Burnley “keen” on Fabio Carvalho 

Welcome back to the Mike Garlick Burnley Football Club blog. Here we bring you the latest news and views from the world of football. Today, we bring you the latest updates Fabio Carvalho transfer and what it means for the club. 

Fabio Carvalho is reportedly a target for Burnley this summer, with the Championship winners said to be exploring permanent and loan deals and are open to a permanent option but also to a and loan. The club has set its sights on signing Liverpool star Fabio Carvalho and are clearly keen on signing Liverpool star Fabio Carvalho this summer.

Jurgen Klopp has alluded the 2022 signing from Fulham could go on loan in the 2023-24 season in the next stage of the 20-year-old’s development. Jurgen Klopp revealed in his pre-Southampton press conference that there is a “possibility” the 20-year-old could go out on loan next season and Turf Moor has since emerged as a potential destination.

Kompany claimed that “no player has impressed” him more than Carvalho this season, praising his “work ethic” and attitude in training.

Vincent Kompany’s side could look to capitalise on Carvalho’s situation, who has played just eight minutes of Premier League football since the turn of the year. The Clarets are in the market for an attacking midfielder capable of playing in several different roles.

Football Insider have reported that the Clarets are “keen” on signing the youngster this summer and are “open to both permanent and loan options” in the transfer window. The Portugal Under-21 international, who signed a five-year deal with the Merseysiders last summer (2022), has made 22 appearances across all competitions – scoring three goals. Carvalho would suit and a position not typically associated with Klopp sides.

Carvalho joined the Reds from the previous Championship winners Fulham for £7.7 million last summer and he got his Liverpool career off to a positive start by registering 16 appearances in all competitions prior to the World Cup. His involvement has diminished, leading to suggestions that a loan move could benefit all parties in 2023/24. Commenting on the move, he said:

“I think there is a possibility that maybe Fabio will go on loan or whatever. We will see,” he told reporters.

The thing is, this was not Carvalho best year of his playing history , with very young career, but it might have been his most important, in the transfer window. He continued:

“No player has impressed me more than Fabio, that’s the truth.”

His short-term future remains to be seen, but the manager clearly values Carvalho’s determination in training despite spending the majority of the campaign on the periphery. Vincent Kompany has done great work since taking over as Burnley manager, and he looks like someone who could be ideal to aid Carvalho’s development.

Carvalho will be keen to spend more time on the pitch after the summer break, be that at Anfield or further afield. He notched 11 goals and eight assists across 38 appearances for the then-Championship side in the 2021-22 campaign – his breakthrough season in senior football.

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Burnley FC Wins against Sunderland

Welcome back to our football blog. Burnley, who are third in the championship now, have beaten Sunderland FC in their game yesterday with a 4-2 result to Burnley.  Goals were scored by Tella, Benson, Zaroury and Brownhill for the Clarets, with Sunderland's Amad Diallo and Dan Neil getting their own goals against us. The team were thrilled with their second half comeback, after being 2-0 down at the break and overall result at the end of the match. 

Nathan Tella, who scored with a header, has given his verdict on the teams performance and said they didn't play to their full capability in the second half, and that Sunderland gave them a challenge in the first half, however the Clarets emerged victorious once again. Clearly Mike Garlick's team are in top form. 

Here is a video from the match at the Stadium of Light, where Tella grabbed the first goal and turned the tide for the Clarets:

 The £65m loan to buy Burnley – and what it means if they go down

 August Fixtures

 NOEL-WILLIAMS: IAN WRIGHT IS MY IDOL

Former Clarets striker joins next generation of footballers to talk the importance of role-models, resilience and creating space to learn together. Discussion supports club’s ongoing celebration of Black History Month

The club hosted a special Q&A event at Turf Moor recently, welcoming former striker Gifton Noel-Williams, as part of our ongoing programme to celebrate former players and Black History Month across the season. Noel-Williams played over 50 times for the Clarets between 2005-07, scoring seven league goals, including a memorable hat-trick against Barnsley.He spent the morning taking part in a Q&A with some of the Burnley U18s squad, before watching them train later in the day.

