Verdict on Burnley's derby draw against Preston North End

Burnley FC Writer Matt Scrafton delivers his verdict on the 0-0 draw against Preston North End at Turf Moor on Saturday, October 5, 2024.

Transcript

00:00I've just finished here at Turf Moor where it's finished Burnley 0 Preston Loughhead 0

00:07and I feel like I'm repeating myself because it's a similar story for Burnley

00:12really lacking any threat, cutting edge

00:17to be honest in the first half they were lucky, fortunately it remained goal as Preston had the better chances

00:222 or 3 good openings, just couldn't finish those chances

00:26the second half by comparison was a bit of a non-event really

00:29it was more dominated by some weaker fishing from the referee

00:33really stopped the flow of the game

00:362 or 3 times it threatened to boil over because he failed to take control of the game

00:43and in the end it fizzled out on either side, it looked like it was scoring

00:48but yeah, bit of a strange story for Burnley where they're 2nd in the league, unbeaten in 6

00:53yet they don't really look like they're scoring many goals

00:56I think that's 5 in 7 now, it's pretty clear where their issues lie

01:00defensively not conceding many at all, I think that's the third clean sheet in a row

01:04so it's pretty obvious what the story is

01:07but yeah, Burnley have got to be offering a lot, lot more

01:11especially in attack where they're looking really light at the moment

01:15ahead of international break now, they've only got 2 weeks off before they return