Kyle Walker-Peters played a superb pass through to Che Adams and, with Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope rushing off his line, the forward squared the ball to Ings who turned it home.
It’s hard to say how long it will take but for today he is out.". Danny Ings scored against his former club just five minutes in and the Saints survived sustained pressure for their own first points of the campaign – and a first top-flight win at Turf Moor since 1971. One-nil to the good, the Saints dominated the early exchanges and might have had a second when Ryan Bertrand’s cross found Adams in space but the ball took an awkward bounce and he fired over. Matej Vydra's stunning strike earned Burnley a 2-1 victory at Southampton to move them into the top half of the Premier League on a stormy Saturday. Saints have numbered forwarded and Matej Vydra is found on the break, but his shot is a tame one. 1 – 1.
We have two experienced defenders on the bench and that is it, we are reliant on what we have. Saints are now 3-4-1-2, with Stuart Armstrong and Moussa Djenepo operating as wing-backs and Danny Ings tucked in behind Shane Long and Michael Obafemi. Injury-ravaged Burnley had an appeal for a penalty rejected when Chris Wood went down after Polish defender Jan Bednarek laid his hands on his back and there was more controversy involving the New Zealand international after the break.
Southampton's Ings returns to sink Burnley Southampton's in-form striker Danny Ings grabbed an early goal to secure a 1-0 win at his former club Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday. But where are you following us from, #SaintsFC fans?
Burnley: Pope (6), Bardsley (6), Long (6), Dunne (6), Taylor (7), Brownhill (6), Stephens (6), Westwood (7), McNeil (5), Vydra (6), Wood (6). Due to extreme weather conditions forecast for this weekend, the Fanzone will be closed. Team news will be with us at 11.30am GMT. 2/15/2020 Reuters Penalty Shootout
Don Hutchison wonders if signing Harry Kane can fix Manchester City's problems. There was second-half controversy as Chris Wood had a goal ruled out for offside, but with play whistled dead before he put the ball in the net, VAR could not review what looked a tight decision.
VAR rules instruct officials not to flag or whistle until a move is complete, leading to confusion and frustration on the bench with the Burnley staff believing Wood was onside. The resultant corner comes out to Stuart Armstrong on the edge of the box, but his attempt flies over the bar.