 “It was nice to talk to the young men - the future of this club - about their journeys and they asked about my journey. It was nice to share that experience.”

 The Q&A addressed topics of role models and heroes, resilience and pushing forwards with personal and professional goals. In terms of his own journey, the former Clarets striker told the audience how he became an adult overnight.

 “I made my debut at 16, came out of school, landed a pro-contract but I really became an adult overnight. Becoming a dad at 16 gave me responsibility - it matured me and showed me something different, I think when you’re only worrying about yourself, you’re selfish to some degree.”

 Noel-Williams also spoke openly about losing his own father aged 13, and the influence his mother and cousin Michael had on him and how they were the real key behind his career and an anchor of guidance.

 “Mum was not always around and free to take me to training, she was either working or something was often happening, so I used to run lampposts for 10 miles to get to training and back, I’d run one lamppost, stop, and walk to the next, then run the other…it was if this is what you want to do, then you do it, it wasn’t for my mum, it wasn’t for anybody else, I wanted to be a professional footballer, and I was going to do whatever it takes.”

 The Islington-born striker knows the importance of pushing forwards and the influence of positive representation. He was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis as a teenager and believes it is vital young footballers of today have those they can look up to.

 “I think it is really important for young boys and girls to have heroes they can relate to, or someone with a similar upbringing, that child can then relate to that person. That is massive.

 “Ian Wright and Andy Cole were my heroes growing up. Ian Wright was massive for me, and obviously a hero when he played here. They both had different routes to the top, but when I was younger, you realise these two were normal Black guys just like myself, with similar family settings. I used to think ‘well if they have made it, maybe I can make it as well’.”

 When asked by the players what future athletes can do in terms of advocacy and standing up for what they believe in, Gifton said: “You don’t always get a million Marcus Rashford’s, but there’s a million of us, just normal people, and that’s how we make change.”

 Following the Q&A session, the former Claret talked about how he believes more athletes speaking out, teammates looking out for one another, and the important role fans can play will help future generations.

 “If I am honest with you the environment is better for the younger players now but equally the changing rooms, I grew up in were better than the ones before me, I do think it is getting better through education and culture. The world is coming together, and people are more accepting of other cultures.

 “The generation before me spoke about racism, mine was the one who fought and kicked down doors, and the next generation coming up will solve the problem. I’m a big believer in that.”

 Although his playing days are now over, Gifton is currently a coach educator across London and the South working at the Professional Footballers Association, whilst also working towards his next goal of becoming a first team coach and achieving the highest coaching accolade of a UEFA Pro License.

 His coaching journey also brought up the subject of unconscious bias in football and the underrepresentation of Black coaches working in the game.

 “We all have unconscious biases, but we need to be part of the solution. Conversations and education offer us perspectives, it’s small steppingstones to ensuring decisions being made are based on real things and real experience, not your age, race or perceptions.”

October marked Black History Month across the UK, with the club working alongside the Premier League to recognise diversity across the football community with this year’s theme being ‘Proud To Be’.

 “Black History Month teaches us about perceived Black history and real Black history - Proud To Be means acknowledging all the great people that came before us and have done wonderful things.”

Gurpri Bains, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead at Burnley FC, who helped bring Gifton Noel-Williams back to the club for this event, also reaffirmed that the club will continue to include and celebrate diversity throughout the year.

“We have made a really big point to say it is more than a month, I wanted to reengage former Black players with the current academy players; it’s really important for these youngsters to learn more about the diverse heritage of the club. I have already learnt so much about that during my own time here, and we need to keep celebrating former players and the collective heritage of the club.”

We will continue to mark the contribution that players of African and Caribbean descent have made to the club and the league across digital channels more broadly across the 2021/22 season.

