Burnley interim manager Mike Jackson has said finishing 19th in the Premier League is nothing to celebrate, after the Clarets ended their season with a 1-1 draw against Wolves. The result ensured Burnley avoided the bottom place, but Jackson insisted the disappointment of the campaign remains.
Wolves took the lead in the fifth minute when Adam Armstrong converted a penalty after a handball by Florentino. Burnley goalkeeper Max Weiss made several saves to keep his side in the game, but Zian Flemming equalised in the 48th minute with a crisp finish from 18 yards after exchanging passes with Lesley Ugochukwu.
Jackson, who took over from Scott Parker for the final four matches and collected two points, reflected on the season's end. “It doesn’t really matter that we didn’t finish bottom. The disappointment of the season still sits there,” he said. On his own future, he added: “What’s next for me? I’m going to go out into the garden and chill! But I’m sure there will be talks over the next few days.”
Wolves manager Rob Edwards, who took over when the team had two points from 11 games and lost his first seven matches in charge, acknowledged the challenge. “We looked really dangerous in the first half, but we weren’t able to take advantage... Allowing Burnley to come back into it was really disappointing,” he said. “We’ve now got to build a team that fans can be proud to watch.”
