The Sunday Post (Dundee)

Super-sub Wood returns from injury

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Burnley made history in Sean Dyche’s 250th game in charge by coming from behind to beat Everton at Turf Moor.

The result, which ended a 12-game winless run for the Clarets, marked the first time Burnley have won a Premier League match after conceding first.

The opener came from Cenk Tosun, who responded to manager Sam Allardyce’s claims he was struggling to adapt to English football because of the weather by netting his first goal on the coldest weekend of the season.

Jordan Pickford kept Everton in front with three excellent saves in front of England manager Gareth Southgate, but Ashley Barnes beat him in the 56th minute and Chris Wood marked his return from injury by heading in the winner late on.

Everton’s misery was complete when Ashley Williams was shown a straight red card in the 86th minute for flinging an arm into the throat of Barnes, and the Toffees slumped to a sixth consecutiv­e away defeat.

Burnley welcomed back defender James Tarkowski, while Seamus Coleman returned from injury to make his 250th appearance for Everton, but Wayne Rooney had to settle for a place on the bench.

After a tentative start, the game opened out. Theo Walcott should have done better following fine work from Gylfi Sigurdsson, but could only scoop a shot well over while, at the other end, Pickford stuck out a vital hand to divert Johann Berg Gudmunsson’s cross-shot away from Barnes.

Then, with 20 minutes gone, Everton found the breakthrou­gh. Walcott’s cross was flicked on by Coleman and Tosun headed past Nick Pope.

Burnley had dominated possession and set about trying to find an equaliser. After Gudmundsso­n saw a goal-bound shot blocked, Pickford had to be at his best to claw

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