Pace, aged 53, brings 20 years in the financial services industry and over a decade of sports management experience to Burnley. A dual British American national, he was formally a Managing Director and Global Head of Sales for Securities Services at Citi, responsible for overseeing a multibillion-dollar division. Find out more about him and Mike Garlick here.

 BURNLEY V LEEDS UNITED

 Chris Wood 

 Matthew Lowton 

 Ben Mee 

 Ashley Barnes

Welcome to the Clarets fan blog page. For all the Clarets supporters out there and football fans alike, get involved by showing love on this channel. With just under a month until the start of the new Premier League season, clubs are keeping themselves busy in the transfer market.

The 2020/21 campaign is set to get underway on September 12, with plenty of business set to be done before then. The Clarets are looking to strengthen in that area this summer and speculation in the national media suggested they have moved for the 21-year-old Lewis O’Brien. 

According to the Sun, Burnley is ready to pay £7 million in an attempt to beat Sheffield United to the signature of Huddersfield Town’s Player of the Year. And are convinced that O’Brien epitomises everything required to be a success at Turf Moor with a £7 million offer on the cards. 

O'Brien was a standout performer for the Terriers last season when he won the club's player of the year honour.

“I didn’t really expect anything to come of this season so for the fans and everyone to vote for me to be Player of the Year is a massive shock but a massive compliment to me,” O’Brien told Huddersfield’s website recently.

“It was a very surprising season for me. I came in thinking I’d be in and around the team, not actually playing week in week out like I did.

“To top it off with everyone voting me as Player of the Year is a big surprise.”

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Watch the Burnley Chairman Mike Garlick video below as he discussed what the future holds for Burnley FC.

Welcome to the Clarets fan blog page. For all the Clarets supporters out there and football fans alike, get involved by showing love on this channel. A first Turf Moor defeat since New Year’s Day looked likely when Raul Jimenez scored with a superb 76th-minute volley to take Wolves closer to a European return. But Burnley dug deep to keep alive their slim hopes of making it to Europe themselves.

Six-and-a-half months after their last home defeat it looked as though the Clarets had finally run out of steam once Jimenez had scored his 27th goal of the season. But despite their struggle to make chances, the Clarets still found the resolved to get some reward and gain amends for the last-ditch penalty they conceded in a 1-1 draw at Molineux in August.

But Chris Wood was delighted to ‘make amends’ and went from zero to hero for the Clarets as he converted a penalty in the final seconds moments after missing a sitter from three yards.

Wood fired his spot kick into the top corner in the 96th minute after Matt Doherty was judged to have handled in the area. It earned Burnley a point that seemed unlikely after Raul Jimenez's fantastic volley gave the visitors the lead 16 minutes from time.

“We were just waiting for that one chance. Luckily at the end that came back to me, especially just after I had put that header wide,” said Wood, whose goal was his first since scoring against Tottenham in the last game before lockdown and took him to 12 for the season.

“I thought I’d waited all that time for one chance and I put it wide, so it was nice to make amends for that. I’d done an average finish, so it was nice to put it right.

“It’s about clearing your mind. It’s my job to do these types of things.

“That’s why I’m a striker and that’s what I’m here to - hopefully put the ball in the back of the net and thankfully I could do that.”

“We fight until the end and never give up. That’s the main thing about us and that’s what we’re so good at,” added Wood.

And it just about keeps alive hopes of a Europa League finish with the Clarets on 51 points with two games remaining. It means Burnley sit ninth in the Premier League, whiles Wolves remain sixth and three points off the top four.
 

Premier League

Welcome to the Clarets fan blog. For all Clarets supporters out there and football fans alike. Get involved by showing love on my channel and following my posts about Burnley FC. Goalkeeper Nick Pope is ready to keep seizing the moment as the Clarets target a memorable end to the season. Nick Pope also believes that Burnley can improve more their impressive clean sheet record further as they push for Europe in the final four games of the Premier League season.

