Ashley Barnes’ strike seals comeback as Burnley add to Huddersfield’s woes

Burnley took advantage of Huddersfield generosity to claim a second successive victory, when the home side proved incapable of protecting a first half lead even before the dismissal of their most reliable defender.

The Yorkshire side have found this season hard enough going with 11 men on the pitch, so having to play the whole of the second half without Christopher Schindler was always going to be testing, and Ashley Barnes was able to make Burnley’s extra man count before the end.

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