Matt Scrafton's verdict on Burnley's Carabao Cup win against Nottingham Forest
Burnley FC writer Matt Scrafton delivers his verdict on the 1-0 Carabao Cup second round win against Nottingham Forest.
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00:00 Just on my way out of the city ground where Burnley have just registered their first win of the 23/24 season.
00:05 In the second round of the Carabao Cup, setting up an interesting tie away to Salford,
00:10 a club I believe Burnley have never faced before in a competitive game, so that will be an interesting one.
00:14 A real gritty, determined display from Burnley tonight, on a game that was pretty low on chances.
00:21 I don't think there was a shot on target during the first half, but Burnley played well, dominated the majority of possession,
00:26 pressed well, just that bit of killer touch in the final third until the 90th minute when substitute Zeki Mdouni
00:33 netted a really clever goal, took it down on his chest and took it away from close range after Sander Bergen on the sub.
00:40 It made a real driving run through the midfield.
00:44 Unfortunately the game did come at a cost for Burnley with injuries to Vettinio, Aaron Ramsey and most seriously,
00:50 Hamel Ekdal, who had a serious knee injury, which Inter Company seemed a bit concerned about.
00:57 But we will speak to Inter Company tomorrow, head of a quick turnaround on Spurs on Saturday and hopefully there will be good news.