The 28-year-old's closest rival for the accolade, Liverpool's Alisson, who he'll meet at Anfield on Saturday, is now one behind after Leandro Trossard found the net for Brighton at the Amex Stadium.

Pope was given plenty to do on his way to earning his latest blank. He kept out efforts from Tomas Soucek, Michail Antonio and Andriy Yarmolenko in the first half and then made an exceptional stop to deny substitiute Sebastien Haller in the second.

Clarets have also put 10 points on the board since resuming after lockdown and with just one defeat in 12 league games stretching back to January are one of the form teams of the division.

With four games to go, Burnley are five points shy of their highest tally as a Premier League club.
Despite injuries, departures and speculations, the Turf Moor men continue to defy the odds to ensure an interesting end to the season ison the cards.



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 Clarets into the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup

Burnley FC Chairman Mike Garlick insists the club will continue to try and improve

Welcome to the Mike Garlick blog.  Below is a quick overview of how to buy tickets and what you can expect in the run-up to your first match.

Stadium Map

Points of Interest

Burnley is surrounded by hills and moorland and is located on the edge of an area of outstanding natural beauty. You can walk around Towneley Hall with characters from the past, or take part in fun runs through Padiham Greenway, enjoy theatre performance at The Mechanics and in the park or visit exhibitions of sculptures or paintings at Gawthorpe Hall.

The iconic Singing Ringing Tree which stands high above Burnley on Crown Point Moor and has been named in the top 10 pieces of ‘sound art’ in the world. The splendid views over the town to the hills beyond make a visit for a closer inspection of this amazing artwork an absolute must.

For more information on places to stay and things to do in Burnley, please visit www.visitlancashire.com

Purchasing Tickets

Tickets can be purchased from the Ticket Office at Turf Moor (Harry Potts Way, Burnley, BB10 4BX), by phone on our ticket line 0844 8071882, or you can purchase tickets online.

Purchasing tickets online at www.claretsstore.com

To purchase tickets online you will first need to register your details. To Register click ‘Join’ (top right-hand corner of the claretsstore.com home page). Fill in all your required details (please use a password you will remember, as you will need this to log-in in the future). Once you have correctly filled in all your details you will be given the option to purchase home matches.

Click the link to go directly to home matches, or scroll over the ‘Tickets Tab’ on the claretsstore.com homepage and click on ‘home games’. A full list of games you can purchase tickets for will then be displayed. Click on the match you would like to purchase for and you will be given two options.

Option 1: Choose your seat. From here you can choose the individual seats you would like to purchase from the stadium plan. Choose which seats you would like and then click ‘Buy Tickets’

Option 2: Choose an area. From here you choose an area of the ground you would like to sit and the system will assign you seats. Click ‘Buy Tickets’

You will then reach the checkout. Please check your purchase is correct, choose your method of fulfillment (either collection or post), and click ‘Checkout’. Simply enter your credit/debit card details as requested. Your tickets will then either be available from the Turf Moor ticket office for collection or posted out to you as you requested.

PLEASE NOTE: On matchdays, online tickets for collection will be available from the Ticket Collection Point, in the Elite Training Centre (in the North Car Park), not at the Ticket Office.

Purchasing multiple tickets online at www.claretsstore.com

If you wish to buy two or more tickets which are for a different price band, that person's number must be attached to yours within the 'Family & Friends' menu.

Once the extra person(s) have been selected from the drop-down box, click 'Update Basket' at the bottom of the page. This will then apply the correct price(s).

Purchasing tickets from the Ticket Office

The Turf Moor Ticket Office is open from 9am - 5pm Monday-Friday and from 9am - 12:30pm on Saturdays (Non-matchdays). The Ticket Office is also open from 9am – kick-off on matchdays

As a new fan, staff at the ticket office will firstly ask you for some simple contact details (Name, Address, Contact Number, Email Address, DoB, etc) and then provide you with a ‘Clarets Number’. This is your personal fan number and will allow you to build up ‘Clarets Points’ every time you make a purchase in the future (explained below).

