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Jordan Butler
BBC Sport journalist

Burnley resume their Premier League campaign on Saturday when they host high-flying Chelsea at Turf Moor. BBC Sport touches on some of the key themes surrounding this fixture.

Burnley's defeat at West Ham United before the international break felt like a damaging one.

A win would have put Scott Parker's side six points clear of their opponents and the relegation zone, but their 3-2 loss means they only sit above the 18th-placed Hammers on goal difference.

The Clarets took a first-half lead, mustered 16 shots to West Ham's 15 and enjoyed more possession – and Parker felt that his players let victory slip from their grasp.

"We played well," said the manager after the match. "But that's irrelevant now. We've lost the game and fallen short in crucial moments, and in the Premier League you can't afford to do that."

Home comforts

Seven of Burnley's 10 points this season have come at home and they will welcome a return to Turf Moor this weekend.

The Lancashire club have only lost two league matches at their stadium since the start of last season (W16, D10) – one of those was to defending champions Liverpool and the other to Premier League leaders Arsenal. In England's top four tiers, only Birmingham City have suffered fewer home defeats in that time.

Dutch forward Zian Flemming's recent form is another reason for optimism. Curiously, 12 of Flemming's 15 league goals in a Burnley shirt have come on the road, including all three this season, but if he can find the net this weekend then he would become just the second player to score four or more times in his first five Premier League starts for the club since Maxwel Cornet.

Blues love playing on enemy Turf

Chelsea have enjoyed a lunchtime kick-off of late, having won their past seven Premier League outings at 12:30 on a Saturday.

Only three sides have enjoyed a longer winning streak at this time: Manchester United in 2003 with eight; Chelsea themselves with eight between May 2005 and December 2017; and Manchester City with nine from May 2021 to October 2022.

The west Londoners also relish their visits to this particular corner of east Lancashire.

The Blues have never suffered a Premier League defeat at Turf Moor, winning eight of their nine games there (D1), including the past six. In fact, they have only lost once to Burnley in 18 Premier League meetings both home and away - a 3-2 defeat at Stamford Bridge in August 2017.

Alejandro Garnacho was an unused substitute on his previous trip to Turf Moor with Manchester United, but he should feature this weekend on what will be his 100th Premier League appearance.

The Argentine is set to become the youngest South American to reach that milestone – surpassing the previous record held by Gabriel Martinelli – and he will be hoping the recent international break has not disrupted his form. The winger provided two assists in a top-flight match for the first time during the 3-0 home triumph over Wolves last time out.

Chelsea might have to wait a bit longer for Cole Palmer's return from injury but their attack is already stronger with Joao Pedro and Liam Delap both back fit.

I still think this game will be quite tight, though. Burnley are well organised and their only home defeats so far have been against Liverpool and Arsenal.

This smells of a 1-1 draw to me, but I am actually going to go with Chelsea to edge it for what would be their third league win in a row.

Enzo Maresca's side are third at the moment and seem to have found more consistency than they had last season, although I still don't see them as genuine title contenders. They are not as strong as Arsenal or Manchester City.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

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The Premier League will from next season move to a new system of Financial Fair Play (FFP) based on squad costs.

The clubs met in London on Friday to vote on three possible methods of replacing Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).

Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) got 14 votes in favour and six against, which is the minimum number that is required to exact a rule change.

Overall squad costs from next season will have to be limited to 85% of a club's revenue, although teams competing in Europe will have to adhere to Uefa's maximum of 70%.

Squad costs comprise player and manager wages, transfer fees and agents' fees.

Rules around sustainability, which set out a club's financial spending plans over the medium and long term, were passed unanimously.

Read more about the news and what it means here

Tasnim Chowdhury
BBC Sport journalist

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The Premier League has announced the start and end dates for the 2026-27 season.

The first round of fixtures will take place across the weekend of 22 August 2026 - a week later than previous seasons.

The later start allows rest time for players - 89 clear days from the end of this season, and 33 days from the 2026 World Cup final.

The Premier League said the delay was a "priority" for player welfare in an "increasingly congested global football calendar".

The final matches of the season will be played on Sunday, 30 May 2027, with all fixtures kicking off simultaneously as usual.

