What the papers say: Burnley match report

[Far Canal]

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Burnley 0 Reading 1

Reading: Jem Karacan 90

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Substitute Jem Karacan struck deep into injury time to give Reading a win at Burnley which extended their unbeaten run to five matches.

Karacan had come on in the second half after Jay Tabb was floored by a clearance by Burnley goalkeeper Lee Grant, which led to a lengthy delay.

The Royals had already had a penalty appeal turned down before Karacan stabbed home from fellow substitute Mathieu Manset's cross in the eighth minute of added time.

Both sides had chances to go ahead in the first half, with Charlie Austin just failing to get a crucial touch on Jay Rodriguez's shot before Reading striker Adam Le Fondre forced Lee Grant into a good save.

The visitors had a good chance to go in front after only five minutes when Joseph Mills' accurate corner found Kaspars Gorkss, but he headed over from close range.

Burnley began to find their rhythm and Rodriguez's snapshot took a deflection off Gorkss and just flew past the outstretched boot of Austin.

The home side began to dominate possession but they had Grant to thank for stopping them from going behind, when he made a good save from Le Fondre's shot after Andre Amougou's slip had let the former Rotherham striker in.

Moments later, Jay Tabb fired in a drive from 20 yards but Grant was always behind the strike and gathered well.

At the other end Kieran Trippier's deep cross was met by Austin, but his diving header failed to trouble Federici too much.

With half-time approaching a shot from Ross Wallace deflected off Jobi McAnuff, forcing Adam Federici to turn the ball over the bar. From the resulting corner, Wallace found Amougou but his header went high over the bar.

Reading suffered a blow when McAnuff was forced off at the break due to a knock and replaced by Noel Hunt.

With 55 minutes gone Marvin Bartley played a one-two with Austin and burst into the Reading box but his shot was well saved by Federici down at his near post.

That let-off seemed to wake the visitors up and an excellent delivery by Mills from a free-kick found Le Fondre, but he headed straight at Grant when he had time to control the ball before taking a shot.

Reading were forced into making a second change when Tabb caught a clearance from Grant square in the face and was strechered off in a neck brace and replaced by Karacan.

Referee Phil Gibbs incensed the visitors when he deemed Amougou's challenge on Le Fondre in the box to be fair.

However, they were celebrating at the death when Karacan connected with Manset's cross to give them all three points.

TEAMS

Burnley
1. Lee Grant
2. Kieran Trippier (yellow card)
21. Andre Amougou (yellow card)
15. David Edgar
24. Brian Easton
11. Junior Stanislas (55)
6. Chris McCann
20. Marvin Bartley
7. Ross Wallace
23. Charlie Austin
9. Jay Rodriguez

SUBS
30. Jon Stewart (GK)
36. Ben Mee
8. Dean Marney
16. Zavon Hines
26. Keith Treacy (55)

Reading

1. Adam Federici
24. Shaun Cummings
5. Alex Pearce
17. Kaspars Gorkss
16. Joseph Mills (yellow card)
11. Jobi McAnuff (46)
19. Hal Robson-Kanu
8. Mikele Leigertwood
7. Jay Tabb (72)
9. Adam Le Fondre
18. Simon Church (81)

SUBS
12. Alex McCarthy (GK)
10. Noel Hunt (46)
4. Jem Karacan (72)
22. Mathieu Manset (81)
23. Ian Harte


STAT ATTACK
Burnley............Reading
7....Shots On Target.....7
8....Shots Off Target....6
9....Fouls (Conceded)..13
3.........Corners.........7
2.......Yellow Cards......1
0........Red Cards.......0

[Avon Royal]

The Royals had already had a penalty appeal turned down before Karacan stabbed home from fellow substitute Mathieu Manset's cross in the eighth minute of added time.

Manset's cross........

[readingbedding]

I call that a decent away win!

[Jackson Corner]

The Royals had already had a penalty appeal turned down before Karacan stabbed home from fellow substitute Mathieu Manset's cross in the eighth minute of added time.

Manset's cross........

They say it on the BBC clip as well. Easy mistake to make they are very simaler!

[melonhead]

The Royals had already had a penalty appeal turned down before Karacan stabbed home from fellow substitute Mathieu Manset's cross in the eighth minute of added time.

