Match ends, Stoke City 1, Burnley 2.
Stoke City 1-2 Burnley
- From the section Football
- Ings puts Burnley 2-0 ahead inside 13 minutes
- Walters diving header pulls one back for Stoke
- Burnley win for second time in league this season
- Stoke dominate possession but cannot force equaliser
Danny Ings scored twice in two minutes as Burnley beat Stoke to claim their first away win of the season and move off the bottom of the Premier League.
Ings put the visitors ahead in the 12th minute when he tapped in after Asmir Begovic parried Ashley Barnes's cross.
The striker grabbed his second soon after, with another close-range finish following Michael Kightly's low pass.
Jon Walters pulled one back with a diving header for Stoke, but the Clarets held on for the valuable win.
The victory means Sean Dyche's side have now won back-to-back Premier League games and move above QPR and Crystal Palace into 18th place.
While they were fortunate to hold on against a wasteful Stoke side, Burnley showed plenty of effort and character.
They conceded 15 goals in a five-match period between the end of September and the start of November, but have followed that with a 1-0 win against Hull and a battling defensive performance to take the three points at Britannia Stadium.
But for Stoke it was a disappointing afternoon. The Potters had numerous chances to secure a point but could not force a second goal past a resolute away defence.
One of the hosts' best chances came when Bojan, who supplied the cross for Walters's goal, released Victor Moses with a clever backheel, but the winger's powerful effort was punched to safety by Tom Heaton.
| Burnley fans enjoy the trip home |
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| Burnley's previous away Premier League win came with a 4-1 victory at Hull on 10 April 2010 - after which they spent four seasons in the Championship. |
The hosts, who had 73% of possession and had 14 corners compared to none from the visitors, brought on Marko Arnautovic and Peter Crouch for Moses and Mame Biram Diouf as they pushed for an equaliser.
Bojan was instrumental in Stoke's best work and his floated cross was flicked goalwards by Crouch, but the ball narrowly went wide.
Another substitute, Charlie Adam, had another effort to snatch a point but his powerful effort from 25 yards was well held by Heaton.
With Burnley defending with 10 players in their own penalty area during five minutes of injury time, there was one further chance for Stoke but goalkeeper Begovic headed over.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "We're disappointed with the opening period and that's what has cost us the three points. We were totally dominant.
"[Erik] Pieters failed a fitness test and our back four was thrown together this morning, but we're still a team that should not allow the opponent to go into a 2-0 lead."
Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross said: "We had a brilliant performance in the win at Tottenham but threw that all away. We have lost at home to Leicester, Aston Villa and Burnley, three teams in the bottom half, and that's something we have to work on."
Line-ups
Stoke
- 1Begovic
- 2Bardsley
- 17Shawcross
- 20Cameron
- 5Muniesa
- 21SidwellBooked at 59minsSubstituted forAdamat 78'minutes
- 15N'Zonzi
- 19Walters
- 27Bojan
- 13MosesSubstituted forArnautovicat 56'minutes
- 18DioufBooked at 25minsSubstituted forCrouchat 60'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Whelan
- 7Ireland
- 10Arnautovic
- 16Adam
- 24Assaidi
- 25Crouch
- 29Sørensen
Burnley
- 1HeatonBooked at 70mins
- 2Trippier
- 4DuffSubstituted forKeaneat 76'minutes
- 5Shackell
- 23Ward
- 21Boyd
- 8Marney
- 14Jones
- 11KightlySubstituted forJutkiewiczat 60'minutes
- 30Barnes
- 10IngsBooked at 39minsSubstituted forReidat 86'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Mee
- 7Wallace
- 17Sordell
- 18Reid
- 19Jutkiewicz
- 22Gilks
- 25Keane
- Referee:
- Martin Atkinson
- Attendance:
- 27,018
Match Stats
Home TeamStokeAway TeamBurnley
- Possession
- Home73%
- Away27%
- Shots
- Home25
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away4
- Corners
- Home14
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away9
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, Burnley 2.
Attempt blocked. Peter Crouch (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bojan with a cross.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Michael Keane.
Attempt missed. Asmir Begovic (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charlie Adam with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ashley Barnes.
Attempt blocked. Bojan (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Shawcross.
Attempt missed. Marc Muniesa (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Heaton.
Attempt blocked. Charlie Adam (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Peter Crouch (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Burnley. Steven Reid replaces Danny Ings.
Attempt saved. Charlie Adam (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Phil Bardsley (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
Substitution
Substitution, Stoke City. Charlie Adam replaces Steve Sidwell.
Substitution
Substitution, Burnley. Michael Keane replaces Michael Duff because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Peter Crouch (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Bardsley following a corner.
Attempt missed. Phil Bardsley (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Jason Shackell (Burnley) because of an injury.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ashley Barnes.
Attempt blocked. Steve Sidwell (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Walters.
Attempt missed. Peter Crouch (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bojan with a cross.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Dean Marney.
Attempt blocked. Steven N'Zonzi (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
Booking
Tom Heaton (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
Foul by Jonathan Walters (Stoke City).
Danny Ings (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Walters.
Offside, Stoke City. Steve Sidwell tries a through ball, but Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
Marc Muniesa (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
Substitution
Substitution, Burnley. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Michael Kightly.
Substitution
Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Crouch replaces Mame Biram Diouf.
Booking
Steve Sidwell (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Steve Sidwell (Stoke City).
Michael Kightly (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.