Matthew Lowton
Welcome to the Clarets fan blog page. Matthew Lowton fires home to make it 3-0 to Burnley after originally winning the ball back on the halfway line. It is Lowton's first ever Premier League goal for Burnley and ended as one to remember. If you do not score often, it is worth making it a good one when you do, which is exactly what Lowton did once again to seal this impressive win at Crystal Palace.
A rare and stunning goal from Lowton capped an impressive all-round Burnley performance. They were already 2-0 up after a fast start at Selhurst Park, scoring twice in the first 10 minutes. And then Lowton applied the gloss with his first goal in over five years, a spectacular first-time volley that his teammates on the pitch and in the stands could barely believe. 
It was just the right-back’s third Premier League goal of his career and first in the top flight for Burnley but all have been screamers, following two other volleys in his Aston Villa days against Swansea and Stoke. And his strike sealed Burnley’s most emphatic win of the campaign as they scored three in the league for just the second time this season.
He told the club website: "The lads said they couldn’t believe it. They said VAR wasn’t checking for off-side, they were checking it actually happened!
"We started perfectly with two goals in 10 minutes.
“We got a bit sloppy towards the end of the first half, so we wanted to make sure in the second half we were right on it and started off right.
“I read the clearance and managed to get on it. I got on a good run and Jay found me with a good pass. I just tried to keep my eye on the ball and you practice the technique all your life.
“I knew I’d caught it well. It was a case of getting past the keeper and I was delighted when it went in.
“I don’t score many, but when I do they feel good.
“I have been trying to get forward a little bit more and get involved and I’ve felt the confidence building over the past couple of performances.
“It’s eight years since the last one, so it’s nice to get on the scoresheet again.”
Burnley now sit in 15th place, with an 11-point cushion between themselves and Fulham in 18th. so if Lowton's goal is any indication of what Burnley are capable of when playing with the handbrake off, they might be an entertaining watch for the remainder of the season.
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