The season will end a week before the 2027 Champions League final, which will be on Saturday, 5 June.

There will be 33 weekend and five midweek fixtures - the same as the current season.

For the festive period, the Premier League have said no two match rounds will take place within 60 hours.

It has not been confirmed if there will be any fixtures on 24 December 2026.

However, as Boxing Day falls on a Saturday, the Premier League has said there will be more matches scheduled than this season, when there is only one.

Pat Nevin
Former footballer and presenter

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One of potentially the biggest moments in English football is coming on Friday, but precious few people understand how important it could be or even know about it.

The Premier League is considering 'anchoring' wages, which would cap the amount any club could spend on their squad at five times the smallest central Premier League broadcasting and prize money payout.

It is a complex argument. The league and some clubs are considering it because they want to ensure wage inflation does not continue to rise endangering their long-term financial security. From the other side - the players and their union, the PFA - this unnaturally limits the amount they can earn in what has until now been a free and open market.

Any changes to that position foisted upon the players without their prior consultation and agreement will not go down well. Remember, the players are the people that the paying public, the TV companies and the advertisers want to see, not a bunch of chairmen, executives and directors arguing over accounts, dividends and profit margins.

The game has increased the number of games played per season without consulting those who are physically doing it. No studies on how that will affect their health in the short and long term were considered, and so the PFA in England looks like it is finally ready to take a strong stand for its members.

Strike ballots are not unknown, I should know, as chairman of the PFA my name was on the bottom of every ballot paper when we last considered strike action over changes in working conditions. The modern owners may have forgotten, but we had 99% backing from our members.

Owners may think of footballers as ultra wealthy, mercenary, thickos who can easily be controlled - well they thought that last time and they lost.

It is time for serious and meaningful negotiation between equals and not a master and serf attitude from one side towards the other.

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Saffie Yates
BBC Sport journalist

Burnley boss Scott Parker has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Chelsea at Turf Moor (kick-off 12:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On Armando Broja after he was stretchered off when playing for Albania against England on Sunday: "I'm hoping that Armando will be available for the weekend. Everything that's come back seemed really positive. He was on the grass yesterday, he's on the grass today - we'll see how he reacts tomorrow. But at this moment in time, it's looking good. I'm pleased it's not an injury that brings back a scar [because] he's a top player."

• On what Burnley need to do to improve: "The fine details in our game in certain moments. We've developed and I've seen massive improvement in us, but the goals conceded last time were poor. We are in an unbelievable place with a team that are developing but we have things to work on."

• He says it's is too early to talk about about plans for the January transfer window: "I'm not thinking about that. I have a group that are fully committed and that's the focus at the moment. We will reassess in January, some players may want to leave, some stay, but we will start thinking about it soon."

• On the togetherness of his players: "It's going to be vital. There's going to be some bumps and what I'll fall back on is a group that can take a blow and stick together. We are going to need to overperform to be successful and have a team spirit that is beyond anything. By having an incredible unity about us we can get through adversity."

• He acknowledged the difference between the modern Premier League and when he was playing: "There's no denying the world has changed and the psychological element of players has completely changed with what they see on social media. I try to have more understanding of it to help them and get what I want as a coach out of them as it's very different."

• He recognised the ongoing importance of set-pieces: "Set-plays are always something, especially with how the game is moving. It will be a constant with us to keep improving set-pieces throughout the year."

• On Zian Fleming's recent performances: "Brilliant form - he's done fantastically well. He didn't have pre season because of injury and he's come back in with two brilliant finishes [so I am] really pleased for him. Gives him real confidence and he's a brilliant professional."

• On Fleming playing as a centre-forward: "I know he's not played in that position before but I see him as a nine. Last year playing [as a number 10] for practically every game will put him in good stead.

Follow all of Thursday's Premier League news conferences and the rest of the day's football news

Listen to live commentary of Burnley v Chelsea, with Scott Read and David Unsworth, on BBC Radio Lancashire (95.5, 103.9 and 104.5FM) at 12:30 on Saturday

Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport journalist

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The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off earlier than usual this year, with up to 17 Premier League clubs set to be affected by players jetting off to host country Morocco.

