By Daily Sports on January 1, 1970
Burnley kept their bid for Europa League qualification alive as New Zealand striker Chris Wood inspired a 2-0 win over nine-man Norwich on Saturday.
Wood struck in first-half stoppage-time at Carrow Road after Emiliano Buendia and Josip Drmic of relegated Norwich had been sent off.
Ben Godfrey’s late own goal extended Burnley’s unbeaten Premier League run to seven games as they climbed to ninth.
They are one point behind seventh-placed Tottenham in the race for a spot in next season’s Europa League.
The odds are still against Sean Dyche’s side as they have just one game left, while Tottenham, Sheffield United and Wolves all have two games to ensure they finish above the Clarets.
“I don’t think I’ve played against a team with two sendings off. It was a bizarre game! We'll take the clean sheet and the win,” Dyche said.
“To have 15 clean-sheets and the wins on the table is very pleasing so I’m delighted for the players.”
Emphasising their supreme organisation under Dyche, Burnley keeper Nick Pope is in contention to win the Premier League’s golden glove award for the most clean-sheets.
He leads with 15, while Manchester City’s Ederson has 14.
In their last home game before they return to the Championship next season, following a record fifth relegation from the Premier League, Norwich hardly covered themselves in glory.
Daniel Farke’s bottom-of-the-table team have lost their last 10 games in all competitions and this was an embarrassment.
The Canaries have failed to score in a league-high 19 games this season, including 11 of the past 13.
They are the first English top-flight side to lose five consecutive home matches without scoring since Birmingham in 1922. (Reuters)
•PHOTO: Burnley players
Source Daily Sports
Posted July 19, 2020
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