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Burnley are five points clear at the top of the ChampionshipAnass Zaroury and Manuel Benson both scored twice as Championship leaders Burnley beat Premier League strugglers Bournemouth in a thrilling FA Cup third-round tie at Vitality Stadium.
Benson's opener for the Clarets was cancelled out by a Ryan Christie effort, before Zaroury struck twice to give Burnley a 3-1 half-time lead.
Dominic Solanke cut the deficit but Benson added a fourth minutes later.
Bournemouth had chances late on but Burnley held on for a deserved victory.
The result will heap further pressure on Bournemouth boss Gary O'Neil with the Cherries having now lost nine of their past 11 matches.
In contrast Vincent Kompany's Burnley, five points clear at the top of the Championship, continued to impress with an assured win over top-flight opposition, their 12th victory in 14 games.
Burnley show why they are promotion favourites
Both sets of supporters will probably say this result is not a shock.
Burnley are the leading scorers across England's top four divisions, while Bournemouth have now lost their past five games across three competitions.
Bournemouth are looking over their shoulder, just one point above the Premier League relegation zone; Burnley are flying and deservedly went in front through Benson's early finish.
Christie soon levelled, pouncing on a loose pass from defender Josh Cullen, only for Zaroury to restore Burnley's lead by finishing off a fine team move.
Zaroury added his second with a curling effort after some good footwork just before the break, but Solanke made it 2-3 when he headed in a rebound after Bailey Peacock-Farrell had saved his initial one-on-one.
But just as Bournemouth gained a slither of hope, Benson's side-foot finish nine minutes later restored Burnley's two-goal lead.
The hosts nearly bounced back when Christie saw an effort cleared off the line and Lloyd Kelly's follow-up header hit the woodwork.
Burnley though, who have only lost to Watford, Sheffield United and Manchester United this season, held on as their supporters chanted "we're going up, you're going down".
They face Coventry in the Championship next Saturday, while Bournemouth, who were booed off by some supporters at full-time, have a crucial game against Brentford on the same day in the Premier League.
Line-ups
Bournemouth
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Travers
- 15A SmithBooked at 81mins
- 3Stephens
- 25SenesiSubstituted forKellyat 45'minutes
- 33ZemuraSubstituted forStaceyat 45'minutes
- 10ChristieSubstituted forDembéléat 69'minutes
- 4L Cook
- 14RothwellSubstituted forMooreat 45'minutes
- 32Anthony
- 9Solanke
- 29Billing
Substitutes
- 5Kelly
- 6Mepham
- 11Marcondes
- 17Stacey
- 18Lowe
- 20Dembélé
- 21Moore
- 22Pearson
- 45Plain
Burnley
Formation 4-3-3
- 15Peacock-Farrell
- 14Roberts
- 5Harwood-BellisSubstituted forMcNallyat 27'minutes
- 36Beyer
- 3Taylor
- 8Brownhill
- 24CullenBooked at 89mins
- 7GudmundssonSubstituted forCorkat 70'minutes
- 17ManuelSubstituted forTellaat 70'minutes
- 10Barnes
- 19ZarourySubstituted forChurlinovat 81'minutesBooked at 84mins
Substitutes
- 4Cork
- 6Egan-Riley
- 11Twine
- 21McNally
- 23Tella
- 26Bastien
- 27Churlinov
- 30Dervisoglu
- 49Muric
Referee:Tim Robinson
Attendance:10,116
Live Text
Match ends, Bournemouth 2, Burnley 4.
Second Half ends, Bournemouth 2, Burnley 4.
Foul by Nathan Tella (Burnley).
Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Connor Roberts (Burnley).
Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Bournemouth. Jack Stephens tries a through ball, but Dominic Solanke is caught offside.
Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
Josh Cullen (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Josh Cullen (Burnley).
Siriki Dembélé (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Nathan Tella (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Bournemouth).
Foul by Luke McNally (Burnley).
Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Darko Churlinov.
Darko Churlinov (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Darko Churlinov (Burnley).
Siriki Dembélé (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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