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For 40 minutes, we saw what a Nicky Hayen side was about, yet it's the other 50 we remember most
17.10.26, 17:00 Updated 19.10.26, 14:03 5 Minute Read
For all the justified disappointment after Friday night’s 2-1 defeat to Wolves, a positive opening 40 minutes has somewhat been lost in the fallout for Burnley.
Naturally, in a results based business, no one cares about screenshots or videos of where things went wrong when you’ve just failed to win at home for the 21st time in succession.
Yet for Nicky Hayen it will be incredibly important in what he’ll no doubt feel is still the relative infancy of his tenure.
Regardless of how deep into his three-year contract he is, the facts are that Burnley are in the bottom three of the Championship, and if they’re there in May then they’ll be playing third-tier football for the first time in nigh-on 30 years.
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Chris Wilson
Editorhas been a lifelong Burnley fan despite being from Wigan. His career in sports media has taken him to press boxes up and down the country, including four seasons covering Burnley in a data-led role. He now co-runs Flashscore’s football preview and works on its match reports team, alongside taking on an editorial role after co-founding TurfReports.