'Special', 'surreal', 'incredible': Burnley's Zian Flemming reflects on scoring first Premier League goals
“Special”, “surreal” and “incredible” are three words Zian Flemming used to describe his first goals as a Premier League player.
The striker bagged an impressive brace during Burnley’s dramatic 3-2 win against bottom side Wolves on Sunday, to help Scott Parker’s side record their first away points of the season.
Growing up in the Netherlands, Flemming dreamt of making it to the Premier League one day. Not only has he done that, he’s also a goalscorer at this level.
The two goals, both assisted by fellow Dutchman Quilindschy Hartman, were scored in different manners too, volleying home with a sublime first-time effort for the first before steering home from inside the six-yard box for his second.
“It was very special,” Flemming told Burnley’s YouTube channel.
“It’s a bit surreal to think I’ve now scored that first goal in the Premier League. It will probably sink in a little bit later.
“Right now, it feels a bit normal that you’re in the Premier League because you’ve just got a game every week, but if you zoom out it’s an incredible moment.
“They were two great assists as well, very different kinds of assists as well. I was happy he could put them on a plate for me to finish them off.”
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Frustratingly for Burnley, Flemming’s double was cancelled out by Wolves’ quickfire double on the stroke of half-time.
The Clarets could easily have gone under, but they left it to the very last minute to snatch the win courtesy of Lyle Foster.
Addressing the Clarets squandering that two-goal lead, the 27-year-old said: “I think the manager had to calm us down a little bit if anything. We were obviously very frustrated having played such a good half an hour only to go into half-time at 2-2.
“Normally in the Premier League that would cost you the game, especially away from home. If you let a team come back to 2-2, they’ve got all the momentum and it’s just really tough.
“But at the same time, it’s the Premier League and oppositions are really tough, so even when you’re 2-0 up you’re not safe yet.
“It was a good physical and mental challenge for us and we showed great resilience, dedication and hard work in the second-half because we had to dig really deep to get the three points.”
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