The tournament runs from 21 December until 18 January.

There has been no official announcement about which date clubs will have to release their players by - and it could vary depending on agreements.

Players could miss up to six, or in some cases seven, Premier League matches - plus FA Cup and Carabao Cup games - if they reach the final.

The group stages end on 31 December, so quickly eliminated players may only miss half that amount.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Leeds do not have any players due to play in the 2025 Afcon - with Sunderland and Wolves losing the most players.

• Aston Villa - 1

• Bournemouth - 1

• Brentford - 2

• Brighton - 1

• Burnley - 3

• Crystal Palace - 1 to 4

• Everton - 2 to 3

• Fulham - 3

• Liverpool - 1

• Manchester City - 2

• Manchester United - 3

• Newcastle United - 0 to 1

• Nottingham Forest - 1 to 4

• Sunderland - 7

• Tottenham - 1 to 2

• West Ham United - 2

• Wolves - 5

Read the full article here to know which players will feature at Afcon

Natalie Bromley
Fan writer

Which player at your club is flying?: Josh Cullen is proving to be quite some player this time around. He was dropped very early on in Vincent Kompany's Premier League campaign, before making a return later on in the season, but this year he is the core that the rest of the midfield is built around. It is his passing that's most impressive - with his perfectly weighted through balls for Jaidon Anthony and Quilindschy Hartman offering us creativity.

Which player is floundering? Anthony probably needs a spell out of the side, but this also feels harsh to put him in this list. He is perhaps a victim of his own success; after getting off to a strong start he's looking tired and things aren't quite falling for him. Overall though, he has performed better at the higher level than people expected.

Tactically I think we... desperately need to get rid of the back five. It is not stopping the goals from going in, and is killing any hope of any creativity when we do manage to counter.

I want my manager to give me more... willingness to win a game, because you cannot play for a point in this league. Scott Parker has improved drastically with this, but we can afford to be a little less scared.

Our fans seem obsessed with... signing a number nine in January, but they should be thinking about how well Zian Flemming has taken to life in the Premier League.

My expectations for the season... were that relegation was a certainty, but there is now a glimmer of hope that 17th is attainable.

Season rating so far: 7/10. The Clarets are here to compete this time around. With charm and elegance too.

One sentence on how you're feeling right now: "THE CLARETS ARE STAYING UP… AGAIN!"

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Over the past week, we have been asking you to send in the best Premier League XI your club could have put together.

We know football existed before 1992 but as a Leeds United fan asked our experts on the club to name theirs - using the Ask Me Anything form on the Whites - we stuck with their parameters.

Here's BBC Sport's Burnley fan writer Natalie's effort.

And you can ask us about the Clarets using the Ask Me Anything form at the top of this page or here

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We have, roughly, run the numbers and here is the XI your submissions have produced.

This was a tricky one. The most popular formation was Sean Dyche's classic 4-4-2; however, three midfielders and three forwards separated themselves from the rest of the suggestions.

Rather than crowbar Ashley Barnes into midfield, we have opted to switch the shape and give the Burnley legend the opportunity to join Sam Vokes and Chris Wood up front.

As for the defence? Kyle Walker's fine start to life saw him feature in most teams, which may require Kieran Trippier to switch to left-back.

We reckon this Burnley XI would make quite a real impact in the Premier League.

Nicola Pearson
BBC Sport journalist

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The statistics might say playing at home is an advantage - but what happens when it is not?

So far this season, 53% of Premier League matches have been won by the home team - the highest ever rate in a single campaign.

On the flip side, just 26% have been won by the away team - the lowest rate since 2010-11.

However, this has not been the case for all teams.

For some, being on the road has been more favourable. Tottenham are perhaps the most contrasting example having the joint-most points away from home with 13, but the second-worst in front of their own fans with just five points.

In the second part of her chat with BBC Sport, performance psychologist Marie Cartwright explained: "With crowds when playing away from home, there is a reduced scrutiny as a whole for away teams in that those crowds expect the home team to be the ones in charge. The players feel less judged. The pressure is on the other side.

"Another reason could come down to something in psychology I like to call simplification of the task. The team has a better collective identity when they are away.

