Liverpool rocked by Burnley

Liverpool rocked by Burnley

LONDON - Liverpool crashed to an embarrassing 2-0 defeat at Burnley on Saturday in the Premier League.

Burnley's striker Andre Gray celebrates after scoring against Liverpool on Aug 20, 2016.

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool enjoyed the most eye-catching result of the Premier League's opening weekend when they won 4-3 at Arsenal.

But the Reds suffered a nightmare in their second match as Welsh forward Sam Vokes scored his first top-flight goal in the second minute after Andre Gray pounced on a woeful pass by Reds right-back Nathaniel Clyne.

Liverpool were condemned to a first league loss at Turf Moor since 1973 when Gray ran onto Steven Defour's pass and punished slack marking to fire home in the 37th minute.

Jose Mourinho's United had maintained their 100% start with a 2-0 win over Southampton on Friday.

Last laugh

Diego Costa fired Chelsea to another late victory as the Spain striker secured a 2-1 win at Watford just days after his last-gasp heroics saw off West Ham United.

Watford boss Walter Mazzarri and Chelsea manager Antonio Conte fell out during their time coaching Napoli and Juventus respectively and it was the Blues chief who had the last laugh in their first meeting in England.

Etienne Capoue broke the deadlock in the 55th minute when Watford's French midfielder lashed his shot into the top corner from Adlene Guedioura's cross.

But Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi came off the bench to equalise in the 80th minute after Heurelho Gomes weakly parried Eden Hazard's shot.

Batshuayi's first goal since his pre-season move from Marseille sparked Chelsea into life and Costa, fortunate to still be on the pitch after controversially avoiding a second booking for diving, rifled in from a Cesc Fabregas assist in the 87th minute.

Kenya midfielder Victor Wanyama scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur to clinch a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at White Hart Lane.

Wanyama, a summer signing from Southampton, headed home from close-range in the 83rd minute after Harry Kane flicked a corner in his direction to give Tottenham their first victory of the season and leave Palace pointless.

Gareth Barry's first goal for over two years gave Everton a 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion.

Albion were purchased earlier this month by a Chinese consortium and they gave their new owners an early goal when Gareth McAuley headed home from a Craig Gardner corner at the Hawthorns.

But Everton manager Ronald Koeman responded by sending on Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku before half-time and the early switch revived his team.

They equalised through Kevin Mirallas after a flowing move in first-half stoppage time and former England midfielder Barry headed the visitors into a 60th-minute lead with his first goal since January 2014.

Troubled Hull City continued to make light of their difficult pre-season with a 2-0 win at Swansea City.

Rocked by manager Steve Bruce's pre-season resignation and a lack of new signings, last season's Championship play-off winners nevertheless defeated champions Leicester City last week and they are up to third after Shaun Maloney netted in the 79th minute and Abel Hernandez struck in stoppage time.

Later on Saturday, Leicester host last season's runners-up Arsenal.

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