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Burnley heading for Wembley

Burnley heading for Wembley


Burnley heading for Wembley

Burnley moved a step closer to the Premiership after securing a 3-0 aggregate victory over Reading last night. Two superb goals from Martin Paterson and Steven Thompson saw Burnley move into the play off final.

Burnley are now set to end a 34 year exodus away from the top flight should the win the play off final.

"The prize is a place in the Premier League and that is what everyone wants but there is no place for celebration yet,'' boss Owen Coyle said.

''We recognise we have not achieved our goal yet. We have earned ourselves a chance against Sheffield United which will be a formidable hurdle.

''But we have now played 60 games, used the least amount of players in the Championship, our average attendance is in the bottom three, our turnover is in the bottom four but we put ourselves on the line for each other and that is what this team is all about.

''We have gifted individuals but we achieve nothing without our work ethic.''