tried to hit back but soon started to find some rhythm and Chris Wood went close to equalising in the 18th minute when he headed against the outside of a post from a Phil Bardsley cross.

Soon after they were level as the ball went from Dwight McNeil to Hendrick, the Republic of Ireland international struck and his effort was diverted in by Bryan.

And moments later Fulham were cursing their luck again after Hendrick's cross was headed into his own net by Odoi.

The action then quickly switched to the other end, where Chambers headed against the crossbar and Ryan Sessegnon nodded over.

Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri brought Vietto on for Sessegnon at the interval and the substitute almost got on the scoresheet six minutes into the second half, his shot kept out by a great goal-line block from Tarkowski.

Wood then sent a strike off-target before Vietto saw his drive parried by Heaton in the 75th minute.

Cyrus Christie also brought a save out of Heaton in the final 10 minutes and Chambers then fired over as Fulham's efforts to salvage something fell short.

Additional reporting by the Press Association.

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