Manset's cross........

so would youi be if you kept scoring, but never made teh first team squad.....etc

[Upper West Ginger]

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By Chris Boden
Published on Sunday 16 October 2011 11:33

THE international break seems to divide club managers.
Some appreciate the chance to regroup and take stock, while giving injured players more chance to recuperate.
For others, however, it brings a sharp halt to any gathering momentum, and early in the season can hinder the bedding-in process for new signings.
One thing is for sure, the break hasn’t been too helpful to Burnley so far this season.
Going into the last round of international fixtures in September, the Clarets recorded their first league win of the campaign at then-leaders Derby.
But any chance of building on an impressive performance was stunted for a fortnight.
On return to action, Burnley were below-par against Middlesbrough and comprehensively beaten.
This time around Eddie Howe’s men had built a head of steam ahead of the break, unbeaten in four games, having taken seven points from nine.
However, the Clarets were not their recent selves against Reading on Saturday, and they suffered a first setback in four weeks.
Defeat was harsh – especially coming as it did in the ninth minute of injury time – but Burnley certainly hadn’t done enough to win the game.
Midfielder Marvin Bartley put it down to coincidence: “I don’t think the break’s got much to do with it, we just haven’t performed.
“We should be fresh and raring to go.”
And Howe was at a loss to explain his side’s showing: “We’ve trained well – I can’t put my finger on, now, why we just didn’t perform.”
One factor was Brian McDermott’s tactical nous.
He has now faced Burnley four times since taking the reins from Brendan Rodgers, and won all four.
The FA Cup upset against Brian Laws’ then-Premier League Clarets helped him get the job on a full-time basis, and he outwitted Laws at Turf Moor a year ago in a stunning 4-0 win.
Stuart Gray was in caretaker charge as Burnley went down 2-1 at the Madejski Stadium in January, before this latest triumph.
McDermott sent his side out to close Burnley high up the pitch, preventing the Clarets from playing out from the back effectively.
The fluency and zip of the passing was hit, and the Clarets were second to everything against a physical side.
That said, in the early stages Burnley successfully isolated left back Joseph Mills, working crossing opportunities and chances through Ross Wallace and Kieran Tripier.
However, as at Millwall, the quality in the delivery was not up to their usual standards.
Burnley may have continued to press and look for the breakthrough, but as the game wore on, it was Reading who looked the more likely to nick a goal.
That it came as late as it did was cruel – especially as it came in time added on for Royals midfielder Jay Tabb receiving treatment after being knocked out by a clearance from Lee Grant, while his replacement Jem Karacan got the winner.
Karacan would have enjoyed the moment – the London-born Turkish Under-21 international purports to be a Blackburn Rovers fan.
It all started promisingly enough, as former Reading youngster Marvin Bartley had a sight of goal within 17 seconds, showing great pace to react to a kind deflection from Charlie Austin’s pass, but he took his shot early, and failed to trouble Adam Federici.
Jay Rodriguez then had a shot deflected wide by Kaspars Gorkss, only for the referee to award a goal kick.
Burnley continued to try and force the pace, and after a quick throw-in from Trippier, Wallace cut inside and lashed a fierce 20-yarder just over the top.
Reading were more direct in the first half, and when a Mills punt caused Andre Amougou problems, Grant was on hand to make a smart save from Adam Le Fondre.
And when Jobi McAnuff returned the ball into the box, Le Fondre finished neatly, but was flagged off-side.
After a turgid first 45 minutes, it was almost a relief to watch an exciting schools game on the pitch at half-time.
Things didn’t really pick up after the break, although Bartley – again Burnley’s stand out performer in another all-action display – forced Federici into his first serious action, working a one-two with Austin before drilling a shot towards the near post which the Australian beat away.
As the Clarets became more frustrated, Chris McCann ambitiously tried his luck from 40 yards, while Keith Treacy, on for Junior Stanislas, struggled to get to the pace of the game.
Midway through the half, Grant knocked Tabb out cold with a clearance from close-range, forcing a seven-minute stoppage as he was attended to. The stop-start nature of the game did little to help Burnley’s rhythm, and Reading began to look a threat on the break, as Noel Hunt went close with a glancing header, before substitute Mathieu Manset, with his first involvement, cut inside and went agonisingly close with a measured curler.
Reading looked unfortunate not to win a penalty when Amougou dived in on Le Fondre and appeared to get little of the ball, but right at the death they got their reward when Hunt found space to feed the ball across the six-yard box, and Karacan, falling backwards, managed to turn it into the net to snatch the points.
The Clarets were crestfallen as they made their way off the pitch, and home form – with one league win in eight – is something of a concern.
But it will be a fortnight before that can be remedied, with three away games on the spin, and at least Burnley have little time to dwell on this disappointment before getting chance to make amends at Barnsley on Tuesday night.

[melonhead]

pretty fair report

[Sarah Star]

I didn't know Jem was a Blackburn Rovers fan.

What prompted that?

[The Cube]

I didn't know Jem was a Blackburn Rovers fan. :shock:

What prompted that?

They had Tugay playing there a few seasons, maybe that's why?

Something to do with an older brother, and no doubt also to the fact that Blackburn were briefly a top team.