Muñoz's Clinical Strike Punctures Burnley's Siege

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 23/100. One moment of Palace precision amid 90 minutes of toothless dominance from the hosts.

When Possession Becomes a Curse

Burnley controlled the ball like a team fighting for their lives—because they are. Fifty-eight percent possession. Nine shots. Four on target. Yet Crystal Palace needed just three attempts to find the net, with Marc Guéhi threading D. Muñoz through at the stroke of halftime. The Intensity was suffocating for all the wrong reasons: Burnley's relentless attacking siege (9-3 shot advantage) crashed against Palace's suffocating defense without rhythm or reward.

The Stakes were unforgiving. Burnley sits 19th with 10 points from 14 games, five consecutive defeats dragging them toward the abyss. Palace, perched fifth with 23 points, arrived as the clear favorite—and executed with the efficiency of a side that knows how to kill games. There was no Upset here, just inevitability wrapped in a single, lethal pass.

What made this match unwatchable wasn't the scoreline—it was the chasm between effort and execution. Burnley's xG of 0.80 versus Palace's 0.59 tells the real story: the hosts peppered shots from everywhere, yet Chris Richards and Adam Wharton turned Selhurst Park's visiting section into a fortress. Palace's Balance was surgical: one lead change at minute 44, then lockdown. No late drama. No momentum swings. Just a slow asphyxiation of hope.

Burnley's five-game losing streak ends in name only. This defeat carries the weight of a team drowning in the Premier League's basement, their possession-heavy approach exposed as toothless against organized opposition. Palace, meanwhile, proved why they belong in Europe's conversation—they don't need to dominate. They just need to finish.