Winning derbies is not about the quality of performance, it is about the result and Burnley fans will not be complaining after Zian Flemming earned them the points against their bitter rivals Blackburn in a tight but underwhelming encounter.
The dire nature of the first hour was forgotten, in the away end at least, when Flemming dived to head home Bashir Humphrey’s cross in front of 4,000 Burnley supporters. It was the first opening of note in the entire match and the Dutchman should be commended for still being alert after having next to no involvement up to that point.
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