By TheLongside.co.uk
November 24 2004

Burnley take the 3 points at the Withdean Stadium after a corner kick from Grant allowed Blake to net his 10th goal of the season from close range.

Brighton had a lively start when ex-Weymouth manager, Claridge attempted to make it 1-0 at the start with a header over the bar.

 

Burnley had plenty of chances in this half with Camara hitting the post and Kupiers, the Albion keeper, being forced to make some vital saves.

 

0-0  at Half Time.

 

Burnley had the most chances once again in the second half.

 

With a shot from 2 yards making it 1-0 in the favour of the Clarets, Brighton wanted a free kick for a Camara challenge on Kuipers but the goal stood and Robbie Blake netted his 10th goal of the season from Grant corner.

Jensen has had little to do in the majority game, but Brighton towards the end put the pressure on the Dane and his defense. Brighton nearly equalised after a poor save from Jensen and also managed a few shots which were ably dealt with by the Burnley defense before the man in charge blew for full time.

It finished 1-0 to Burnley at the a Wintry Withdean with 6,109 attendance with 500-600 fans in the packed away end. At £22 pound a ticket their support is much appreciated when they could have avoided the very long journey and sat in front of the fire with the radio on.

 

Brighton
M Kuipers, G Butters, P Reid, A Hinshelwood, D Harding (77 K Mayo), A Nicolas (74 G Hart), L Knight (82 N Jones), C Oatway, D Currie, R Carpenter, S Claridge
Subs Not Used: D Hammond, B Roberts

Burnley
B Jensen, M Camara, F Sinclair, M Duff, G Cahill, L Roche, G Branch, I Moore, T Grant, J O'Connor, R Blake
Subs Not Used: M O'Neill, J Pilkington, P Scott, R Duffy, A Sanokho

Referee: K Wright

More to come in the next few days as we bring you the full match report with comments from Steve Cotterill and our usual Press Reports article.