Burnley dumped out of FA Cup by Championship high-flyers Huddersfield

Huddersfield’s Matty Pearson celebrates scoring the winner at Burnley (PA)
Huddersfield’s Matty Pearson celebrates scoring the winner at Burnley (PA)

Matty Pearson was Burnley’s nemesis once again as his late header saw Huddersfield come from behind to dump the Premier League side out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win at Turf Moor.

Pearson, whose extra-time goal gave Accrington Stanley a League Cup win over Burnley in 2016, headed in for the Championship club four minutes from time after Josh Koroma had cancelled out Jay Rodriguez’s first-half goal.

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