Pressure Piles On Scott Parker As West Ham Sink Burnley In Basement Battle

For Burnley this felt for illustration nan opening of their Premier League farewell tour, while West Ham reignited their conflict for survival. In truth, location was small betwixt nan 2 but nan Hammers showed why they person dream of staying up, providing nan little moments of quality, thing nan Lancastrians could not.

Crysencio Summerville and Taty Castellanos expertly vanished from 2 cleanable assists to nonstop West Ham to victory, leaving them 3 points adrift of Nottingham Forest successful 17th. Burnley showed conflict successful nan 2nd half but a 16th consecutive crippled without a win, including 11 defeats, brought derision from nan location supporters and demands for alteration successful nan dugout and boardroom.

There was much than an aerial of resignation astir Turf Moor earlier nan first whistle was blown. Nothing successful nan opening 12 minutes suggested either squad had nan desire aliases capacity to get retired of nan relegation area arsenic nan crippled began astatine a pedestrian pace.

Burnley, arsenic Scott Parker puts it, are often connected nan incorrect broadside of nan Premier League’s “fine margins” but it is often of their ain making. On this occasion, Lucas Pires gave nan shot distant needlessly connected nan halfway line, Mateus Fernandes collapsed and slipped a precise walk done to Summerville, who reminded Kyle Walker of his advancing years, earlier dinking complete Martin Dubravka.

Neither fans are happy pinch life but nan visitors were much vocal, chanting “sack nan board” successful nan dream of ousting Karren Brady and David Sullivan, though Burnley supporters were not short of toxicity travel nan 26th minute. The 2nd was acold excessively easy arsenic El Hadji Malick Diouf was afforded nan near helping to himself, allowing him to nonstop successful a cleanable cross, headed location by Castellanos, who did good to get crossed his man.

Boos rang retired astatine Turf Moor, successful nan knowledge getting backmost into nan lucifer was nigh-on intolerable for Burnley. At slightest erstwhile successful a difficult business astatine nan move of nan year, West Ham acted successful nan marketplace to bring caller players to refresh nan squad, earning January wins against Tottenham and Sunderland to thief move things around, pinch Castellanos looking a smart deal. Burnley, connected nan different hands, only had nan ineligible James Ward-Prowse to show for their workings successful a quiet window.

West Ham players respond aft Taty Castellanos scored their 2nd goal. Photograph: Phil Oldham/Shutterstock

Another caller presence Axel Disasi was eased backmost into Premier League action against a blunt Burnley. The centre-back, connected indebtedness from Chelsea, has not played a infinitesimal of first-team shot each play but was comfortable successful nan bosom of defence to adhd further encouragement that West Ham person nan value to move up nan table.

Chanting “We want Parker out”, “we want our nine back” from owners ALK Capital and telling substitute Jacob Bruun Larsen “you’re not fresh to deterioration nan shirt” aft calling for much encouragement from nan location fans, summed up nan mood. The Burnley head did person immoderate support wrong Turf Moor but it came from nan distant end, having served West Ham arsenic a subordinate for 4 years.

Considering nan inept quality of nan first-half performance, Burnley came retired pinch intent originated from wrong nan dressing room. They were connected apical successful nan early stages, creating galore vulnerable situations, which should person resulted successful a goal, only for 2 good blocks from Marcus Edwards and Zian Flemming chances.

West Ham struggled to create chances to termination nan crippled off, to support things vaguely interesting. They were happy to sorb unit and springiness Burnley nan ball, contented pinch their deficiency of cutting separator successful nan last third, arsenic they grounded to people for nan ninth squad this season. The only awesome flight Burnley could muster was nan wide early exit of fans, and nary 1 could blasted them. West Ham fans stayed to nan end, savouring nan surroundings successful nan dream they will not beryllium backmost adjacent season.