"The human brain still goes back to the cavemen days. We have to, as a collective, fight for something. We have to protect our name. It goes back to that hunter-gatherer-against-danger mentality.

"When players are in front of a home crowd, there can be a bit of playing up to the individuality.

"I really do believe that collective identity has a strong enough influence because it amplifies the purpose and the belonging - let's belong together, let's be stronger together."

The focus might be on the players' performances being impacted by being home or away, but what about the managers?

Wolves, West Ham and Nottingham Forest make up three of the bottom four for their home records so far this term, and all have changed their manager in recent weeks.

"100% managers and coaches can be affected, and sometimes even more so because there is so much riding on that one person," Cartwright said.

"The decision-making is the main thing. The crowd is chanting - 'take this player off, do this' - and it can lead to rushed decisions, particularly when the noise becomes relentless.

"Then there is the emotional regulation and touchline behaviour. A manager is pacing up and down, mirroring the stress state, and players see that. It can lead to mimicking and players feeling that stress too."

The impact on teams psychologically playing home or away is apparent, so how can they make the most from these different conditions?

"Our brains are wired to think negatively - it's a protection mechanism," Cartwright said.

"So when it comes to performing home and away, those players and managers who deal with it best are those who know how to use the noise and scrutiny and move on quickly from it - an ability to have a reset routine and regulate their emotions in these pressurised situations."

Read more from Marie in part one of her chat around the impact of playing at home here

Nicola Pearson
BBC Sport journalist

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"Home advantage gives you an advantage."

It is a quote - among many - attributed to the famous former England manager Sir Bobby Robson - a simple, yet fair reflection of a historical format of football.

For as long as teams have played in leagues, games taking place home and away has been the norm, with the idea that playing at home will be to the benefit of that team.

But what is the impact of playing at your own ground in front of your own fans?

In the first part of her chat with BBC Sport, performance psychologist Marie Cartwright explained: "Home impact can be viewed in two ways. Sometimes it does have a positive impact, and what happens is there is an elevated motivation.

"What that means is the crowd energy increases adrenaline and that creates a momentum in effort and intensity in the players. It is also a familiar environment for the players, so that means it reduces the cognitive load. They don't have to think as much about anything else other than their play because they know the pitch, they know the routines, they feel settled.

"However, there are a couple of potential negative impacts as well, with the potential intensification in pressure in the home fans, most times, expecting dominance from the home team. That can lead to mistakes from players feeling bigger to them.

"There can then be what we call a threat state. The players might perceive consequences as high, so they feel they might be facing more criticism when they are at home."

While those who watch football know there are more factors than just where the match is being to take into consideration, the statistics do suggest the influence is there.

Since the Premier League started, the home win percentage has outweighed the away win percentage in all bar one season - the Covid-hit 2020-21 campaign in which fans were largely not allowed admission saw a 38% home win rate compared to 40% away win rate.

So how a team handles this additional crowd pressure seems to be a key factor.

"In psychology, there is something called the challenge and threat theory," Cartwright said.

"In reality what that means is a 'challenge state' can push the player into thinking, 'I've got this, I've got the resources to cope with this'. That leads to better decision making and quicker reactions.

"The threat state, on the other hand, players might think the consequences outweigh their ability to cope. In any match context, that can mean they have a narrow sense of focus, the focus is not quite the same, so the play becomes slower because of overthinking."

"It can also be called 'red brain or blue brain' - with red brain being the one with fear-based dialogue and internal negative self-talk, while blue brain is the cool, calm and collected one that can handle its emotions.

"What sits in the middle of these is distraction. How a player responds to distraction and filters out the noise, like the crowd, can impact which of these mindsets they move into and ultimately how the team performs."

Read more from Marie in part two of her chat about why teams some teams play better away from home and how it impacts managers - that will be on this page early next week.

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We wanted your suggestions for Burnley's all-time best Premier League XI.

You have provided us with an interesting selection so here are some of your picks:

Wayne: 4-4-2. Beresford, Trippier, Walker, Tarkowski, Davis, Defour, Florentino, James, McNeil, Hamilton, Blake.

