Ben Mee’s Winner Against Crystal Palace Fires Burnley Into Eighth

Burnley captain Ben Mee marked his 300th appearance for the club by scoring in a 1- acquire at Crystal Palace on Monday as the Clarets climbed to eighth in the Premier League desk. Victory observed Sean Dyche’s visitors go stage on details with Tottenham Hotspur and continue to keep alive their hopes of European soccer subsequent period. A week on from declaring how “ashamed” he was at a plane carrying the message ‘White lives Subject Burnley’ above the Etihad Stadium during a 5- thrashing by Manchester Metropolis, the defender won plaudits for his football at Selhurst Park as the Clarets designed on a 1- earn more than Watford.

Mee finished a three-calendar year wait around for a target in the 62nd minute with a diving header from Ashley Westwood’s free of charge-kick just after finding in front of Gary Cahill.

Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita obtained a hand to the ball but not a robust a single and could only divert it in off a post for the only purpose of the match.

Mee, simply just indicating it was “good” to score, instructed Amazon Key of the reaction to his post-match opinions following the Manchester Metropolis defeat.

“I have been humbled by the response to the job interview,” he explained. “It really is great to hear.

“The club got very a few emails as well which I study a several of. It wasn’t a wonderful night for us but we have responded really effectively to get two wins on the bounce.”

Defeat dropped Palace down to 11th place but Roy Hodgson’s guys are still a comfy 15 factors crystal clear of the relegation zone with six video games to play inspite of a next successive defeat.

Former England manager Hodgson refused to blame his keeper for the loss, stating: “We did every little thing we could to uncover a way as a result of but it didn’t operate out for us.”

Burnley’s victory was all the more extraordinary as they were being without three very first-option forwards in Jay Rodriguez, Chris Wooden and Ashley Barnes.

“We have had to change things with the stretched squad we have and we did incredibly perfectly,” Burnley manager Dyche told the BBC.

Burnley could have opened the scoring in the 19th moment only for Dwight McNeil to shoot more than the major from inside of the spot.

Palace made probabilities but Cahill and James McArthur were being both of those off concentrate on.

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In the second half, the video assistant referee was identified as in as Palace’s Jordan Ayew averted a crimson card for catching Josh Brownhill with his arm.

Then came the important moment, defender Mee stooping reduced for his first target because January 2017.