Burnley FC writer Matt Scrafton delivers his verdict on the 1-0 win against Oxford United on February 4, 2025.
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00:00So Burnley have moved into the top two in the championship with a 1-0 win against Oxford
00:06United here at Turf Mar. Burnley's finally getting back to scoring ways and kind of ironic
00:11it came via an own goal. Michel Helic turning into his own net from Josh Cullen's cross.
00:17But it's already deserved from Scott Parker's men, especially in the first half they were
00:21dominant, wasted three or four, if not more, really good chances, not even half chances,
00:26really presentable chances. Lyle Foster should have scored two, Fleming could have scored
00:30two, a couple of others as well, Josh Lerone as well fizzed over, really Oxford couldn't
00:37have complained if they lost this 4-5. As it was, as we've seen with Burnley's quality
00:43front of goal, it's a bit of a struggle, but at the other end defensively so strong they
00:48never looked like conceding. Potting one moment to be fair at the end of the first half when
00:52Burnley had a flash just wide. That's their second clean sheet of the season and 13 hours
00:59of conceding now, so that never looked in doubt. But yeah, important for Burnley to
01:03get back to winning ways and that's exactly what they've done tonight after those back-to-back
01:07goalless draws.