Verdict on Burnley's 1-0 win against Oxford United

Burnley FC writer Matt Scrafton delivers his verdict on the 1-0 win against Oxford United on February 4, 2025.

Transcript

00:00So Burnley have moved into the top two in the championship with a 1-0 win against Oxford

00:06United here at Turf Mar. Burnley's finally getting back to scoring ways and kind of ironic

00:11it came via an own goal. Michel Helic turning into his own net from Josh Cullen's cross.

00:17But it's already deserved from Scott Parker's men, especially in the first half they were

00:21dominant, wasted three or four, if not more, really good chances, not even half chances,

00:26really presentable chances. Lyle Foster should have scored two, Fleming could have scored

00:30two, a couple of others as well, Josh Lerone as well fizzed over, really Oxford couldn't

00:37have complained if they lost this 4-5. As it was, as we've seen with Burnley's quality

00:43front of goal, it's a bit of a struggle, but at the other end defensively so strong they

00:48never looked like conceding. Potting one moment to be fair at the end of the first half when

00:52Burnley had a flash just wide. That's their second clean sheet of the season and 13 hours

00:59of conceding now, so that never looked in doubt. But yeah, important for Burnley to

01:03get back to winning ways and that's exactly what they've done tonight after those back-to-back

01:07goalless draws.