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McClean helps Berahino end 913-day goal drought

Saido Berahino finally gets to celebrate a goal again
Saido Berahino finally gets to celebrate a goal again

Saido Berahino's first goal for two-and-a-half years and a comical 97th-minute own-goal from Juninho Bacuna helped Stoke shock Premier League Huddersfield 2-0 and advance to the Carabao Cup third round.

The £12million striker had gone 913 days without finding the back of the net, but his 53rd-minute headed finish at the bet365 Stadium ended his goal-drought.

It was also Berahino's first Stoke goal since joining on a five-and-a-half-year deal in January last year and his first goal in 48 matches.

And how Stoke fans rejoiced as the Potters prevented the Terriers from claiming their first win over them since March 1998.

Winger James McClean rattled the bar with a fierce drive and Berahino was well-placed to head home from close range to break his long-standing hoodoo.

And in the final minute of injury-time debutant Bacuna shanked his attempted clearance and only succeeded in scoring in his own net.

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