You will then be able to choose the area of Turf Moor you would like to sit, and be asked for a method of payment. Burnley Football Club accepts cash and most major credit/debit cards (excluding American Express). The ticket office staff will then print your matchday ticket and hand it to you for use on matchday

Purchasing tickets over the phone

Tickets can be purchased on 0844 807 1882, (Option 1 for home tickets) Monday-Friday from 8am - 6pm.

As a new fan the staff at the ticket office will firstly ask you for some simple contact details (Name, Address, Contact Number, Email Address, DoB, etc) and then provide you with a ‘Clarets Number’.

This is your personal fan number and will allow you to build up Clarets points (explained below). You will then be able to choose the area of Turf Moor you would like to sit, and will asked for a method of payment.

Only Credit/Debit card payments can be made on the ticket line. Your tickets will then be posted out to the address you have supplied for you to use on matchday

Getting to Turf Moor

By Car
From the East:
Exit M65 at junction 12 and follow signs to ‘Burnley North A682,’ over two roundabouts and into Colne Road. After 1.5 miles, turn left at the lights into Casterton Avenue. After another half mile, go straight on at another roundabout, follow signs for ‘Rochdale A6114,’ into Eastern Avenue. After 1.5 miles, you will be on Belvedere Road and the stadium is there.

From the West:
Exit M65 motorway at junction 9 (Signposted Halifax A679) and turn right at the first roundabout, over the motorway. Go to the second roundabout and take a left, still following signs for Halifax and onto Accrington Road. After ¾ of a mile, go right at the traffic lights into Rossendale Road. Follow for another 1.5 miles and then go straight on through the traffic lights into Glen View Road. After another mile, turn left into Todmorden Road, where you will find Turf Moor at the foot of the hill.

From the North and South:
Exit M6 at Junction 29 and onto the M65. Exit the M65 at junction 10 and follow signs for ‘Towneley Hall.’ This road eventually goes past Turf Moor.

By Train
The nearest station is Burnley Manchester Road. From here, exit the station and walk down Centenary Way, from where Turf Moor is clearly visible. When you reach the roundabout at the end of the road, turn right onto Yorkshire Street, which becomes Harry Potts Way. The ground is on your left-hand side. From Burnley Central, follow signs for the town centre and then head left towards the ‘Buzz’ Bingo Hall. From here, walk down Yorkshire Street and use instructions from above.

By Bus
The Bus Station is situated relatively close to the ground, just off Centenary Way. Leave the station and head towards the Buzz Bingo Hall opposite. Use the underground footpath and then head under the aqueduct onto Yorkshire Street and follow the instructions from above.

Parking
Most of the surrounding streets have parking restrictions on a matchday (Saturday and Tuesday), so it is advisable for supporters to use the following car parks:

Burnley Cricket Club, Belvedere Road, Burnley BB10 4BN. Advantace: Approximately 2-minute walk.

Woodgrove Car Park, Towneley Park, Burnley, BB11 3RQ. Capacity: 200 cars Advantage: Close to ground, 5-minute walk, illuminated.

Charter Walk, Curzon Square, Brown Street, Burnley, BB11 1PX. Capacity: 500 cars Advantage: Town centre location, close to all the shops and fast food outlets. 8-minute walk from the stadium.
Burnley Borough Council, Centenary Way, Burnley, BB11 2HE . Capacity: 100 cars Advantage: Close to stadium, new car park, secure, well lit. 4-minute walk from the stadium.

Stadium Facilities

Another dining: Turf Moor has situated just a stone throw away from Burnley centre, where fans can find a whole array of dining options from highstreet fast food to local restaurants. On Turf Moor's footprint, a selection of food & drink outlets are available.

Toilets: Toilets are located throughout the stadium on a matchday and in the fanzone.

Cash Point: There are no cash points available in the ground however, there is a cash point located at Lyndhurst Road situated a couple of blocks away from the club and one situated opposite the Turf Pub.

