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By Shamoon HafezBBC Sport football news reporter at Bramall Lane
Last updated on 1 minute ago.From the section Premier League
Full-back Lorenz Assignon scored his first goal since signing for Burnley in JanuaryBurnley gave their Premier League survival hopes a huge boost with a vital victory to push bottom side Sheffield United further towards relegation.
A must-win game for both sides went the way of Vincent Kompany's men as clinical finishing allowed them to move just three points off safety, while Chris Wilder's side are now 10 points adrift.
The Clarets were second best for much of the first half with Arijanet Muric making crucial saves to keep his side in the contest, before they scored twice in the space of three minutes.
On-loan Jacob Bruun Larsen broke the deadlock on 38 minutes when his scuffed volley took a deflection and wrong-footed goalkeeper Ivo Grbic to dribble in at the near post.
In the next attack Burnley doubled their advantage courtesy of full-back Lorenz Assignon weaving through and poking home via Grbic's outstretched leg and the crossbar.
Muric made an outstanding save to deny James McAtee's strike which was bound for the top corner, but he could do nothing about Gustavo Hamer cutting inside and curling in a sumptuous finish to give Sheffield United hope.
But the visitors restored their two-goal advantage following Lyle Foster's tidy, first-time finish from Assignon's cross and substitute Johann Berg Gudmundsson added a delightful fourth for a thumping triumph.
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Sheffield United
Squad number13Player nameGrbic
Squad number20Player nameBogle
Squad number15Player nameAhmedhodzic
Squad number5Player nameTrusty
Squad number23Player nameOsborn
Squad number21Player nameVinicius Souza
Squad number24Player nameArblaster
Squad number28Player nameMcAtee
Squad number8Player nameHamer
Squad number11Player nameBrereton
Squad number9Player nameMcBurnie
Squad number10Player nameArcher
Squad number16Player nameNorwood
Squad number35Player nameBrooks
Burnley
Squad number49Player nameMuric
Squad number20Player nameAssignon
Squad number2Player nameO'Shea
Squad number33Player nameEsteve
Squad number3Player nameTaylor
Squad number22Player nameVitinho
Squad number24Player nameCullen
Squad number16Player nameBerge
Squad number34Player nameBruun Larsen
Squad number17Player nameFoster
Squad number47Player nameOdobert
Squad number7Player nameGudmundsson
Squad number8Player nameBrownhill
Squad number23Player nameFofana
Squad number25Player nameAmdouni
Line-ups
Sheff Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Grbic
- 20Bogle
- 15Ahmedhodzic
- 5Trusty
- 23OsbornBooked at 76mins
- 21de Souza CostaSubstituted forArcherat 68'minutes
- 24Arblaster
- 28McAtee
- 8HamerSubstituted forNorwoodat 78'minutes
- 11Brereton
- 9McBurnieSubstituted forBrooksat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 10Archer
- 16Norwood
- 18Foderingham
- 25Ben Slimane
- 27Larouci
- 29Curtis
- 30Holgate
- 32Osula
- 35Brooks
Burnley
Formation 4-4-2
- 49Muric
- 20Assignon
- 2O'Shea
- 33Esteve
- 3Taylor
- 22da SilvaSubstituted forGudmundssonat 70'minutes
- 24Cullen
- 16Berge
- 34Bruun LarsenSubstituted forBrownhillat 59'minutes
- 17FosterSubstituted forFofanaat 84'minutes
- 47OdobertSubstituted forAmdouniat 85'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Trafford
- 7Gudmundsson
- 8Brownhill
- 9Rodríguez
- 10Manuel
- 18Ekdal
- 23Fofana
- 25Amdouni
- 31Trésor
Referee:Andy Madley
Attendance:28,964
Live Text
Match ends, Sheffield United 1, Burnley 4.
Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Burnley 4.
Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley).
Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. James McAtee (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Lorenz Assignon.
Attempt saved. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andre Brooks (Sheffield United).
Offside, Sheffield United. Cameron Archer is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster following a corner.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
Attempt saved. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andre Brooks (Sheffield United).
Substitution, Burnley. Zeki Amdouni replaces Wilson Odobert.
Substitution, Burnley. David Datro Fofana replaces Lyle Foster because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Lyle Foster (Burnley).
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
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