Results tagged “Burnley”

Gianfranco Zola was left a very disappointed man after his West Ham side slumped to defeat at Burnley.

Despite a debut goal from Ilan the Irons were sunk by strikes from David Nugent and Daniel Fox against their relegation rivals.

Carlton Cole has "unfinished business" to attend to when West Ham play Burnley this Saturday.

The sides met at Upton Park in November, when Cole scored in a 5-3 win for the Irons, but he picked up an injury which ruled him out for the next two months.

For a convincing-looking scoreline this was a rather unconvincing-looking performance from West Ham as they clung on to beat Burnley 5-3.

The Irons were grateful for a five goal cushion after the visitors staged a late comeback that threatened to deny Gianfranco Zola's men all three points.

West Ham head into tomorrow's home clash against Burnley without captain Matthew Upson.

The England defender has picked up a hamstring strain that could rule him out for several weeks, with Scott Parker set to take the captain's armband.

Svetoslav Todorov rose to salvage a point for Charlton with a second half equaliser in tough draw against Burnley.

The 30-year-old striker, a half-time substitute, headed home to share the spoils in a match both teams will rue not winning.