A depleted weekend of Premier League football begins with a basement battle at Turf Moor on Friday evening, as Burnley play host to fellow newly-promoted side Luton Town.
Both teams have some FA Cup wrongs to right this week, as the Clarets bowed out of the tournament with a 1-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur, while the Hatters were taken to a replay by Bolton Wanderers.
A Turf Moor rematch was seemingly on the cards, but with 78 minutes on the clock, Tottenham right-back Pedro Porro fired an outrageous long-range strike into the top corner to send Burnley packing in the third round, condemning Kompany's men to a third successive loss in the process.
Having overseen a 5-2 drubbing at the hands of Tottenham back in September, Kompany unsurprisingly hailed last weekend's endeavours as a "clear sign of improvement" from his charges, who now have nothing but Premier League duties to focus on between now and the end of the campaign.
No matter what transpires over a shortened gameweek of Premier League football, Burnley will remain below the dotted line in 19th place, as upcoming foes Luton are four points better off while basement side Sheffield United - who are only two points adrift of the Clarets - have a weekend off.
0 Comments