EPL: Bournemouth Hold Burnley to 0-0 at Turf Moor

Burnley slide towards championship

Burnley make unwanted history with 11th home league game without a win. Bournemouth hold Burnley to a goalless draw at Turf Moor, stretching their winless run against promoted sides.

Burnley knew that their fanciful survival hopes realistically required them to win here...

Burnley made unwanted history at Turf Moor, going 11 matches without a home league win in the same season for the first time ever.

The 0-0 draw with Bournemouth was a surprise, given the high-scoring nature of their matches this season.

True to form, the two sides exchanged early blows inside the opening five minutes when Jaidon Anthony first dragged an effort wide of the target, before the Cherries went up the other end and Evanilson saw his effort cleared off the line by Bashir Humphreys after he’d rounded Martin Dubravka.

Another good opportunity soon came and went for Bournemouth too, when Maxime Esteve’s loose pass was pounced upon by Eli Junior Kroupi, but once again Humphreys was there to block a certain goal.

Humphreys was never far away from the action, and he almost got himself on the scoresheet at the other end when he freed himself at the far post to get on the end of James Ward-Prowe’s corner.

Humphreys' effort was deflected behind by Alex Scott, and the game remained goalless.

Burnley pushed for a goal before halftime, with Anthony coming close in similar circumstances to Humphreys' earlier chance.

He ghosted in around the back to latch onto a James Ward-Prowse corner, but instead of taking a touch, he rattled a first-time volley against the underside of the bar.

The second half began in contrasting fashion, with Andoni Iraola’s men on the offensive, hitting the woodwork themselves within 10 minutes of the restart when Marcus Tavernier stepped in off the right and crashed a left-footed effort against the outside of the post.

A fourth clean sheet of the season for @BurnleyOfficial while @afcbournemouth make it four draws in a row pic.twitter.com/mWqMXB1Mox

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Chances were certainly a little harder to come by after the break, and a string of stoppages did little to help the flow of the game.

Burnley knew that their fanciful survival hopes realistically required them to win here, so it was perhaps surprising to see a distinct lack of attacking intent in the closing stages from Scott Parker’s men.

The game ultimately fizzled out in the closing stages, with neither side particularly seizing the initiative in the search for three points.

A draw for Bournemouth not only saw them miss the chance to close the gap on the European spots, but also stretched their winless run against promoted sides this season to five matches