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Burnley 2-0 Southampton: Clarets keep Premier League survival hopes alive

Burnley produced one of their finest performances of the season to beat Southampton at Turf Moor and keep their hopes of Premier League survival alive.

The Clarets earned their first win in the post-Sean Dyche era, and just their fifth in the league this season, to close to within one point of 17th-placed Everton with six games to play.

Connor Roberts scored a timely first goal for the club when he curled a delightful opener into the far corner and Nathan Collins headed in to double their lead before half-time.

With interim boss Mike Jackson in the dugout, the hosts delivered an impressive attacking display but also showed the grit associated with their decade under Dyche to keep any Saints revival at bay.