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“Yes – I like this championship,” Cornet told the club’s website. The Ivory Coast winger described the English top-flight as a competition that matches his qualities, and he is looking forward to creating more memories with more goals. With his effort on Saturday, Cornet became the first Burnley player to score five goals in his first six Premier League starts for the club.
It was a very open game, both teams had chances to win it.”īurnley boss Sean Dyche was upset that his side did not get a free-kick – and a potential red card for Palace defender Joachim Andersen – when Wood was brought down as he raced through on goal in the second half. “Unfortunately we wanted the three points and weren’t able to get them.
“Personally it’s nice to have that bit of momentum and that milestone in my locker,” he said. Wood got his third goal of the season in the 27th minute, getting just enough power on his header to beat Vicente Guaita after James Tarkowski nodded Dwight McNeil’s free-kick back across goal.
“He’s got fantastic quality as a player, you see that on the pitch, and we’re lucky to have him. “I think we’re going to sit down at the end of the season and just watch a highlight reel of his best goals,” Wood said of Cornet, who now has five in a Burnley shirt since joining in the summer. Wood brought up his half-century in the first half of the Clarets’ thrilling 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday, with his goal giving Burnley the lead after Ben Mee cancelled out Christian Benteke’s opener.īut after Benteke got his second and Marc Guehi put Palace back in front three minutes before half-time, Burnley needed a superb 49th-minute volley from Cornet to take a point from the game. Chris Wood was delighted to reach the milestone of 50 Premier League goals but acknowledged it is new team-mate Maxwel Cornet who is stealing the headlines at Burnley right now.