3 – 1
“Callum Styles turned the ball into his own net to hand Burnley a shock lead, the unfortunate defender putting through his own goal after West Brom had already tested the visitors' goalkeeper in the fifth minute through Price.”
Pivotal“Harry Whitwell restored parity for West Brom, cancelling out the own goal and settling the home side down after a brief period of Burnley pressure following their opener.”
Pivotal“In a chaotic opening to the second half that also saw Oliver Sonne replaced by Connor Roberts, Isaac Price struck immediately to give West Brom a lead they would not relinquish — a goal that broke Burnley's resistance at the worst possible moment.”
Pivotal“Price stepped up to convert a penalty with his right foot, completing a personal two-goal haul and ending the contest as a competitive fixture, leaving Burnley's triple substitution wave at the hour mark looking ineffective.”
Pivotal
West Bromwich Albion
Burnley
Outstanding performance
West Bromwich Albion•MidfielderWest Brom turned an early deficit into a convincing home win, with Isaac Price the driving force behind a performance that grew in authority as the game progressed. Burnley drew first blood through a Callum Styles own goal inside eight minutes, but the Baggies barely flinched, levelling through Harry Whitwell ten minutes later. The match was finely poised at the break, but Price's strike right on half-time — timed to perfection as Burnley's defensive structure temporarily buckled — shifted the balance decisively. A second-half penalty from Price, after a VAR-style chaos of substitutions disrupted Burnley's rhythm, made it 3-1 and closed out the contest. The statistics reflect a game of genuine competitive balance — both sides had 11 shots and near-identical possession — but West Brom were far more clinical, putting seven efforts on target compared to Burnley's three, and their 40 dangerous attacks to Burnley's 38 underline just how fine the margins were before Price's quality tilted the game. For West Brom, sitting seventh and building momentum, this is the kind of result that signals promotion ambition; for Burnley, conceding three at the Hawthorns will be a sobering reminder of the defensive fragility they must address.
How entertaining was this match?
Aaron Ramsey takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Aaron Ramsey takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Aaron Ramsey takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jacob Bruun Larsen takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ousmane Diakite takes a shot with his head but misses.
Nathaniel Phillips takes a shot with his head, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
On comes Rabby Inzingoula, off goes Harry Whitwell.
Lucas Pires Silva is replaced by Bashir Humphreys.
Barney Stewart comes on for Jimmy-Jay Morgan.
Shot - Ugo Raghouber Head Shot Saved
Corner awarded.
Marcus EdwardsYellow CardMarcus Edwards receives a yellow card.
Felix Horn Myhre takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Goal - Penalty - Isaac Price 3-1
Isaac PriceIsaac Price takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Zeki Amdouni takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Dastan Satpayev comes on for Josh Laurent.
Callum Styles takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Ugo Raghouber replaces Armando Broja.
Zeki Amdouni comes on for Hannibal Mejbri.
Offside.
George Campbell takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ousmane Diakite takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Callum Styles takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Isaac PriceIsaac Price takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal! Isaac Price scores, making it 2-1.
Connor Roberts is substituted for Oliver Sonne.
Aaron Ramsey takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
The first half ends with a score of 1-1.
Aaron Ramsey's left-footed shot is blocked.
Offside.
Offside.
Isaac Price takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Offside.
George CampbellYellow CardGeorge Campbell receives a yellow card.
Isaac Price takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Oliver SonneYellow CardYellow card issued to Oliver Sonne.
Offside.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Armando Broja takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Harry WhitwellHarry Whitwell takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
assist: Jimmy-Jay Morgan
Goal! Harry Whitwell scores, making it 1-1.
Offside.
Callum StylesShot by Callum Styles results in an own goal.
Own goal by Callum Styles puts the score at 0-1.
Isaac Price takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Kick-off! The referee is Anthony Backhouse.
