BURNLEY 0

SOUTHAMPTON 1 Ings (5)

Sean Dyche’s 400th game in management ended in a 1-0 defeat to Southampton as Burnley suffered a second- consecutive loss to open their Premier League campaign.

Danny Ings scored against his former club just five minutes in and the Saints survived sustained pressure for their first points of the campaign – and a first top-flight win at Turf Moor since 1971.

There was second- half controversy as Chris Wood had a goal ruled out for offside, but with play whistled dead before he put the ball in the net, VAR could not review what looked a tight decision.

Dyche has won more than he has lost in his decade in the dugout but Burnley, having finished last season so impressively, are facing familiar problems as takeover talk rumbles on around Turf Moor.

Things started badly for Burnley when keeper Nick Pope appeared to suffer a bloodied hand in the warm up, but he got his thumb bandaged up before the start of the match.

Within five minutes he was picking the ball out of the net as Ings struck.

The 28-year-old has accounted for 46% of Southampton’s goals since the start of last season and was in the right place once again, beating Jimmy Dunne to Che Adams’ cut-back.

Southampton, strongly criticised for their high line in last weekend’s 5-2 loss to Tottenham, looked much more solid at the back but would be increasingly tested as Burnley grew into the game.

Burnley appealed for a penalty in the 26th minute when Wood went down under pressure from Jan Bednarek, but a free-kick went the other way for handball.

Burnley threatened as the second half began but Wood’s header was held by Mccarthy. He had the ball in the net 10 minutes later but the assistant flagged for offside, much to the frustration of Dyche with new protocols not clearly followed.

Burnley continued to push, with Charlie Taylor forcing a fine save from Mccarthy after Southampton could only half clear Phil Bardsley’s cross.

Gradually belief faded from their fightback, however, and the match ended in another disallowed goal – this one for Ings who strayed offside before firing into the top corner of the net.