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If Aro Muric thought gifting Everton a win would be the low point of his season, he was wrong. Oh, how he was wrong.
A week ago, the Kosovan goalkeeper lost Burnley a vital match at Goodison Park when an attempted clearance looped back past him off Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
But that was nothing compared with what happened to him against Brighton. No-one who saw the goal here will ever forget it. No exaggeration: it will still be getting shown in 50 years’ time.
There was no danger as Sander Berge rolled a ball back to Muric with 11 minutes left. But the keeper allowed it to trickle under his boot and into the net.
Just five minutes earlier, Burnley had been given hope in their Premier League survival bid – thanks to another error.
Arijanet Muric's mistake saw Brighton earn a draw and Burnley miss out on a vital win
The Kosovan misjudged a pass and let the ball go under his foot and into the back of the net
Josh Brownhill had put the home side ahead with could have been a vital winner for the Clarets
Josh Brownhill charged down Bart Verbruggen’s kick to score after the goalkeeper had been placed in difficulty by Carlos Baleba’s underhit back pass.
Muric’s error, though, burst Burnley’s balloon. Really, they had to win this one. And they didn’t.
