Crystal Palace blow away Burnley to give Glasner winning start

Oliver Glasner ignited his reign as Crystal Palace manager as 10-player Burnley were brushed aside 3-0 at Selhurst Park.

Glasner watched on as Palace scored three goals in nine second-half minutes to ease their concerns of a dogfight at the bottom.

Josh Brownhill was shown a straight red card in the first half after hauling down Jefferson Lerma as the last man (35), but it wasn't until Chris Richards met Jordan Ayew's cross with a stooping header that the home side took advantage (68).

Having proved obdurate opposition for the best part of half an hour either side of the break, Burnley's defensive wall was breached and Ayew turned goalscorer to meet substitute Matheus Franca's low cross just three minutes later.

The Clarets looked a beaten side, and matters got worse when Vitinho hauled down the lively Franca inside the box. Jean-Philippe Mateta sent James Trafford the wrong way to complete a convincing win (79).

David Fofana was denied a late consolation when his instinctive finish was ruled out by VAR after Lorenz Assignon was deemed to have interfered with Sam Johnstone's line of vision from an offside position.

The result moves Palace up to 14th in the Premier League - eight points clear of the relegation zone - while Burnley stay in 19th on 13 points, eight adrift of safety.