Burnley 5-0 Sheffield Utd: Analysis

Shamoon Hafez, BBC Sport at Turf Moor

The manner in which Sheffield United fell away after going a man down was alarming and leaves manager Paul Heckingbottom clinging on to his job.

Skipper Oli Norwood's powerful drive from long range was pushed away by James Trafford and Cameron Archer blazed over from 12 yards before losing their heads with a show of petulance.

John Fleck received a yellow for a late tackle from behind on Dara O'Shea and Oli McBurnie senselessly struck the Republic of Ireland international twice before the break. In all, the away side received seven yellow cards and a red.

McBurnie's sending off robbed his side of a potential fightback in the second half and with so much on the line, it has to go down as one of the most absurd red cards received considering the situation.

The Blades - who next face a daunting home match against Liverpool on Wednesday - have a huge task on their hands for survival, winning only one of their 14 games so far and conceding a league-high 39 goals.