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Burnley are a point from safety after Thursday's (Apr 21) 2-0 win over Southampton and caretaker manager Mike Jackson urged his players to use the result as ...

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BURNLEY (AFP) - Burnley improved their chances of avoiding relegation from the Premier League as Connor Roberts' superb strike inspired a vital 2-0 win ...

For the first time since 2012, Burnley were playing a home game without Dyche and they started nervously. This was a small step in the right direction for Burnley and their chairman Alan Pace. The Clarets won for the first time since Sean Dyche's sacking thanks to Roberts' sublime curler and Nathan Collins' header.

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Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl talks to Sky. “It is very tight in the middle of the table and with a few wins you can achieve a lot. 8 min: Taylor plays a blind backpass down the Saints right, allowing Broja to tear off down the flank. McNeil swans in from the right and aims a curler towards the top left. He wins a header ten yards out - this is uncontested, too - and aims for the top right. Rodriguez finds a bit of space down the middle and slips a pass down the inside-right channel for Weghorst, who strides into the box. 7 min: Walker-Peters ambles in from the right, unchallenged until he reaches the edge of the box. 21 min: McNeil drops a shoulder to get past Lyanco down the right. 22 min: Brownhill finds Weghorst on the edge of the Saints D with a cute pass from the right. Taylor bustles down the left and wins a Burnley corner. 35 min: Brownhill tries to release Weghorst into the box with a wedge down the inside right. The ball balloons to Weghorst, who must score, a couple of yards out. A bobbled effort twangs out for a corner ... but then the flag goes up belatedly for offside.

Report and free match highlights as Connor Roberts and Nathan Collins inspire Burnley to vital victory; Clarets now just a point from safety and could pile ...

They defended well and we didn't have the quality to break them down." They then had the belief, and we haven't been physically good enough. Towards the end they have had a couple of chances. "I've been in relegation fights, the last thing you can do is pick and choose where you're going to get results. Whether Sean Dyche was in charge or not, Burnley will have identified the matches against Southampton, Wolves and Watford as games where they could really get points. Victory extends Burnley's unbeaten start to life after Sean Dyche to two matches and sees Mike Jackson's 18th-placed Clarets move to within a point of safety.

Mike Jackson will be in charge of Burnley's Premier League game against Wolves on Sunday and the Clarets are weighing up asking him to remain at the helm ...

"We have not spoken about that (staying until the end of the season). It has just been move to the next game and take the team and go from there. He has got his stuff going on in the background so for us it is getting on with the football side of it. The Clarets moved to within a point of Everton and safety following their midweek win and chairman Alan Pace spoke with Jackson on Friday morning.

After losing their first three Premier League meetings with Wolves, Burnley are now unbeaten in their past six against them (W3 D3).

Wolves have won just one of their past 11 league games against Burnley (D5 L5), a 1-0 home win in September 2018. Nineteen of the 28 goals Wolves have conceded in the Premier League this season have come after half-time (68%). They’ve conceded as many goals in the final 15 minutes of games as they have in the opening 45 so far this term (9). Five of the Clarets last seven Premier League goals against Wolves have been scored by Chris Wood, who left the club for Newcastle in January. The only other player to score more than once for the Clarets against them in the competition is Ashley Barnes (2).

Mike Jackson has confirmed he will remain in charge of Burnley for their Premier League game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.Jackson, who managed.

Andy Jones After Dyche departed, Pace drew up a shortlist of potential candidates and began the interviewing process over the weekend. Burnley moved to within one point of Everton after their 2-0 win over Southampton at Turf Moor on Thursday evening.

The target is to bounce back for Bruno Lage's Wolves on Sunday when they'll search for a first Turf Moor win since 2010, and wolves.co.uk presents four ...

Following on from the win over Everton, Burnley have now scored five goals in their last two Turf Moor games, which is as many as they’d managed in their previous nine Premier League games at home. Should he come in on the right, Jonny could transfer to the left, where he’s spent much of his Wolves career until recently. Fabio Silva is in possession of the shirt, with Hee Chan Hwang and Francisco Trincao either side, but after a disappointing result in the north east, Jimenez could provide a timely boost, likewise Pedro Neto, who was only fit enough for 15 minutes. Wolves will at least be grateful to not be facing the New Zealand striker, who netted four times against them last season – form he continued as a Newcastle United player recently. The old gold have a game in hand on both, who have testing fixtures this coming weekend. With six games remaining, Wolves remain very much in the hunt for European football, which took a turn for the better last weekend.

Burnley's draw at West Ham United and their emphatic win over Southampton has reopened the relegation battle at the bottom of the Premier League ...

While they have shown they are capable, with a good win over Burnley and a creditable performance in the 3-2 defeat at Old Trafford, that is asking too much. Leicester (a) LOSS Chelsea (a) LOSS So, the critical period, which will decide Everton’s season, is Wednesday May 11 to Thursday May 19. And Burnley’s subsequent defeat at Norwich confirmed the mood. Leicester (a) LOSS The Clarets have suffered in north London before. Leeds have the most challenging run in by far. It is a tough total, which presents a huge challenge to all of the basement battlers. On 33 points, Leeds have looked safe. Arsenal (a) LOSS So, the key question is, how many points will be needed?

Burnley moved to within a point of Everton after Connor Roberts and Nathan Collins sealed a 2-0 victory against Southampton.

In the final moments there were chants from the stands of “There’s only one Sean Dyche” for their departed manager. The opener ignited an aggression inside Burnley who saw their opportunity to attack a Southampton side lacking thrust. Space was given to a man whose most recent club goal came almost a year ago, allowing him to move the ball on to his left foot and perfectly curl a shot round Fraser Forster into the corner to make everyone inside Turf Moor forget their troubles. The resulting James Ward-Prowse corner was attacked by an unmarked Oriol Romeu, who headed wide from six yards to provide a much-needed wake-up to Burnley. The victory leaves them one point behind Everton and safety having played a game more, but with a marginally better goal difference. Southampton could not cope with the liberated hosts, who gave themselves hope once again of beating the drop.

Dwight McNeil left the pitch on Thursday night to a standing ovation, Turf Moor rising as one to show their appreciation for his starring role in a vital ...

"When he comes inside the pitch opens up for him and he can come and play off people. "He’s got a defensive responsibility to the team but all we have done is spoken to him about where his position is and how we can get him on the ball a bit more. Deployed on the right, he was energetic and effective - the McNeil we saw when he burst onto the scene in 2018.

Bruno Lage has ordered his Wolves team to fight for the right to play European football as they face a crucial clash away at Burnley.

We’re in tomorrow for a recovery day and a work day for the lads who didn’t play. “We’re here to guide them, the staff have all mucked in, everyone has played their part. We’re just happy to be helping the club and helping the players perform.” “I think it comes from confidence,” Jackson said of Burnley’s verve. I think it will be a good game because both teams are fighting for goals and we need to go there with a big ambition. “We need to do our role.