Jordan: 3-5-2. Heaton, Walker, Tarkowski, Mee, Trippier, Cork, Cullen, Defour, McNeil, Wood, Vokes. Solid defensively and plenty of midfield protection. Defour adds technical class and Trippier and McNeil give quality service for Wood and Vokes.

Jake: 4-4-2. Heaton, Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton, Blake, McNeil, Defour, Cork, Barnes, A Gray. Prime Dycheball with Robbie Blake - you can't go wrong.

Eddie: 4-3-3. Pope, Walker, Esteve, Egan-Riley, Trippier, Hendrick, Westwood, Little, Andre Gray, Blake, Cornet. This team are legends to me. Some got us promoted, some scored some important goals and others were pure entertainment and joy. Up the Clarets!

George Mills
BBC Sport senior journalist

In a recent addition of the Football Extra newsletter, Roger asked BBC Sport: Players are frequently injured on international duty - such as Chris Wood for New Zealand last season, which may have ultimately cost Nottingham Forest a Champions League place. Are clubs compensated by the country or does insurance cover compensation?'

Since 2012, Fifa's Club Protection Programme has covered the salary of players injured on international duty - although there are some conditions.

Firstly, the player must be out of action for a period of at least 28 consecutive days and the injury must have been sustained during an "accident", which is defined in very boring and legally-specific detail in Fifa's guidelines, though it covers most of the examples you could think of.

The scheme pays the salary of an injured player up to the maximum amount of €7.5m (£6.6m) until they are declared fit to return for their clubs.

Transfermarkt lists Chris Wood as missing 18 days - three games - with the hip injury you mention from last March, suffered on international duty with New Zealand. As he returned inside 28 days, Forest would not have been eligible to claim compensation.

There are a couple of clubs who will currently be beneficiaries of this scheme though, including Newcastle United, whose £55m summer signing Yoane Wissa is yet to make an appearance since suffering a knee injury while playing for DR Congo.

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We asked for your views on who would be in your best Premier League XI for Burnley.

Here are some of your comments:

Jon: 4-3-3 attacking, 4-4-2 defending. Jensen, Tarkowski, Mee, Hartman, Walker, Brownlow, Cullen, Alexander, Wood, Ings, Blake. Club giants who always gave 100%.

Martin: 4-4-2. Pope, Trippier, Mee, Tarkowski, Hartman, McNeil, Defour, Cork, Odobert, Wood, Barnes. Dyche's hardworking and hard-to-beat disciples topped with a bit of flair. Would finish top seven.

Marcus: Dyche's legendary 4-4-2. Pope, Trippier, Mee, Tarkowski, Hartman, Defour, Berge, Brady, Odobert, Barnes, Vokes. Defour was just amazing for us in the time we had him with injuries ruining a great player. His debut goal against Hull is unreal. Got his name on my shirt that day. Sam Vokes and Barnes are cult heroes and good strikers. Everyone else was consistently great each time.

Richard: 4-4-2. Heaton, Walker, Tarkowski, Mee, Ward, Defour, Cullen, Brownhill, Cornet, Ings, Vokes. A team of leaders. With a fit Defour and an on-form Cornet, they would be a joy to watch.

David: 4-4-2. Heaton, Walker, Tarkowski, Esteve, Hartman, Odobert, Cullen, Florentino, Blake, Barnes, Ings. This looks a solid team. All have been selected on merit while Florentino and Hartman are in because of the impact they've had on the team and how good they could be!

It's international break so let's have a bit of fun to pass the time.

Now we know football existed before 1992 but for the purposes of this little exercise, keep it Premier League please.

So tell us, who would be in your dream Burnley Premier League XI?

The debate starts here.

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Pat Nevin
Former footballer and presenter

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It is not often you go to a match that ends 3-2 with a last-minute goal and leave thinking, that really was not very good.

I have a particular liking for West Ham fans - they are down to earth, are not entitled and always welcoming - but that is where the plaudits stopped after their narrow win against Burnley.

Granted Jarrod Bowen is a class act when on form, Crysencio Summerville is a livewire, and Mateus Fernandes was the best player on the pitch but that still is not enough.

However, they do have a couple of players who know how to get some easy goals. Callum Wilson is a classic poacher and Tomas Soucek likewise gets his fair share by regularly loitering with intent in the area.

