Burnley were bottom of the table after going six games without a win at the start of the season. Mee’s return has changed that
By Ben McAleer for WhoScored
Burnley’s match with Fulham was understandably postponed last weekend as the Cottagers dealt with an outbreak of Covid-19 in their squad, but the lack of action slowed the momentum that Sean Dyche’s side have been building in recent months. Burnley have worked wonders to turn their season around following a slow start.
They failed to win any of their opening seven league matches, picking up just two points from the first available 21, and it looked as if their time in the
Premier League could be coming to an end. However, they rallied after the November international break and have picked up 14 points from their last eight games, which is the sixth best return in the division in that time, and three more than
Tottenham or
Chelsea (both 11). Burnley have lost just two of their last nine games: their customary 5-0 hammering at the Etihad and a narrow 1-0 defeat at Leeds from which they will feel they deserved a point. It’s easy to pinpoint exactly where Burnley’s fortunes changed for the better following their disastrous start.