Burnley grind Forest to a draw in the rain at Turf Moor
Welcome back to English football Ange Postecoglou.
The rain hammered Turf Moor and the home crowd demanded blood.
Forest were the visitors and Burnley did not hide.
Burnley have a clear identity and showed it with grit.
Forest looked to their style but Burnley refused to buckle.
Neco Williams struck early for Forest, a thunderbolt.
Jaidon Anthony volleyed an equaliser after 18 minutes.
The goal kept Forest in the game and sparked a dogged Burnley response.
Scott Parker’s Burnley were dogged and deserved the draw.
Postecoglou will want more invention, but the work rate told.
Just bloody effort counts and Burnley did the simple things well.
Expected goals may be talked up elsewhere but this game was about hearts and graft.
Spurs aside, the top six are media darlings with soft spines in my book.
Blackburn have no love here and Burnley know where the needle sits.
Forest had more possession, yet Burnley won more duels and made more recoveries in the trenches.
- Burnley grind out a point through work rate and defensive solidity
- Neco Williams opened the scoring for Forest, Jaidon Anthony levelled
- Postecoglou and Forest still finding their feet; Burnley bite back against the glamour
Neco Williams
Burnley