So, today Burnley FC take on Reading FC at Turf Moor in the NPower Championship. Both teams have hit their best form of the season with three wins and a draw in their last four games. We are also level on points with Reading so this promises to be a close encounter.
I hope we can build on the last game, a 1-0 win at Milwall, which was also our first clean sheet in living memory! Being at home you would think we might have the edge over the Royals, and our strikers are in good form of late, Charlie Austin and Jay Rodriguez scoring 15 between them in all competitions. But Brian McDermott seems to be a pretty astute manager and an away win wouldn't surprise me. In fact a win would be a very good result for us and would have taken us up to 11th in the table if Leeds hadn't won last night. It would also give the players some confidence going into the next two game which are both away at Barnsley and Coventry.
So lets hope Eddie Howe is getting to grips with life at Turf Moor and can turn it into the fortress it usually is, and a few away wins wouldn't go amiss either.
The Burnley supporters have a big part to play in this match too. It's too early in Eddie Howes' reign as Burnley Manager to be getting on his back and I think most Burnley fans appreciate that and the recent turn around in form should mean that we're in good voice today and that will help the players.
I predict a 2-0 win, as I'd like us to start keeping clean sheets more frequently but I'd be very happy with 2-1 and I think Reading have a good chance of scoring against us. It's all about the timing of the goals then.
Come on you clarets!
