By Burnley FC
December 22 2012
With Christmas a time for sharing, the Clarets duly carved up the points with Birmingham in a real winter warmer at St Andrew’s.
But having come from behind to lead with little more than a minute of normal time to go, the joy of giving was lost on Burnley as they were forced to settle for a fourth draw in five games. Trailing at the break to a Curtis Davies goal, having passed up some early gifts of their own, the Clarets had work to do against a vibrant young City side. Two goals in as many minutes mid-way through the second half from Danny Ings and a Ross Wallace thunderbolt changed all that and turned the game the Clarets' way as Sean Dyche’s men looked set to secure a first win in a month. Burnley looked as though they had done enough to propel themselves up the table but with City staring at the prospect of a Blue Christmas they staged a late rally and with the Clarets cracking at the death, Nikola Zigic pounced to level it up. To read the full report please click on the link below; |
