Burnley managed just three efforts on target at the Amex Stadium and their lack of threat in attack was compounded by errors at the back. "What we need is what we had previous to today," Parker added. We are going to lose matches but the way we lost today is not one which was nice and is not acceptable really. Sweden international Hjalmar Ekdal echoed Parker's sentiments when speaking to Sky Sports, adding: "I think today is worse than previous games. It is difficult to put it on one thing really, but just the mindset and the character of us all on the pitch.

Source: BBC January 03, 2026 19:06 UTC