Baggies' super sub Hal Robson-Kanu shell-shocked Burnley with the decisive goal - then got sent off for a clumsy arm-out challenge, writes Lindsay Sutton at the Hawthorns.

A straight red looked harsh as he sent Matthew Lowton onto the deck, but ref Martin Atkinson had no doubts - and the Baggies were down to ten men for the last seven minutes.

Yet his goal, coming just eight minutes after he came off the bench, was a cracker.

The Welsh International, who came on a free from Reading back in 2016, made no mistake with his first-time right- foot shot that beat Burnley keeper Tom Heaton hands down.

It was a great move, even though it can against the run of play, with Burnley having bossed most of the game. Old hand Chris Brunt celebrated his 500th football appearance by starting the move with a long ball. Matt Phillips helped the ball along, and 'R-K' did the rest.

Robson-Kanu finds the net... (
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Then he was sent off (
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From the off, Burnley looked every inch the team that had beaten last season's title-winning Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on the opening day of the season.

The grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and put the pressure on he Baggies, who were nevertheless organised and unflustered, as you would spect from a Tony Pulis side

Jeff Hendrix twice had low efforts blocked, with Ahmed Hegazi showing his worth in front of his goal. Then Burnley's Johann Berg Gudmonsson sent in a long-range curler at zipped the wrong side of the Baggies' goal, with keeper Ben Foster at full stretch. Two minutes later, the Icelander met a superb cross by Robbie Brady, only for Foster to save the day for the visitors.

From a Brady cross, Sam Vokes failed to add to last week's two-goal tally, and late on sent a header wide, which proved costly for Burnley.

For the Baggies, Sam Field nearly scored when the ball hit his head and whipped close - but it was let to hero-turned-villain Robson-Kanu to make his mark.

See the table as it stands and all the scores from around the grounds HERE .

Tarkowski ready to fill Keane's boots

James Tarkowski watched Michael Keane develop into a £30million England international at Burnley - and now he wants to follow in his footsteps.

Keane’s form at Turf Moor last season, which saw him earn international recognition and a summer switch to Everton, restricted Tarkowski to just cameos from the bench in the Premier League until he started the final four games of the season.

Tarkowski has had to bide his time since signing from Brentford in early 2016 but he was always seen as the man to fill Keane’s void were he ever to depart, and the fact Sean Dyche is yet to sign a direct replacement in this window illustrates the belief in him around Turf Moor.

And Ben Mee’s new central-defensive partner hopes he can blossom in Lancashire in the same manner Keane did after he signed from Manchester United, initially on loan, three years ago.