Burnley vs Sheffield United LIVE: Premier League result as Clarets run riot after McBurnie red card
Burnley 5-0 Sheffield United: The Clarets thump their relegation rivals
The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent.
This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.
Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.
Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.
Burnley vs Sheffield United
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Burnley vs Sheffield United
The Blades could have a problem, with Baldock on the floor. He is being checked by the medical staff, who are inspecting his right leg.
Burnley vs Sheffield United
Vitinho has the ball and uses his quick feet to flick the ball away from Hamer, who swipes his legs away with a poor tackle. Referee Chris Kavanagh decides to keep the yellow card in his pocket for the second time.
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CHANCE! The Blades are loading the box for a throw-in on the left. Robinson launches the ball into the box. It is headed out as far as Norwood, who lashes a low first-time shot towards the bottom corner. Trafford is equal to it, with the goalkeeper getting down to his right to push it away.
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Vitinho has kept looking to overlap Larsen down the wing in this game. This time he rushes towards the byline to get onto the end of a pass from the winger and cuts a low cross back into the box, but Rodriguez is unable to flick his shot towards the goal.
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Hamer makes the most of a loose pass in the midfield, playing a quick one-two with Archer to get away from Burnley's press. He then looks to switch the play from left to right, but Taylor makes a simple interception.
Burnley vs Sheffield United
Hamer has United's first shot of the game, but it comes from distance, with the ball going well wide of the target.
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Vitinho and Fleck chase after a loose ball in the midfield, with the Burnley man going in late and stepping on his foot. He is lucky to get away without a card to his name.
Burnley vs Sheffield United
Rodriguez is the first player in Premier League history to score in the opening 15 seconds of two separate Premier League matches, with his other coming 10 years and one day ago for Southampton against Chelsea.
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