“We know how desperate they were for that first victory – we all were – and to get it was an amazing feeling. Howe said: “It was just an amazing feeling to get that first win for them as a big thank you for everything that they’ve given to me and the team in the last few weeks. However, a collective effort led by hard-running frontmen Wilson and Joelinton kept the Clarets at bay to leave the home fans celebrating as if they had just witnessed a cup final victory.
Howe’s men have played better than they did against the Clarets and not emerged with the victory they craved, but they will not care about that after showing real character to get themselves across the finishing line.īurnley enjoyed the better of the first half but found themselves trailing at the break after Wilson pounced on Nick Pope’s error and, although they were better after the restart and had chances to increase their advantage, they found themselves facing an onslaught as time ran down.
“The minute you start looking at groups, it’s a dangerous thing to do, We’ll be really boosted by the win today, that should give us a lot of confidence and hopefully some positive momentum to take into a tough away fixture.” It’s a waste of energy and a waste of time because you’ve got to play them one at a time and we’re going to look at the first one. Asked how important it was to be going into those games with a win under their belts, head coach Howe said: “I try not to look at groups of fixtures.