sport news Burnley's injury list is mounting but the Clarets still believe that they can ... trends now

sport news Burnley's injury list is mounting but the Clarets still believe that they can ... trends now
sport news Burnley's injury list is mounting but the Clarets still believe that they can ... trends now

sport news Burnley's injury list is mounting but the Clarets still believe that they can ... trends now

Burnley's injury list is mounting and the Clarets are bruised, battered and beaten... but they still believe that they can survive relegation as the season reaches crunch time Burnley 1-3 Aston Villa: Mike Jackson loses for the first time as Clarets boss The Lancashire club's intense relegation battle is taking its toll on their squad Matej Vydra and Jay Rodriguez were among those unavailable against Villa James Tarkowski limped off early in the second half with a hamstring problem But there is still belief in the squad that they can survive the drop this month

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Burnley will not give up their place in the Premier League without a fight but the battle for survival is taking its toll on this group of players.

A week that brought confirmation of a £65million penalty hanging over the club if Burnley go down ended in defeat by Aston Villa at Turf Moor as injuries continued to mount.

It emerged that Matej Vydra — who scored the winning goal against Wolves and set up another at Watford during a remarkable four-game revival under caretaker boss Mike Jackson — was absent due to a ruptured cruciate ligament that could keep him out for the rest of 2022.

Burnley are currently outside the bottom three but the relegation battle is going to the wire

Burnley are currently outside the bottom three but the relegation battle is going to the wire

Ashley Westwood is already facing a lengthy lay-off following the horrific ankle injury sustained in Jackson's first game after replacing

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