Burnley picked up a solid point at home to Nottingham Forest, drawing Ange Postecoglou’s Tricky Trees 1-1 on Saturday.
Forest led through Neco Williams in the second minute but Jaidon Anthony kept up his fine form to level the score about 20 minutes later.
WATCH — Burnley v Nottingham Forest full match replay
The second half was played in the rain and Forest tested Burnley plenty but the newly-promoted Clarets this time would not relent late against establish PL competition.
Parker’s Burnley show versatility
We’ve seen the Parkered bus approach from Burnley and it should’ve paid a few more dividends, but Clarets boss Scott Parker knows that Ange Postecoglou is going to leave openings and that Forest are still learning his ways. That led to Burnley going for it a bit, as the chemistry between Lyle Foster and Jaidon Anthony seems real and this game felt like it could swing either way for the better part of an hour. It swung pretty heavily to Forest down the stretch but the Clarets are well-drilled in what to do under duress and goalkeeper Martin Dubravka has been a keeper-under-fire several times in his life. The 36-year-old Slovakia international was very, very good and Burnley aren’t going to quit any time soon.
What’s next?
Burnley host Cardiff City in a League Cup third round match on Tuesday, then return to the Premier League for a 10am ET Saturday scrap at Manchester City.
Forest are off to the Europa League and a Wednesday visit to Real Betis before returning home for Sunderland in the league at 12:30pm Saturday.
How to watch Burnley vs Nottingham Forest live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 10am ET Saturday (September 20)
Venue: Turf Moor — Burnley
TV Channel: Peacock
Streaming: Stream live on Peacock
Burnley vs Nottingham Forest final score: 1-1
Neco Williams 2', Jaidon Anthony 21'
Burnley vs Nottingham Forest live updates — by Nick Mendola
Full time — Burnley 1-1 Nottingham Forest
A wide-open game. Surprising for a Scott Parker team but certainly not an Ange Postecoglou affair!
Up to 23 combined shots
Forest the better side on the day but so many blocked efforts have left the remarks off this page.
Dubravka remains the likely Man of the Match.
Frame smashed
Loum Tchaouna clobbers the frame with a free kick just before halftime.
Dubravka save!
Dilane Bakwa curls in from the left side and Dubravka does so well to parry it out for a corner kick.
He’s been so good for the Clarets this season.
Jaidon Anthony goal — Burnley 1-1 Nottingham Forest
A scrappy goal makes it 1-1.
Loum Tchaouna knocks down a big cross and it skitters past Lyle Foster to strike partner Jaidon Anthony.
The ex-Bournemouth man spins a shot toward the far post and an off-balance Oleksandr Zinchenko slides and brings the ball over the line.
Florentino Luis in the book
A late tackle from the Burnley midfielder means he’s have to play out of his norm the rest of the way.
It leads to a free kick, too, and Martin Dubravka does well to parry a powerful strike to his right.
Neco Williams goal — Burnley 0-1 Nottingham Forest
An early corner kick sees the service slide all the way to the far opposite corner of the 18.
Neco Williams steps into a shot that rockets into the goal, seemingly taking a turn in direction off a Burnley player along the way.
Second-minute action!
Burnley lineup
Dubravka, Walker, Esteve, Laurent, Hartman, Ekdal, Cullen, Florentino, Tchaouna, Anthony, Foster
Nottingham Forest lineup
Sels, Williams, Morato, Milenkovic, Zinchenko, Luiz, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Bakwa, Ndoye, Wood
Burnley vs Nottingham Forest preview — by Joe Prince-Wright
Scott Parker’s Burnley have dug deep and pushed Manchester United and Liverpool all the way in their last two games, but have given up late penalty kicks in both to lose 3-2 and 1-0 respectively. The Clarets look much more capable of staying in the Premier League this time around compared to two years ago and their defensive solidity against Liverpool was impressive.
Forest were battered 3-0 at Arsenal, and it could have been more, in Ange Postecoglou’s first game in charge. He has promised that Forest fans will see their new style of play right away against Burnley and that is very exciting. It’s still a shock that Nuno Espirito Santo was fired and replaced by Postecoglou but Forest’s squad is extremely talented and will fancy their chances of going on a run of wins in the upcoming weeks.
Burnley team news, focus
Lesley Ugochukwu is out through suspension after being sent off against Liverpool, while Burnley will look to stay solid defensively and feed Lyle Foster on the counter. We could also see Armando Broja play a bigger role up top too as Parker will likely go with a slightly more attack-minded system against Forest.
OUT: Lesley Ugochukwu (suspension), Zeki Amdouni (knee), Jordan Beyer (knee), Connor Roberts (fitness) | QUESTIONABLE: Jacob Bruun Larsen (knock)
Nottingham Forest team news, focus
Postecoglou kept things pretty similar for Forest’s defeat at Arsenal as he only had a few days to work with his new team. But we should probably expect changes in personnel and style of play for this game. Forest have so many good attacking options after a tidy summer of transfer activity and now it’s all about Ange getting the balance right. How attack-minded will he be?
OUT: Ola Aina (undisclosed), Nicolas Dominguez (knee) | QUESTIONABLE: Murillo (knock)
Burnley vs Nottingham Forest prediction
This feels like Forest will just have a little too much in attack and midfield for Burnley to deal with and the hosts will be forced to come out and have a go, which will leave them vulnerable to Forest’s attackers on the break. Burnley 1-2 Nottingham Forest.
