On this evidence it is easy to understand why the bookmakers are offering such long odds on Burnley retaining their Premier League place in May. Scott Parker's side currently look shorn of confidence and offered very little quality at either end of the pitch to suggest there would be any merit in taking those odds. When there were opportunities to switch the point of attack, the visitors appeared to be too conservative or too slow in moving the ball. The Clarets also lost too many duels as it rapidly became yet another bleak afternoon and they suffered a ninth defeat in 11 games. And that was compounded early in the second half when their misguided attempts to play out from the back could have led to them conceding even more than Yasin Ayari's first league goal since September.

Source: BBC January 03, 2026 19:32 UTC