Burnley 2-1 Derby: Sonne nets dramatic winner to fire into the Carabao Cup R3

Oliver Sonne slid home, a dramatic winner of the stopping time when Burnley sealed a place in the third round of the Carabao Cup with a 2-1 victory over Derby.

The Peruvian international defender provided a cool finish, just when the draw ordered for a penalty shootout after Derby Derby fought back to the level in an even match in Turf Moor.

Aaron Ramsey scored his first goal for nearly two and a half years in just his second performance for the Clarets since he sustained a serious knee injury in a 5-0 Premier League defeat by Arsenal in February 2024 when the former Aston Villa Middle fender gave Parker's side an early lead.

Bobby Clark leveled before peace, but Sonne expanded the 15 -month unbeaten home record, for his side by converting a pass from replacement Mike Tresor.

After making 11 changes, Burnley progressed from the side that achieved a first Premier League victory of the season in the 2-0 victory over Sunderland on Saturday. Parker handed debut to the German goalkeeper Max Weiss and £ 20 million summer signing of Chelsea, Armando Broja, plus a first start of France under the age of 21 Loum Tchaouna.

Former Sheffield United Forward Rhian Brewster arrived for his first start when Derby made eight changes. Dion Sanderson, Ebou Adams and Callum Elder all retained their places of Friday's 1-1 championship with Bristol City.

The Clarets made the perfect start by taking a lead over the fourth minute. Derby was undone by a quick counterattack led by Marcus Edwards and Tchaouna. When the ball found its way to Broja, before the former Chelsea Vooruit Ramsey to Ramsey to wipe from 18 meters from 18 yards to the left -hand corner of the network of Josh Vickers.

It was the first goal of the midfielder since scoring for Middlesbrough in a 5-1 win over Norwich during a loan spell on the Riverside in April 2023.

Derby attracted level in the 35th minute thanks to an earlier winner of this competition.

Clark was part of the Liverpool side that beat Chelsea in the final of 2024, in which the 20-year-old former Newcastle-Jongere contributed to his reputation during a spell in Austria with RB Salzburg last season before he joined the Rams earlier this month.

His first goal for his new club arrived when Brewster worked the ball to the left, where Callum Elder's Low Driven First-time cross was skillfully controlled by Clark to take the midfielder past Joe Worrall before he passed Weiss left.

The hosts came close to taking the lead again at the start of the second half when the Tchaouna Snapschot returned from a pole after the free kick by Zian Flemming was blocked.

And the tie looked intended for penalties until Sonne struck in the first minute of the stop time

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