Despite Barcelona’s fall from grace, this will probably not be enough to induce feelings of panic at the Nou Camp. West Ham supporters, anticipating the prospect of a prize scalp in the Europa League, chorused: “Barcelona, we’re coming for you.” Forget
Barcelona, however, West Ham may rue their inability to beat Burnley. For a side with a genuine chance of a top-four finish, this felt a case of two points being dropped.
Sean Dyche’s bland team put the stale into the stalemate while David Moyes cut an increasingly frustrated figure, irritated at his side’s inability to forge a breakthrough. “Last season we had a near-perfect record against the teams below us,” noted Moyes but while West Ham have flagship wins over
Liverpool and
Chelsea, a failure to beat Brentford, Brighton and now Burnley threatens to cost a club with lofty aspirations.