Clarets see off sorry Saints
are not playing because they know when they come in, they have got to be ready – and they are.
“He showed signs of that and not just the finish, but the work ethic to work for the side and obviously the finish is the icing on the cake. It was a brilliant goal.” Southampton and Burnley played out the lunchtime kick-off in terrible conditions, with strong winds and heavy rain present throughout due to Storm Dennis.
The three points for Dyche’s men moves them up to 10th and just two points off Wolves in seventh. They are also now 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
“All wins are big wins in the Premier League, but we are on a good run,” he added.
“It is a tough place to come, especially with their form lately and the weather.
“It probably won’t look it on the TV when it is shown later, but it was horrendous and for both teams I thought it was very difficult.” Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl had more bad news to report at full-time with Nathan Redmond set for a spell on the sidelines with a hamstring injury sustained in training on Thursday.
“We must find a way back to the way we played before this game,” he said.
SOUTHAMPTON:
Mccarthy 5; WalkerPeters 6 (Obafemi 73, 5), Bertrand 6, Stephens 6, Vestergaard 6; WardProwse 6, Hojbjerg 6; Armstrong 6, Boufal 6 (Djenepo 39, 6); Ings 6, Long 6 (Adams 86). Unused subs – Romeu, Smallbone, Gunn, Bednarek.
burnley:
Pope 6; Bardsley 7, Taylor 6, Tarkowski 7, Mee 7; Hendrick 7, Westwood 8, Cork 6, Mcneil 7; Wood 6 (Vydra 22, 8), Rodriguez 6. Unused subs – Brownhill, Brady, Hart, Pieters, Lennon, Long.