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Burnley FC has moved tantalisingly close to the play-offs this season, following the Clarets’ third away win in a row on Saturday.

Burnley beat a badly hobbled Brighton, reduced to nine men by the close of the second half, by one goal to nil, after the defending team had players Romain Vincelot and Ashley Barnes sent off in the first 12 minutes of the game and the Clarets’ Kieran Trippier scored what emerged as the winning goal just after half an hour’s play.

Now the team will be heading home for the Christmas period, with games against Doncaster Rovers and Hull scheduled at Turf Moor during this time.

Team manager Eddie Howe is thrilled that Burnley is now just five points away from the play-offs and can realistically expect the Clarets to get into the top six places in the league.

Speaking to Clitheroe Today, Howe said that he wants to see the team’s excellent away form reproduced at home over Christmas, admitting that performance at Turf Moor has not been as stellar as their travelling form – Burnley has only won three home games this term.

“We need to improve our home form, there’s no doubt about that,” he told the paper.

“That’s our next big focus, to try to turn some of those defeats to wins at home, and if we can do that, and keep our away record strong, we’re going to have a really good chance.”

“Teams don’t make it easy for us at Turf Moor. I think a lot of teams respect us on our own patch, so it’s up to us to turn that around.”

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