Luton Town 1-2 Burnley: Jacob Bruun Larsen scores late winner to give Clarets their first Premier League win of the season
- Published
- comments
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany said it "felt great" and was "very proud" of his side after they gained a dramatic win at Luton Town for their first Premier League victory of the season.
Jacob Bruun Larsen cut in from the right and unleashed a stunning shot into the far top corner in the 85th minute for what proved to be the winner.
That came only 65 seconds after Luton had equalised, substitute Elijah Adebayo finishing after Reece Burke had headed on Tahith Chong's cross.
Burnley had only gained one point from a tough opening six games of the season and went ahead at Kenilworth Road when Lyle Foster produced a composed finish after fine work from Sander Berge in first-half stoppage time.
"We had to battle for it and I am proud of the team for what they showed," said Kompany following his first Premier League match victory as a manager after helping Manchester City win the title four times as a player.
"It feels great, three points in the Premier League. This is a team that enjoys this type of work. We loved everything about it," he said.
"It is a game that deserved its place in the Premier League, with two teams who showed they will give everything this season.
"It's nice to win as a manager I've had the experience of winning [as a player] so I'm alright."
Burnley's win means Bournemouth and Sheffield United are the only sides yet to win in the top flight in 2023-24.
Kompany's team won the Championship last season, before Luton also earned promotion from the second tier by beating Coventry City on penalties in the play-off final.
Burnley up and running, but Luton left deflated
Luton came into this match after winning 2-1 at Everton on Saturday, but could not build on that victory as Burnley fought back from the disappointment of conceding a late equaliser to almost immediately score the decisive goal.
This match had originally been scheduled to take place in August but it had to be postponed as redevelopment work on Luton's Kenilworth Road stadium had not been completed.
The home fans nearly got to celebrate a bizarre goal in the opening 60 seconds when Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford saw his clearance charged down by Carlton Morris, only for the ball to go just wide.
The Clarets then had the better of the first half.
Foster rushed a shot when in a good position, Josh Cullen fired over from 15 yards and Zeki Amdouni had a header pushed over the crossbar by Thomas Kaminski.
Amdouni then shot over with only Kaminski to beat, before the visitors took a deserved lead in the second minute of injury time with Foster converting for his third goal of the season from Berge's through ball.
But Luton, a constant threat at set pieces, were much better after the restart as they piled on the pressure looking to earn only their second home point of the season.
The Hatters had an effort cleared off the line when Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu's cross was met by Jacob Brown's header but Cullen was well placed to superbly deny the hosts a goal.
Luton wanted a penalty after Morris went to ground, but, following a lengthy video assistant referee check, it was judged that Jordan Beyer had got a touch to the ball.
Rob Edwards' side did make the breakthrough with six minutes left, only for their hopes to be dashed soon afterwards as Burnley then held on to join Luton on four points after seven matches.
"I am really proud of the players and the performance, I thought they gave everything," said Edwards.
"They shaded the first half, but in the second we completely dominated them, threw everything at them. We had 15 shots inside the box and scored once so that is an area we know we can improve in.
"If the performance is right you give yourself a chance of getting points on the board. If we don't perform we have no chance this year.
"We performed well and lost which shows the task we have.
"We will have disappointments this season and we need to be able to stick our chests out, believe in what we are doing. We are all pulling in the same, right direction.
"The fans will stick with us when they see us putting that effort in. They are proud of these players."
Our coverage of your Premier League club is bigger and better than ever before - follow your team and sign up for notifications in the BBC Sport app to make sure you never miss a moment