‌During my career, I played with a world-class finisher in John Aldridge and asked him how he managed to get between 30 and 40 goals almost every season.

His answer was infuriatingly simple.

"Get in between the posts and go where the defenders aren't," he said. I took that on board and scored 19 goals that season from the wing.

This one little ability may well be the difference between Burnley going down and West Ham staying up because in terms of quality play, there is precious little between them as they fight to survive.

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Natalie Bromley
Fan writer

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For all the optimism that the results against Leeds and Wolves delivered, Saturday's defeat at West Ham United was a blow. Especially considering how well Burnley played in the first half and the extent to which they dominated the game.

In the post-match interview, Scott Parker talked of his frustration at how easily his players switched off and how a lack of focus and discipline allowed the game to get away from us.

He didn't exactly throw his players under the bus - he is too classy for that - but it was perhaps the first time I have heard him be openly critical and call his players out for mistakes.

I welcome this, if it gets the message across in the right manner. It is signs of leadership, as opposed to just management. When you are Burnley in the Premier League you simply cannot afford to switch off for a single minute, especially when you are on top of a game and confidence is high.

That said, I'm not sure Parker is blameless either. Armando Broja was brought on ahead of Lyle Foster, which seemed questionable, as was taking Lesley Ugochukwu off. And Jaiden Anthony, a player so desperately in need of a rest, was left on for far too long.

Ultimately, it was goalkeeping errors that costs us the goals, but Martin Dubrakva gets a pass from criticism this week - he has single-handedly won us more points than he has cost us recently.

Perhaps Burnley would be wise to use the international break to work on set-pieces...

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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between West Ham and Burnley.

Here are some of your comments:

West Ham fans

Joe: West Ham might still not be the prettiest football team to watch, but it is good to see the team grind out a win. Need more of this if we have a chance in beating the drop. Tomas Soucek is so underrated, he always turns up with a goal.

Steve: Hammers started slowly as usual but Nuno Espirito Santo seems to have finally decided on the players and a system they can play in. Callum Wilson needs to get fit and Crysencio Summerville gets pushed off the ball too easily - from the stands he looks like a schoolboy playing with men. He has potential, but I'm just not sure where he can fit in other than bombing down the wing and putting in crosses, which he needs to improve his technique with. Well done all the team and Soucek again coming off the bench to score. Luckily we had a two-goal lead as Burnley scored with the last kick of the game.

Michael: Not the best performance on the pitch but all that mattered was the three points.

Adrian: There is no doubt the team are playing better now than earlier in the season. The defence still looks vulnerable but Freddie Potts has improved the midfield and Summerville looks a threat. Wilson and Jarrod Bowen worked hard. I was impressed with Burnley. They will make a fight of staying up.

Burnley fans

Graham: Excellent, confident, dominant football against a docile West Ham, but Burnley contrived to let them score more goals. Simple! Never really pressurised or consistently threatened throughout the match. Burnley just didn't have the aggression or firepower to kill off the match, and paid the price.

Pete: West Ham were there for the taking. Really disappointing substitutions that took the wind out of our sails.

Bob: Once again, we played well in part but still lost! We don't seem to quite have what it takes to dominate and get the vital wins we will need to stay up.

Jack: Definitely Scott Parker's fault. His substitution decisions were awful. To introduce Armando Broja left us with no threat for 15 minutes of the game.

Chris Wise
Final Score reporter

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You didn't even need to listen to what Scott Parker was saying after Burnley's defeat by West Ham. His body language alone told you everything you needed to know.

The way Parker's side allowed the game to slowly slip out of their grasp will concern him. He has been in the Premier League managerial game long enough now to know that it's matches like Saturday's that can define whether your team can stay in the top flight or not.

Burnley were effective in the first half, but then lost their way. What will irritate Parker is that even in the moments when his team looked more clunky in the second half, it still didn't ever feel like they were being overrun or outplayed by West Ham.

Without the errors from Martin Dubravka, there is a really strong chance the game would have finished 1-1. It is a shame that something so costly happened to Burnley's goalkeeper as the Slovakian has largely been very solid since joining.

Parker's immense frustration was hard to mask.

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