Lyle Foster put on a good display in Burnley's first EFL Championship outing of the season, providing an incredible assist which fans were stunned by – in a good way.
The Clarets picked up a 4-1 victory over Luton Town in an encounter that saw two teams relegated from the Premier League last season begin their attempts to get back to the top-flight of English football.
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In an effort to do so, Josh Brownhill opened the scoring early on in the game before Wilson Odobert doubled the side's lead in the 37th minute.
Former Manchester United star Tahith Chong then scored 10 minutes after the second half kicked off to give Luton hope of a comeback.
Those hopes, however, were dashed when Dara O'shea gave his team some more breathing space with a tidy finish in the 72nd minute of the game.
The game was then truly buried in spectacular fashion with an incredible assist by Foster which led to an emphatic finish by Vitinho in the 80th minute.
The South African showed tremendous work rate to track back to his own half where he won possession back just outside of his own box.
He then surged forward with the ball at his feet, travelling the length of the pitch, before showing his vision and playmaking skills by finding his Brazilian teammate with a neat through ball.
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— Sahil Ebrahim (@sahil_e_) August 12, 2024
Check out the responses:
"Great assist by Foster. He looks happy too after [an] injury-riddled season and didn't receive too much trust from Kompany," writes @muzomuh13887725.
"Kompany trusted him. He was just affected by injuries and illness. Otherwise he was performing when available," counters @MuVenda_waNiani.
"Problems with teams without rest defence, there's always a gaping hole to attack in the middle when they lose possession in attack," says @Gowjas.
"Too good for Championship, too poor for EPL," says @Siphesihle10111.
That is an absolutely outstandingly worked assist from Lyle Foster.Winning the ball outside his own box, working hard, driving with the ball forward and brilliant pass to Vitinho.
— Dane (@TheSouAfrLad) August 12, 2024
"What an assist by Lyle Foster. He is going to thrive under the new coach at Burnley. The system suits him well. Many goals and assists coming," says @PrinceSobayeni1.
"That's a brilliant assist from Lyle Foster. Wins the ball back on the edge of his box, drives the ball up towards the Luton box before passing to Vitinho to smash in the fourth. Burnley have been the better team tonight by far," says @wasimebrahim.
"That Lyle Foster assist might be the best ever," says @PhilBirdBFC.
"Hell of a run so late in the game and to pick a pass too, Vitinho absolutely hammered it, lovely," writes @kelvinstuttard.
"Absolutely superb. Love Lyle! Always works his socks off," says @AdamSimpson99.
And that from Lyle Foster is just remarkable. No chance he doesn't score 20+ in the champ either, as well as getting a lot of assists imo.
— Connor (@MarketingConnor) August 12, 2024
What did you make of Foster's assist? Do you agree with the various sentiments above? Let us know in the comment section below!
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