Burnley: February 2010 Archives

Burnley 1-2 Portsmouth

Bottom of the table Portsmouth put their off-field problems behind them to defeat Burnley 2-1 at Turf Moor.

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FT:Burnley 1-2 Portsmouth:Portsmouth produced a determined display and despite missing a penalty, managed to hold onto the three points

RED C:Burnley 1-2 Portsmouth: (Rocha 90mins)Rocha is shown a second yellow card in injury time.

GOAL:Burnley 1-2 Portsmouth: (76mins)Yebda slots home a penalty to give the away side the lead.

HT:Burnley 1-1 Portsmouth:The teams go in all square after an entertaining and lively first half

GOAL:Burnley 1-1 Portsmouth: (31mins) Paterson fires a shot into the net from inside the area.

GOAL:Burnley 0-1 Portsmouth: (25mins) Piquionne gets on the end of a Webber cross to slot home.

LINE UP: James, Finnan, Rocha, Hreidarsson, Belhadj, Wilson, Webber, O'Hara, Yebda, Owusu-Abeyie, Piquionne

LINE UP: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Cort, Fox, Elliott, McDonald, Bikey, Blake, Fletcher, Paterson

Clarets must stop defensive rot - Laws

Brian Laws has vowed to 'stop the trigger' which causes the mistakes that has resulted in Burnley conceding poor goals this season.

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Alexander return would be great - Laws

Brian Laws is hoping that veteran Graham Alexander will be fit for Burnley's massive game against Portsmouth at Turf Moor on Saturday.

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Double boost for Carlisle

Defender Clarke Carlisle has two reason to celebrate, not only did he win countdown, an X-Ray has revealed he has not broken his toe.

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Laws fitness blow

Burnley boss Brian Laws' hopes of having midfielder Chris McCann back in action against Portsmouth look to be over.

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Fee decision soon

Burnley will find out later this week exactly how much they will have to pay Manchester United for defender Richard Eckersley.

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Laws still positive

Burnley boss Brian Laws has described the ten minute spell at Aston Villa where they conceded four goals as 'crazy'.

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Clarets can stay up - striker

Burnley striker Martin Paterson still believes the club will escape the drop and says that confidence remains high in the camp.

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Aston Villa 5-2 Burnley

Villa renewed their claim for a Champions League slot with a five-goal blitz of hapless Burnley.

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FT:A Villa 5-2 Burnley: Four goals in 12 second half mins give Villa a comfortable win and leave Burnley deep in trouble in 19th.

GOAL:A Villa 5-2 Burnley: (90mins) Cork's low cross from the left is turned home by Paterson.

GOAL:A Villa 5-1 Burnley: (68mins) Agbonlahor finished off a fine Villa move.

GOAL:A Villa 4-1 Burnley: (61mins) Heskey slots home right-footed from close range.

GOAL:A Villa 3-1 Burnley: (58mins) Downing's deflected 2nd in 2 mins doubles Villa's lead.

GOAL:A Villa 2-1 Burnley: (56mins) Downing's right foot effort finds the far corner.

HT:A Villa 1-1 Burnley: Burnley led through Fletcher's opener, but Villa level thanks to Young.

GOAL:A Villa 1-1 Burnley: (32mins) Young's right foot cross beats everyone & ends in the net.

GOAL:A Villa 0-1 Burnley: (10mins) Fletcher taps home from 6 yards after Nugent's low cross.

LINE UP: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Cort, Fox, Eagles, Cork, Bikey, McDonald, Nugent, Fletcher

LINE UP: Friedel, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Ashley Young, Milner, Petrov, Downing, Agbonlahor, Heskey

Laws releases Clarets midfielder

Burnley have cut short midfielder Fernando Guerrero's loan stay at Turf Moor as boss Brian Laws says he is not part of his plans.

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Duo set for Clarets return

Burnley duo Graham Alexander and Chris McCann could return to action for the Clarets trip to Villa Park on Sunday.

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Burnley land shirt deal

Burnley have landed their first international shirt sponsor with the news that Fun88 have signed a two year deal with the club.

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Fingers crossed over fee

Burnley will find out on Monday how much they will have to pay Manchester United for defender Richard Eckersley.

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Axe to fall on winger

Burnley are set to cut short the season-long loan deal for Fernando Guerrero who has struggled to make an impact at the club.

