Matty Pearson was Burnley’s nemesis once again as his late header saw Huddersfield come from behind to dump the Premier League side out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win at Turf Moor.Pearson, whose extra-time goal gave Accrington Stanley a League Cup win over Burnley in 2016, headed in for the Championship club four minutes from time after Josh Koroma had cancelled out Jay Rodriguez’s fir...Full Story »

Burnley boss Sean Dyche will be absent for Saturday’s FA Cup third-round clash with Huddersfield at Turf Moor as he isolates after testing positive for coronavirus.In addition, Clarets assistant manager Ian Woan, overseeing things while Dyche is away, on Thursday said he believed there were four new positive cases within the playing staff.A pair who had already been missing after positive ...Full Story »

Leeds will be boosted by the return of at least three players for Sunday’s visit of fellow Premier League strugglers Burnley.Boss Marcelo Bielsa confirmed during Friday’s pre-match press conference that Junior Firpo would be back after suspension and joined in the squad by Diego Llorente and Daniel James following their recent struggles with illness and injury respectively.Jack Harri...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick was pleased by the reaction and improved body language displayed by Manchester United’s players as they beat Burnley days on from the meek draw at Newcastle.The summer arrivals of Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane raised expectations around Old Trafford but this season has been a damp squib, leading to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s exit last month.Progress has...Full Story »

Scott McTominay starred as Manchester United ended 2021 with a much-needed win against a depleted Burnley.Having gone top of the Premier League with victory at Turf Moor in January, talk of a title challenge had turned to the need to kickstart their Champions League qualification push by the end of a topsy-turvy year.There remains plenty of work for Ralf Rangnick to do, but Thursday’s 3-1 ...Full Story »

Bruno Fernandes will miss Manchester United’s home game against Burnley on Thursday through suspension.Portugal playmaker Fernandes collected his fifth yellow card of the Premier League season in the 1-1 draw at Newcastle on Monday.Victor Lindelof (Covid-19) and Paul Pogba (thigh) miss out again, while Anthony Martial is unlikely to be included as uncertainty continues over his Old Traffor...Full Story »

Burnley defender James Tarkowski has just six months left on his contract. Poor starts, poor form and a general lack of firepower have clouded both Burnley and Newcastle's Premier League campaigns, to the point where it is no surprise the duo have occupied the Premier League relegation zone together with Norwich since the start of September. January will bring about two extremely different fort...Full Story »

Maxwel Cornet is hoping to return to contention for the home game against Everton on Boxing Day.Cornet sustained a thigh injury in the defeat at Newcastle at the start of the month and then tested positive for coronavirus.Dale Stephens could also be available. He has yet to appear this season following ankle surgery in the summer, while Ashley Barnes and Connor Roberts are still out.Dominic Calv...Full Story »

A Covid-19 outbreak within the Watford squad has led to an abrupt postponement of their Premier League game at Burnley on Wednesday evening.Burnley announced the fixture was suddenly off just two and a half hours before kick-off, with a follow-up Premier League statement apologising for the “inconvenience and disruption” a late cancellation has caused to supporters.The Clarets said i...Full Story »

Burnley could again be without Maxwel Cornet for Wednesday’s clash with fellow Premier League strugglers Watford.The 25-year-old limped off with a thigh problem during the Clarets’ loss to Newcastle and sat out Sunday’s draw with West Ham, while fellow forward Ashley Barnes remains sidelined with a similar injury.Connor Roberts is recovering from a severe non-coronavirus-r...Full Story »

David Moyes questioned why West Ham were not awarded a penalty after their Champions League ambitions suffered a setback in a goalless draw away to struggling Burnley.Having beaten the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool in recent weeks to justify their place in the top four, the Hammers found Burnley more stubborn opposition as Nick Pope thwarted the handful of clear openings they were able to carve...Full Story »

West Ham’s Champions League ambitions suffered a setback as they were held to a goalless draw by struggling Burnley.David Moyes’ side have recently beaten Chelsea and Liverpool while giving Manchester City a run for their money to sit in the top four on merit, but they found struggling Burnley a more difficult proposition than expected in a tight encounter at Turf Moor.Nick Pope, who...Full Story »

Burnley forward Maxwel Cornet is a doubt for Sunday’s Premier League clash with West Ham.Cornet limped off with a thigh injury during last Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Newcastle and has an outside chance of making the game.Manager Sean Dyche will make a late decision on defender Ben Mee (shoulder), but full-back Connor Roberts has not trained this week because of illness and is doubtful ...Full Story »

Callum Wilson finally handed Newcastle their first Premier League win of the season at the 15th attempt as they rode their luck to see off fellow strugglers Burnley.Eddie Howe’s men were decidedly second best for long periods in front of a crowd of 51,948 at St James’ Park but made the most of a slice of good fortune when Wilson blasted home his sixth goal of the season after goalkee...Full Story »

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe will be without the suspended Ciaran Clark for Saturday’s Premier League clash with fellow strugglers Burnley.Clark was sent off just nine minutes into Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw with Norwich and must sit out as a result, although fellow central defender Jamaal Lascelles and wing-back Matt Ritchie are available after serving one-match bans against the Ca...Full Story »

Burnley maintained their impressive record against Wolves with a 0-0 draw that made it six unbeaten versus the West Midlands side for Sean Dyche.It was the first time that Dyche’s side had played since their thrilling 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace last month after Storm Arwen postponed the Clarets’ clash with Tottenham last Sunday.Although a point will not please Dyche too much, his s...Full Story »

Ruben Neves is suspended for Wolves’ clash with Burnley.The midfielder has collected five yellow cards and serves a one-game ban, while Yerson Mosquera (hamstring), Jonny (knee) and Pedro Neto (knee) are out until next year.Willy Boly’s muscle injury will continue to rule him out for another two weeks and Daniel Podence (coronavirus) is also sidelined.Burnley will be without suspende...Full Story »

Burnley will be without suspended pair James Tarkowski and Ashley Westwood for Sunday’s home game against Tottenham.Defender Tarkowski and midfielder Westwood will both sit out a one-game ban after reaching five bookings.Boss Sean Dyche expects Jay Rodriguez and Matej Vydra to overcome “a bit of muscle tightness”,  but Ashley Barnes will be out for several weeks due to a t...Full Story »