Hodgson wins the generation game

BURNLEY made unwanted history as the Premier League’s oldest manager Roy Hodgson got the better of this season’s most junior boss, 37-year-old Vincent Kompany

Goals in each half from Jeffrey Schlupp and Tyrick Mitchell condemned The Clarets to becoming the first top flight side ever to lose their first six home games of a season. Kompany’s men gifted Palace the opener after 22 minutes. Jordan Beyer failed to clear a Mitchell punt, allowing Jordan Ayew to cross for Schlupp to slide in and convert from close range.

Burnley bossed possession in the second half but you could see Hodgson’s thinking in sending on Eberechi Eze after an hour with the forward fit again after hamstring trouble.

Palace bided their time and hit the hosts on the break in injury time. Eze slipped the ball to Mitchell who cooly converted only his second goal for the club in more than a hundred appearances.

Victory lifted Palace into the top half with Hodgson’s only grumble aimed at Ayew and Marc Guehi getting booked for dissent. ‘I’m angry with them. I don’t think with the depth of our squad, we can afford suspensions,’ said the 76year-old, who was already managing his fifth club, Malmo, when Kompany was born in 1986.

Burnley are only off the bottom on goal difference and go to Arsenal next. ‘The facts are we played well. It turned on a mistake,’ said Kompany.

BURNLEY (4-2-4): Trafford 6; Vitinho 6, O’Shea 6, Beyer 5 (Tresor 86), Taylor 6.5; Brownhill 6, Gudmundsson 6.5; Koleosho 7 (Odobert 78), Berge 6, Rodriguez 6.5; Amdouni 6.5 (Redmond 78). Subs (not used): Muric, Roberts, Delcroix, Larsen, Zaroury, Massengo. CRYSTAL PALACE: Johnstone 7: Ward 6.5 (Clyne 70 6), Guehi 6, Andersen 7, Mitchell 7; Lerma 6, Doucoure 6 (Eze 58 7); Ayew 7.5, Hughes 6, Schlupp 7 (Ahamada 70 6); Edouard 5.5 (Richards 86) Subs (not used): Matthews, Holding, Riedewald, Franca, Eze, Mateta. Booked: Guehi, Edouard, Ayew.

Referee: P Bankes (Liverpool) 6