Please Note: All of our Kiosk and retail outlets now accept card payments and contactless payments

 Mike Garlick shares how much money EACH Premier League club earns through television - including Burnley, Brighton, Manchester United & Liverpool

1. Manchester City - 1st
Broadcast income: 254.1m

2. Manchester United - 2nd
Broadcast income: 251.2m

3. Liverpool - 3rd
Broadcast income: 220m

4. Chelsea - 4th
Broadcast income: 204.1m

Mike Garlick shares the miracle of Burnley's Premier League’s success story

Back home and Burnley get a win against bottom club Birmingham

Burnley came home from their 3-1 win at Newcastle a week earlier and was looking forward to playing Birmingham City who was struggling down at the bottom of the First Division in the 1959/60 season. There was a disappointment in the town that week with news that one of the town’s most notable buildings was to be demolished. This was Martins Bank Chambers on Hargreaves Street with Fred Felton’s from Blackpool set to move in during the following week to bring an end to the building. The General Election campaign was in its first week and already the two main candidates had clashed over education. Dan Jones was attacked by Alderman Brooks who claimed that Labour was set to destroy the schools in Burnley. Brooks was demanding that funding went to aid church schools.

Never mind historic buildings and schools. Those topics became insignificant when the rain finally fell. It was the first rain in Burnley since 1st August and there were hopes that the restrictions might be lifted. Not so, I’m afraid, as the town’s water manager Jack Shepherd said the 0.32″ of water had made no difference. “It was like falling into a sponge,” he said.

All focus was on Padiham Road on the day before the match where a very excited Mrs. Ellen Finnigan waited by the phone at her daughter’s home. Domestic telephones were rare in 1959 but this was a special day for Mrs. Finnigan who was awaiting a call from her opera-singing son Terry. He lived in New Zealand, along with his two brothers, but was touring Australia with the New Zealand Opera Company. The call duly came and a tearful Mrs. Finnigan said: “He just wanted to hear mum’s voice,” whilst her daughter admitted: “It’s not every washday we have all this excitement.”

Well done to the Queens Hotel in Cliviger. They’d organised a pile of pennies to raise money for the spastics with Burnley center-forward Ray Pointer invited to push them over. “Nod ’em in,” shouted the Burnley Express cameraman as the pennies fell. It had exceeded all expectations in raising almost £15.

Ahead of the Birmingham game, Burnley announced they had accepted two interesting invitations and would fit them in around the trip to Tottenham the following week. The Burnley party would have to travel by train and plane to fulfill their engagements. The first of them was a game at Folkestone on Wednesday 30th September. Folkestone was enjoying their first-ever season in the Southern League and on that night Sir Stanley Rous CBE was switching on their new floodlights. On the following Monday, the team would be flying from London to Exeter and then by road to Plymouth to meet Argyle in a testimonial for Neil Dougall, the son of Billy Dougall. Dad Billy, then the physiotherapist at Turf Moor, was invited to accompany the Burnley party to the game.

Before then was a game against Birmingham and on a Friday morning, Harry Potts announced an unchanged team which meant a home debut for young Irish left-back Alex Elder who had played in the games at Preston and Newcastle. There was also more good news about Colin McDonald. He had now taken up cycling at Blackpool where he was staying with his wife and three daughters. Our other long term injury David Smith was a week away from having the plaster removed from his leg.

Burnley supporters often say that give us moderate opposition and we will play accordingly, yet against a side with all the airs and graces of the football book we will rise to the occasion. Birmingham was moderate and how we toiled to gain the points which were well enough deserved, but oh, the hard work and elaboration. Maybe it was a touch of overconfidence after the Newcastle win but the team often gave the impression of being too clever.

Jimmy McIlroy seldom inspired any plans of attack and played as though he had forwarded his private blueprint to Belfast. It was left to Jimmy Robson to show initiative, which he did in midfield, but he failed to crown his obvious thinking with the necessary bite in front of goal. Elder thought had come to stay and such was his form that the representatives from Northern Ireland were booking his name and measurements for an international cap.

