Luton 1 – 4 Burnley

Scientific Burnley confirmed their intentions for early promotion to the Championship with a 4-1 win over Luton City at Kenilworth Highway.

Scott Parker’s aspect began the season as favorites behind Leeds United, who began their respective campaigns with a 3-3 draw with Portsmouth on the thrilling opening weekend.

Captain Josh Brownhill gave the guests an early lead and Burnley shrewdly selected to go first, bypassing Luton’s press, earlier than an analogous lengthy ball discovered Wilson O’Dolbert earlier than the break. Double the benefit.

Tahith Chong briefly raised hopes of a comeback 10 minutes into the second half, however the Clarets discovered new momentum via Dara O’Shea’s header and Vitinho’s header (Vitinho)’s final highly effective shot and two extra targets.

Rob Edwards’ younger aspect, which included two youngsters, have been unable to reply and will have conceded a fifth objective earlier than the night time was over. “I am not going to sugarcoat it,” Edwards mirrored. “We have now to get higher at dealing with our weaknesses.”

Burnley’s 4 targets

Evaluation: Parker’s pedigree is apparent

Sky Sports activities’ Laura Hunt:

Burnley recorded a powerful win, a superb show of high quality and effectivity. They are going to be firmly within the hunt for promotion this season – Parker has clear pedigree at this degree.

As for Luton, they collapsed within the second quarter and have been unable to capitalize on the temporary momentum after the objective, however there was no have to panic, particularly within the early phases.

Edwards has a particular model. “We need to be fully dedicated to the best way we play,” he stated after the sport. Luton performed man-to-man, supporting their capability to press and be courageous when successful. Edwards’ failure this time was that Parker had the sanity and manpower to combat it.

After all, not each workforce within the Championship has Burnley’s high quality or depth, and Parker has no expertise of main a workforce up from the second tier (with earlier successes at Fulham and Bournemouth) ). Regardless of the clear dominance tonight, each side are anticipated to be in competition this season.

Parker: The sport plan was good

burnley supervisor Scott Parker: “It takes numerous onerous work, however you by no means actually know till you get to the place you are actually. This week has been very intense when it comes to sport planning and easy methods to get outcomes.

“I’ve nothing however reward. As a coach, it’s totally pleasing to see. It is an amazing consequence, it is a robust place to be. We have now to indicate a unique aspect in sure moments. I am stuffed with reward for the gamers. They are saying generally we’ve got to return to being masculine, and I am pleased with that.

“The primary two targets have been every thing I may have requested for, working in behind and giving us a platform. The sport plan suited Luton and we did a very good job in that facet of the sport and have been deadly in transition. of.

Edwards laments Luton’s ‘defensive holes’

Luton supervisor Rob Edwards: “I am not going to sugarcoat it. We have now to cope with our weaknesses higher. There wasn’t a lot within the first half, we conceded targets in two dangerous moments after which clearly the rating affected everybody’s temper.

“2-1, we have been in the fitting place within the sport and the third objective was a killer. Generally it’s important to tire the workforce out and that final bit was missing, it is troublesome to get the physique ahead and that is how it’s generally. We will enhance, we’ll get higher, some key gamers are going to return again and we’ll deliver one or two in.

“We have now to simply accept that tonight and be grateful that we’ll enhance over the following few weeks.”