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Lum Chauna scored a surprising goal in the second half burnley Beat leeds 2-0 in Prime League battle between two newly-promoted sides at Turf Moor.
French substitute Tchouna, a summer signing from Lazio, scored his first Burnley goal in spectacular fashion from 30 yards after Leslie Ugochukwu had given the Clarets a half-time lead.
Burnley’s second league win of the season halted a five-game winless run and lifted them out of the bottom three, while toothless Leeds remained in 15th after slipping to their fourth league defeat of the campaign.
The two sides had drawn 0-0 on their way to earning 100 points each in the Championship last season and they made a tough start in this one.
but the greats of England kyle walker The 18th minute provided a moment of quality to highlight the mediocrity, with the 35-year-old right-back delivering a superb arching cross for the unmarked Ugochukwu to get Burnley in front.
It was the French midfielder’s second goal of the season following a £23million summer switch from Chelsea and it inspired greater urgency from Leeds.
The visitors dominated the first half and, not for the first time this season, missed a golden opportunity to score in the 32nd minute.
Jack Harrison’s driving run attracted the Burnley defenders and he played Brendan Aaronson into acres of space inside the area, only for the American’s low shot to be deflected onto the post by goalkeeper Martin Dubravka.
The Burnley goalkeeper then comfortably kept out Anton Stach’s sweet-hitting free-kick as the Clarets maintained their lead without any alarm before the interval.
Leeds tried to increase the tempo after the restart, but hopeful punts into the box were swallowed up by Burnley central defenders Maxim Esteve and Axel Tuanzebe.
Harrison pounces on Stache in the box after being selected as Leeds boss Daniel Farke Showed his frustration after another wayward effort from the winger.
Leeds substitute Lucas Nmecha headed straight at Dubravka and it got worse for the visitors when Burnley brilliantly doubled their lead with their first second-half shot on goal in the 68th minute.
Chaouna, who had replaced Jakob Bruun Larsson 10 minutes earlier, received the ball from Florentino Luis 30 yards from goal and fired a thunderous effort that went under the crossbar.
Leeds continued to force their way into Burnley’s final third without seriously testing Dubravka.
Substitutes Joel Pirlo and Pascal Struijk had headers on target and Nmecha’s header went over the crossbar.
Pirlo scored another effort in the closing stages and Dubravka caught Joe Rodon’s header before heading Calvert-Lewin’s goal in stoppage time.