Brian Pilkington’s centres were achieving some success and after just ten minutes Ray POINTER corkscrewed the first goal with his head, more or less propelling it in a swerving flight round and past the astonished and flat-footed Gil Merrick. Those who thought that this was to be the commencement of a goal rush were not only sorely tried but greatly disappointed and the next goal was Birmingham’s equaliser. Brian ORRITT got it and then John Gordon almost put them in front.

That was just before the hour but Burnley was back in front twelve minutes later. McILROY produced a few of his lighter touches to confound his usual two-man escort and was in the right place to head in a Robson centre. Then, in the last minute, John CONNELLY side-footed home a fast McIlroy centre to give Burnley a 3-1 win.

Despite the win, we didn’t move up the table at all, remaining in fourth place with the three teams above us, Tottenham, Wolves, and Arsenal, all winning. Birmingham remained bottom with Luton the other team in the relegation places.

Meanwhile, there had been little good fortune for the reserves. In midweek Ian Towers and Gordon Harris had given us a 2-0 lead against Liverpool at Anfield but we had to settle for a point in a 2-2 draw. As the first team beat Birmingham, an Andy Lochhead goal was a mere consolation for the reserves who went down 3-1 at Sheffield United.

The teams for the Birmingham game were;

Burnley: Adam Blacklaw, John Angus, Alex Elder, Jimmy Adamson, Tommy Cummings, Brian Miller, John Connelly, Jimmy McIlroy, Ray Pointer, Jimmy Robson, Brian Pilkington.

Birmingham: Gil Merrick, Graham Sissons, Brian Farmer, John Watts, Trevor Smith, Richard Neal, Mike Hellawell, John Gordon, Bunny Larkin, Brian Orritt, Harry Hooper.

Referee: Mr. J. Cook (Pontefract).

Attendance: 23,471.

First Division Results
21st September 1959

Blackburn 3 Everton 1

26th September 1959

Arsenal 2 Blackpool 1
Burnley 3 Birmingham 1
Fulham 1 Chelsea 3
Leeds 2 Newcastle 3
Leicester 1 Tottenham 1
Manchester City 2 Blackburn 1
Nottingham Forest 2 Bolton 0
Preston 4 Manchester United 0
Sheffield Wednesday 2 Luton 0
West Ham 4 West Brom 1
Wolves 2 Everton 0

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The Clarets followed up their opening-day 3-0 win over Southampton with another comprehensive victory over the Canaries and Pope hopes that becomes a blueprint for the season after Norwich had no answer to the Clarets’ high-pressure game which produced both goals in a comfortable 2-0 victory.

“Everyone would say home form is massive in the Premier League,” said the Clarets’ keeper. “We’ve had a good start. That’s two out of three now and we’ll look to build on that and really make this place a place people don’t want to come.

“Norwich were on a high after their result last week, so it was a great result for us and a performance we put in that was at a great level. Like a few teams in this league, they like to play from the back. We are a team that likes to press high at times and get on the front foot. That’s what we like to do and cause them problems even when we haven’t got the ball. It’s something we looked to do and had worked on during the week, to try and win the ball high up the pitch and make that first pass forward and we created opportunities from that.”

Chris Wood was the beneficiary as he grabbed his first goals of the season with a quick-fire double to over-power a Norwich side which had beaten champions Manchester City a week earlier. And while Sean Dyche’s side – up to ninth in the Premier League table – could have won more emphatically, Pope still had an important part to play with a vital save from in-form striker Teemu Pukki when the scores were level.

“We’re delighted for Woody because he works so hard for the team,” added the England international. “As striker goals are what you look for and as a goalie, you look for clean sheets, so we were both happy. Early on in the game where we had started really well, it would have been a bit of a blow to us (to concede), so I was delighted to chip in and make a save and keep it at 0-0 and we scored within the next five or 10 minutes so it was a good start to the game.”

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