Murray spurns golden chance
A MISSED penalty, the post hit and a header cleared off the line — it simply will not go in for Chris Hughton’s Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Seagulls have now scored only once in their last six games, with Glenn Murray the culprit who fired his spot-kick over the crossbar in the first half.
A lack of scoring is becoming a serious issue for Brighton as they slide towards the bottom of the table.
‘It was a missed opportunity,’ Hughton confessed. ‘When somebody misses a penalty or they score an own goal, this is all part and parcel of the game. There is no point in saying anything because Glenn would be disappointed in himself.’
As for Sean Dyche’s Burnley, they had their own chances to win this in the second half, including a Chris Wood one-on-one. Despite not securing a win, this was a third successive clean sheet for the Clarets and took them up to fifth place before Liverpool’s game against Bournemouth today.
Dyche was asked afterwards whether, given how his side are now rubbing shoulders with Europe-chasing clubs, they should be travelling to the likes of Brighton and winning.
‘That would be an amazing shift, wouldn’t it?’ Dyche answered. ‘People actually going, “Burnley, they should be going to