11-02-2023, 22:07
Burnley 3 Tella 3 Preston North End 0
Burnley line-up: Muric; Roberts, Ekdal (Taylor, 81), Beyer, Maatsen; Cullen, Brownhill (Twine, 81), Gudmundsson (Cork, 73); Tella (Obafemi, 74), Barnes (Foster, 61), Zaroury. Subs not used: Peacock-Farrell, Vitinho.
PNE line-up: Woodman; Storey, Lindsay, Hughes; Browne, McCann, Ledson (Whiteman, 45), Woodburn (Parrott, 45), Brady (Fernandez, 68); Delap, Cannon (Onomah, 68). Subs not used: Cornell, Cunningham, Potts.
Attendance: 21,528 (2,247 PNE fans).
Referee: Mr D Bond.
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The picture aptly sums up our afternoon, they didn't move for the last 20 minutes, the technical area was devoid of any signs of human life as we had already given up by that time.
This was a stroll for the home side we had a shot in the first half and a header which went miles wide in the second, they are going up this was their 10th win on the trot but boy did we make it easy by not laying a glove on them. We didn't start off that bad but the Clarets use the width of the pitch although Tella will get the headlines we couldn't handle Zaroury in the first period had the beating of Browne from the start, the first came form a short corner, Brownhill worked some space and his cross found Tella who had the easy job of nodding home.They dominated the ball, could pass to a team mate, had a keeper who it has to be said could pass the ball better than many of our outfield players.
Following the goal arguments broke out in the away fans, never a good sign, can understand the frustration somehow managed to get to the break, in fact we had a modicum of possession just before half time we kept the ball well for a good 90 seconds going absolutely nowhere with it but there were a few who guesssed were the ball would eventually end up with a back pass to our keeper and sure enough Ledson did just that, was met with sarcastic cheers.
Ledson/Woodburn replaced by Whiteman and Parrott at the break, ten minutes into the second half it was game over, Tella second came when he cut inside dummied to go one way Lindsay ended upon his arse and Tella's left footed shot found the bottom left corner of the net.
Four minutes later misplaced header Tella's shot went through Woodman game over.
Tella missed a simple chance for his fourth and from then on it was a training exercise. Another of our epically poor performances, big home game on Wednesday we have never lost six home games on the bounce, could be seeing history.
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"I'm happy for the team and the fans. The performance was good. The intent was good. It was exactly what it needed to be and I'm happy for the win.
"Sometimes you have a good game and sometimes you have a bad game, but today we added quality to the effort and the main thing is to always have the effort.
"We stayed calm. We are used to not putting the game to bed. A big part of how we play is wearing the team out. We have been successful because we can produce for 90 minutes if needed.
"Nathan [Tella] is a player that gives us so much in so many ways, but I always put forward the effort he brings to the team The effort gets us where we are.
"I don't even think about it [winning 10 games in a row]. It's not really important. I just want to win the next one and the next one and the one after and try to get better. It doesn't matter; we are never good enough so are always able to get better."
Preston boss Ryan Lowe:
"We lost the game, so it doesn't feel good. I don't like losing games of football, especially derbies, but Burnley were the better team and deserved the three points.
"I thought Burnley were fantastic in what they were doing. They are good goals on their behalf, but from us it could have been better. The goals were very disappointing.
"We defended solidly and resolutely at times, but we didn't go forward enough with the ball when there were opportunities."
Burnley line-up: Muric; Roberts, Ekdal (Taylor, 81), Beyer, Maatsen; Cullen, Brownhill (Twine, 81), Gudmundsson (Cork, 73); Tella (Obafemi, 74), Barnes (Foster, 61), Zaroury. Subs not used: Peacock-Farrell, Vitinho.
PNE line-up: Woodman; Storey, Lindsay, Hughes; Browne, McCann, Ledson (Whiteman, 45), Woodburn (Parrott, 45), Brady (Fernandez, 68); Delap, Cannon (Onomah, 68). Subs not used: Cornell, Cunningham, Potts.
Attendance: 21,528 (2,247 PNE fans).
Referee: Mr D Bond.
The picture aptly sums up our afternoon, they didn't move for the last 20 minutes, the technical area was devoid of any signs of human life as we had already given up by that time.
This was a stroll for the home side we had a shot in the first half and a header which went miles wide in the second, they are going up this was their 10th win on the trot but boy did we make it easy by not laying a glove on them. We didn't start off that bad but the Clarets use the width of the pitch although Tella will get the headlines we couldn't handle Zaroury in the first period had the beating of Browne from the start, the first came form a short corner, Brownhill worked some space and his cross found Tella who had the easy job of nodding home.They dominated the ball, could pass to a team mate, had a keeper who it has to be said could pass the ball better than many of our outfield players.
Following the goal arguments broke out in the away fans, never a good sign, can understand the frustration somehow managed to get to the break, in fact we had a modicum of possession just before half time we kept the ball well for a good 90 seconds going absolutely nowhere with it but there were a few who guesssed were the ball would eventually end up with a back pass to our keeper and sure enough Ledson did just that, was met with sarcastic cheers.
Ledson/Woodburn replaced by Whiteman and Parrott at the break, ten minutes into the second half it was game over, Tella second came when he cut inside dummied to go one way Lindsay ended upon his arse and Tella's left footed shot found the bottom left corner of the net.
Four minutes later misplaced header Tella's shot went through Woodman game over.
Tella missed a simple chance for his fourth and from then on it was a training exercise. Another of our epically poor performances, big home game on Wednesday we have never lost six home games on the bounce, could be seeing history.
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"I'm happy for the team and the fans. The performance was good. The intent was good. It was exactly what it needed to be and I'm happy for the win.
"Sometimes you have a good game and sometimes you have a bad game, but today we added quality to the effort and the main thing is to always have the effort.
"We stayed calm. We are used to not putting the game to bed. A big part of how we play is wearing the team out. We have been successful because we can produce for 90 minutes if needed.
"Nathan [Tella] is a player that gives us so much in so many ways, but I always put forward the effort he brings to the team The effort gets us where we are.
"I don't even think about it [winning 10 games in a row]. It's not really important. I just want to win the next one and the next one and the one after and try to get better. It doesn't matter; we are never good enough so are always able to get better."
Preston boss Ryan Lowe:
"We lost the game, so it doesn't feel good. I don't like losing games of football, especially derbies, but Burnley were the better team and deserved the three points.
"I thought Burnley were fantastic in what they were doing. They are good goals on their behalf, but from us it could have been better. The goals were very disappointing.
"We defended solidly and resolutely at times, but we didn't go forward enough with the ball when there were opportunities."
Why should a man go to work, if he has the health and strength to stay in bed?