Clarets down to the dregs

AND then there were 18.

This most bitter of defeats must surely spell the end of Burnley’s hopes of somehow staying in the Premier League, leaving West Ham and Hull to scrap over the position just as important as fourth, 17th place.

After a run of one win in 21 matches, the Burnley manager Brian Laws feels that his team now have to win four of their final six matches to stay up.