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Another late capitulation for Burnley at Turf Moor sees the home hoodoo continue

It's becoming rather tedious breaking down everything bad about Burnley at the minute, but after another late capitulation at home to Charlton on Tuesday, those six disastrous minutes of stoppage time needed to be broken down.

14.10.26, 10:00 Updated 18.10.26, 15:13 5 Minute Read

They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, so Nicky Hayen must be insane by that metric.

The Clarets’ ability to grind out a result was laid bare once more on Tuesday as they twice squandered the lead in a fateful 2-2 draw at home to Charlton. 

Boos and full-time and coaching staff asking to meet fans in the car park are indicative of the issues facing the club at present, but that’s for another day - this article is to hone in on where it all went wrong.

Greg Coudert clattering Anel Ahmedhodzic certainly didn’t help matters as it meant Hjalmar Ekdal was thrown into the lion’s den for the final six minutes.

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Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson

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has 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.

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