Carlton Morris’s header in second-half stoppage time rescued a crucial point for Luton Town against relegation rivals Burnley as they drew 1-1 at Turf Moor.
Zeki Amdouni’s first-half strike gave Burnley the lead but a controversial equaliser from Morris moves Luton level on points with 17th-place Everton.
It was a missed opportunity for Burnley, who could have moved a point from their opponents in the battle to avoid relegation.
| Position Pos | Club | Played Pl | GD | Points Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |
Nott'm Forest
NFO
|
38 | -18 | 32 |
| 18 |
Luton
LUT
|
38 | -33 | 26 |
| 19 |
Burnley
BUR
|
38 | -37 | 24 |
| 20 |
Sheffield Utd
SHU
|
38 | -69 | 16 |
How the match unfolded
In an open start to the contest, Burnley had the first great chance to open the scoring after just seven minutes as Johann Gudmundsson was played through on goal, but his effort was straight at Thomas Kaminski.
Luton immediately countered off the back of Gudmundsson’s miss, but Alfie Doughty’s low cross was just beyond the reach of Elijah Adebayo.
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Later, James Trafford made his first save of the match when he dived to his left to deny Ross Barkley’s long-range strike.
The Hatters were the better side for the next 20 minutes of the match, pinning Burnley inside their own half, but they were unable to capitalise on their dominance.
Luton were made to pay in the 36th minute when Amdouni put Burnley ahead. Wilson Odobert ran down the left wing and cut the ball back to the Swiss forward in the middle of the box and Kaminski was unable to stop his first-time effort.
Vitinho had two chances to double Burnley’s lead early in the second half, but neither of his efforts were good enough to beat Kaminski.
Then Luton’s ‘keeper was almost caught off-guard when Odobert’s deflected shot headed toward the near post, but Kaminski did well to scramble across his line and tip the ball behind for a corner.
Lyle Foster tried his luck with a volley inside the box following a well-worked free-kick routine but Kaminski was able to catch the effort from the striker.
Chances were at a premium for Luton in the second half as miscommunication between Dara O’Shea and Hjalmar Ekdal almost allowed Albert Sambi Lokonga to run through on goal, but the Luton midfielder was not strong enough to get past the Burnley defenders.
But in the second minute of stoppage time, Morris got on the end of Doughty’s cross to level the scoreline.
Burnley players were unhappy as they felt Trafford had been fouled by Adebayo, but after a VAR review the decision by referee Tony Harrington allowed the goal to stand.
That goal also meant Luton have struck 10 times in the final 10 minutes of Premier League games this season, with only Liverpool having scored more, with 13.
The draw keeps Luton in 18th, level on points and one place behind Everton. Burnley remain in 19th with 12 points, four points away from the Toffees.
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Key facts
No player has more Premier League goals for Burnley this season than Zeki Amdouni (4, level with Lyle Foster). The only Swiss players with more goals in a Premier League season are Xherdan Shaqiri (8 in 2017-18, 6 in 2018-19) and Granit Xhaka (7 in 2022-23).
Burnley have now dropped 18 points from winning positions in the Premier League, with only Brentford dropping more (20). They’ve only won two of their last seven games when taking the lead (D2 L3).
Luton Town’s Alfie Doughty registered his fifth Premier League assist via a cross this season – only West Ham United’s James Ward-Prowse has as many assists from crosses (also five).
Carlton Morris ended a run of 13 Premier League appearances for Luton without a goal, netting his fourth goal of the season and first since September against Everton.