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Gudjonsson fall out denied

Burnley boss Brian Laws has denied he has had a fall out with Joey Gudjonsson but he has told him to fight for his place in the side.

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Injury boost for Clarets

Burnley got a boost on the injury front this weekend as Chris McCann made a scoring return in their friendly win over Dynamo Kiev.

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Fitness boost for Clarets

Burnley are keeping their fingers crossed that veteran Graham Alexander could be fit to face Aston Villa at the weekend.

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Second goals the key to Clarets' away woe - boss

Brian Laws has told his Burnley players they need to cut out conceding quick second goals to put an end to their away-day blues.

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Clarets starlet urged to have belief

Brian Laws has urged Kevin McDonald to have more belief in his abilities, claiming he can be a 'significant player' for Burnley.

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Cork looks to Villa clash

Burnley's on loan midfielder Jack Cork is hoping the payers can find an answer to their away days blues ahead of the trip to Villa.

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McCann boost for Clarets

Burnley's influential midfielder Chris McCann is stepping up his comeback from injury and is set to play in a friendly.

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Mindset needs changing - Laws

Burnley boss Brian Laws has called on the side to change their mindset about away fixtures after slipping to defeat at Fulham.

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Fulham 3-0 Burnley

Burnley's woeful away form continued as Fulham ended their goal drought with a 3-0 victory over the Clarets at Craven Cottage.

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FT:Fulham 3-0 Burnley: First half Goals from Murphy and Elm and a second half free-kick from Zamora give Fulham a comfortable win.

GOAL:Fulham 3-0 Burnley:(54mins)Zamora side-foots a 25-yard free kick into the bottom corner

HT:Fulham 2-0 Burnley:Goals from Murphy and Elm have given Fulham a comfortable half-time lead

GOAL:Fulham 2-0 Burnley: (32mins) Zamora's shot is saved but David Elm taps home the rebound

GOAL:Fulham 1-0 Burnley: (23mins) Danny Murphy converts Zamora's knockdown from close range.

LINE UP: Schwarzer, Shorey, Hangeland, Hughes, Baird, Duff, Etuhu, Murphy, Davies, Elm, Zamora

LINE UP: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Cort, Edgar, Elliott, Bikey, McDonald, Fox, Fletcher, Nugent.

Jensen's away day hopes

Burnley keeper Brian Jensen is hoping that Saturday's win over West Ham can lead to an away day success at Fulham.

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Jordan boost for Clarets

Burnley boss Brian Laws is set for a boost on the injury front with defender Stephen Jordan closing in on a return at Fulham.

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Addicks face battle to keep star

Charlton face a battle to keep hold of Nicky Bailey with both Middlesbrough and Burnley said to be showing an interest.

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Laws hopeful over defender

Burnley boss Brian Laws will be hoping to have Stephen Jordan available for the clash with Fulham on Tuesday night.

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Laws praises Clarets display

Brian Laws praised his Burnley side after their 2-1 victory over West Ham, which secured his first win as boss.

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Burnley 2-1 West Ham United

Burnley are out of the bottom three as Brian Laws picked up his first top-flight win in a bottom-of-the-table clash with West Ham.

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FT:Burn 2-1 W Ham:Burnley weather a West Ham storm and cling on to three massive points that will pull them out of the relegation zone.

GOAL:Burn 2-1 W Ham:(80mins)Super-sub Araujo Ilan grabs a debut goal with his first touch.

GOAL:Burn 2-0 W Ham:(55mins)Danny Fox doubles the lead on his debut with a superb free-kick.

HT:Burn 1-0 W Ham:Burnley go in ahead though West Ham have asked a few questions since the goal.

GOAL:Burn 1-0 W Ham:(13mins)David Nugent capitalises on an Upson error and turns the ball home

LINE UP: Green, Faubert, Tomkins, Upson, Spector, Parker, Behrami, Collison, Noble, Cole, McCarthy

LINE UP: Jensen, Mears, Cort, Carlisle, Fox, Elliott, Bikey, McDonald, Blake, Nugent, Fletcher

Returning hitman bolsters Burnley

David Nugent is set to return while new boys Danny Fox and Jack Cork could make their Clarets debuts against West Ham.

