Also from the weekend earlier this morning was Burnley winning again over the course of this week against another relegation threatened side Luton Town 4-0 who competed in the Premier League last season and was sent straight back to the 2nd tier after they finished 18th/20th.
Yes, the opening goal was a Luton error from their own half but the good news is though that chances were converted into goals on its own as it goes on following a team-effort shift at Turf Moor.
There’s a striker or two sharing the goals actually up front like starting 9 Lyle Foster from South Africa as well as veteran sub Ashley Barnes at the last few mins along with midfield goal scorer who can go a bit further afield by Josh Brownhill.
They could have made up another one at the last window or have done sooner to avoid just insipid 0-0 draws when Scott Parker used an attacking midfielder 10 in its place. But now Burnley have to kick on from here as long as the defensive record stays intact as well as improving their conversions with 10 games to go – and they’re just three if not five points behind Leeds United towards top spot should they win tomorrow for Round 36 v Portsmouth.
Their next game though will be against Play-Off hopefuls West Brom this Wednesday AM as this will certainly be a bit different indeed especially at the expense of Southampton-owned No.9 Adam Armstrong who has been back scoring goals recently which was a change of fresh air along with a coach he knows pretty thanks to Tony Mowbray.
Glad to hear Tony is back in full health and able to hold a head coaching job again following his bowel cancer diagnosis 12 months ago when his last post was at Birmingham City and had to step back over the next months – unfortunately without him, they were relegated at season’s end. However, BCFC is flying high on top of League One as no doubt they will coming straight back here sooner rather than later by having a real go at being a PL team again thanks to their American Owners Tom Wagner and NFL legend Tom Brady who also owns a minority cut of Legacy Motor Club as well.
Meanwhile, Sheffield United happy to keep 2nd thanks to a 1-0 win over Preston North End at the same time courtesy of Tyrese Campbell where they are also tied on points with Leeds not just for the championship trophy + straight promotion back to the PL ahead of August 2025.
So all in all, still a bit tight; but again, up to Leeds who still hold the cards. Although an upset win by Portsmouth would put both teams back in the running and the 24/25 regular season isn’t over just yet.
