Category: Burnley

The Premier League said goodbye to Burnley this weekend as the Clarets returned to the Championship with a 4-0 home defeat at the hands of Liverpool. Brian Laws’ men were always fighting an uphill battle to stay in the top flight, working with a relatively tiny budget and despite the bright start they made under Owen Coyle, relegation was always a real possibility for the Lancastrians. The third spot in the drop zone is all-but-confirmed to be Hull City’s, as the Tigers trail 17th place West Ham by six points…

SUNDERLAND 2Campbell 25, Bent 40 BURNLEY 1Thompson 82 Burnley’s Premier League status is hanging by a thread after a 2-1 defeat at the Stadium of Light by Steve Bruce’s resurgent Sunderland side. The Black Cats were in control for most of the game, particularly in the first half as they dominated a demoralised Burnley side. After a slow start to the game Sunderland began to up the ante and the visitors were grateful of a great save from Brian Jensen to deny a deflected shot from Darren Bent. Jensen was…

Owen Coyle’s absence from Saturday’s post-match press conference following Burnley’s FA Cup third round win over MK Dons was an ominous development for Clarets fans. Having previously distanced himself from the vacant managerial position at Lancashire neighbours Bolton Wanderers, Coyle’s sudden coyness suggests the Burnley boss is interested in the job after all. Bolton chairman Phil Gartside has now made a formal approach to Burnley for permission to speak to the Scotsman. Bolton News is reporting that Coyle has a £3.6m release clause in his contract, and it now seems…

Boxing Day sees Burnley play host to Bolton in what could be a crucial six pointer at Turf Moor. Burnley are returning home after a gruelling defeat against Wolves, but will welcome a return home as their point total accumulated at Turf Moor speaks for itself. Bolton had a weekend off after their match against Wigan was postponed due to the wintry weather, but they will be keen to get out of the relegation zone with a win. It will not be an easy task for Bolton who are against…

Burnley held Arsenal to a draw at Turf Moor on Wednesday as Arsenal once again failed to convince they possess the consistency to be genuine title challengers. The game started in a lively fashion – Cesc Fabregas had an early chance after a mistake from Tyrone Mears before his shot was cleared by Clarke Carlisle. A few minutes later, Thomas Vermaelen’s wayward header forced Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia to test his agility as he tipped the ball on to the bar. The away side pushed forward in typical Gunners fashion…

Wednesday night sees Burnley host Arsenal at Turf Moor while the rest of the Premier League try to make amends for the weekend’s results. The Clarets welcome Arsene Wenger’s side who are riding high after beating Liverpool on Sunday. It is set to be an interesting clash as Burnley hold an impressive home record and Arsenal’s away record, despite Sunday’s result, doesn’t fare too well. The last meeting between the two sides was an FA Cup tie in March at the Emirates where a spectacular volley from Eduardo stole the…

This game throws up perhaps two of the most overachieving teams this season in the division. Burnley, operating on the smallest budget in the Premier League, have so far been superb at Turf Moor, with a win percentage of 71%, giving them every chance of staying in the top flight. Meanwhile, Roy Hodgson is doing an impeccable job at Fulham, not only maintaining their top half position, but also still in contention to qualify for the Europa League. Hodgson has really got the best out of his side, making players…

Burnley have exceeded expectations this season and find themselves comfortably in mid-table. However, the Clarets away form is greatly at odds with their impressive home showings having yet to pick up a point on the road. They have conceded 21 goals in five away league fixtures this season and scored just two in reply. Similarly, the Clarets have conceded the same number of goals in their last five meetings with Manchester City – the last meeting being a 5-1 thumping in December 2001. Burnley haven’t managed a win at Manchester…

Burnley slumped to their first home defeat of the season against an inspired Latics side who fought back to take all three points. The afternoon started brightly for Burnley, with Robbie Blake flying past Mario Melchiot before delivering a pin-point cross past Chris Kirkland, to land right in front of Steven Fletcher. The Claret’s top scorer was hardly going to miss from there and managed to get enough on the ball to send it crashing into the roof of the net after four minutes. Wigan responded in quick fashion. Captain…

The local Lancashire rivalry has had plenty of time to reach simmering point. This is the first league meeting between Blackburn Rovers and Burnley since 2001, when Rovers won 5-0 in the Championship. Since then, both have been promoted and both have changed managers four times. Owen Coyle will be looking to improve his ever-growing reputation with a win over the team of Sam Allardyce, an experienced Premier League manager. Burnley have won just two of their last five league games – both that were played at Turf Moor –…

Before the season started, both sides were near the top of anyone’s ‘going down’ list. It was rightly highlighted that, for these sides to stay in the Premier League, they would both need to make their own grounds fortresses. Burnley have taken that advice with both hands, and hold a 100% home record – having already sent Manchester United, Everton and Sunderland away from Turf Moor with nothing. Birmingham have yet to make St Andrews a daunting prospect for visiting sides, but have already picked up an – often elusive…

Sunderland travel to Turf Moor to play a Burnley side that will be eager to get back on track after their 4-0 pummeling against Liverpool at the weekend. The Clarets have won both of their home games so far this campaign and will hope to keep that kind of form going, having yet to pick up a point on their travels. Sunderland have enjoyed their best ever start in the Premier League and indeed their best start to a season in the top flight since the 1967-68 campaign. In recent…

A sumptuous Wade Elliot strike against Sheffield United in the playoff final back in May was enough to send Burnley to the dizzy heights of the Premier League. The tricky and agile winger was on hand again on Sunday afternoon to gift Burnley their second 1-0 victory of the season against Everton and cap an excellent start to the season for Owen Coyle’s men. Burnley have brought a sense of no fear and a refreshing freedom to their play since their promotion earlier in the year, looking to play good…

The familiar names of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez will no doubt be playing on the minds of many apprehensive Manchester United fans this week. The high profile summer departures at Old Trafford have weakened the side considerably despite the additions of Antonio Valencia and Michael Owen, not to mention Sir Alex Ferguson’s vote of confidence to his squad. However after the defeat last night to a resolute and battling Burnley side, Ferguson will surely be contemplating adding more quality and the missing ‘magic’ to his squad which was severely…

Manchester United face their second newly-promoted side inside a week when they take on Owen Coyle’s Burnley at Turf Moor tomorrow. Burnley was quickly shown the tough nature of the Premier League after a 2-0 defeat away to Stoke on Saturday. However, the upcoming match against the Red Devils could show the Clarets the harshest aspects of top-flight football if United perform on Wednesday. The Clarets will be hoping that their full capacity crowd will make as much noise as possible in their first home game of the Premier League.…

2008/09 – Having taken the manager’s job at Burnley the previous campaign, Owen Coyle’s first full season in English football was a resounding success. Not only did he take the Clarets through two impressive cup runs including reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup, but he also steered the Lancashire club in to the Premier League via the backdoor route of the play-offs. An early Wade Elliott goal in the play-off final proved enough for a 1-0 triumph over Sheffield United and also earned Coyle a contract extension that will…