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Nugent looks ahead

Burnley frontman David Nugent would be happy to make his stay at the club permanent but only if the team stay in the top flight.

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Striker staying put

Burnley boss Brian Laws has fended off interest in striker Robbie Blake from Barnsley and says he has a very important role to play.

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Striker bid failed

It has been revealed that Burnley made a bid to land Derby striker Rob Hulse on loan before the closure of the transfer window.

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Goals pledge from Nugent

On loan striker David Nugent is determined to fire the goals for Burnley that will keep the Clarets in the Premiership.

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Money the key for Fox switch

New Burnley signing Danny Fox believes money issues forced his departure from Parkhead but can't wait to play in the Premiership.

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Midfielder signs

Boss Brian Laws has moved again in the transfer market and signed Chelsea midfielder Jack Cork on loan for the rest of the season.

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Burnley extend Nugent loan

Burnley have completed the loan signing of Portsmouth striker David Nugent until the end of the season.

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Mears not for sale - Clarets

Burnley have dismissed reports that they are to sell highly rated full-back Tyrone Mears to Sunderland before the window closes.

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Burnley 1-2 Portsmouth

Bottom of the table Portsmouth put their off-field problems behind them to defeat Burnley 2-1 at Turf Moor.

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FT:Burnley 1-2 Portsmouth:Portsmouth produced a determined display and despite missing a penalty, managed to hold onto the three points

RED C:Burnley 1-2 Portsmouth: (Rocha 90mins)Rocha is shown a second yellow card in injury time.

GOAL:Burnley 1-2 Portsmouth: (76mins)Yebda slots home a penalty to give the away side the lead.

HT:Burnley 1-1 Portsmouth:The teams go in all square after an entertaining and lively first half

GOAL:Burnley 1-1 Portsmouth: (31mins) Paterson fires a shot into the net from inside the area.

GOAL:Burnley 0-1 Portsmouth: (25mins) Piquionne gets on the end of a Webber cross to slot home.

LINE UP: James, Finnan, Rocha, Hreidarsson, Belhadj, Wilson, Webber, O'Hara, Yebda, Owusu-Abeyie, Piquionne

LINE UP: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Cort, Fox, Elliott, McDonald, Bikey, Blake, Fletcher, Paterson

Clarets must stop defensive rot - Laws

Brian Laws has vowed to 'stop the trigger' which causes the mistakes that has resulted in Burnley conceding poor goals this season.

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Alexander return would be great - Laws

Brian Laws is hoping that veteran Graham Alexander will be fit for Burnley's massive game against Portsmouth at Turf Moor on Saturday.

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Double boost for Carlisle

Defender Clarke Carlisle has two reason to celebrate, not only did he win countdown, an X-Ray has revealed he has not broken his toe.

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Laws fitness blow

Burnley boss Brian Laws' hopes of having midfielder Chris McCann back in action against Portsmouth look to be over.

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Fee decision soon

Burnley will find out later this week exactly how much they will have to pay Manchester United for defender Richard Eckersley.

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Laws still positive

Burnley boss Brian Laws has described the ten minute spell at Aston Villa where they conceded four goals as 'crazy'.

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Clarets can stay up - striker

Burnley striker Martin Paterson still believes the club will escape the drop and says that confidence remains high in the camp.

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Aston Villa 5-2 Burnley

Villa renewed their claim for a Champions League slot with a five-goal blitz of hapless Burnley.

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FT:A Villa 5-2 Burnley: Four goals in 12 second half mins give Villa a comfortable win and leave Burnley deep in trouble in 19th.

GOAL:A Villa 5-2 Burnley: (90mins) Cork's low cross from the left is turned home by Paterson.

GOAL:A Villa 5-1 Burnley: (68mins) Agbonlahor finished off a fine Villa move.

GOAL:A Villa 4-1 Burnley: (61mins) Heskey slots home right-footed from close range.

GOAL:A Villa 3-1 Burnley: (58mins) Downing's deflected 2nd in 2 mins doubles Villa's lead.

GOAL:A Villa 2-1 Burnley: (56mins) Downing's right foot effort finds the far corner.

HT:A Villa 1-1 Burnley: Burnley led through Fletcher's opener, but Villa level thanks to Young.

GOAL:A Villa 1-1 Burnley: (32mins) Young's right foot cross beats everyone & ends in the net.

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