Well before the final whistle, three things were clear: Scott Parker’s tactical brain is as finely tuned as the Burnley manager’s dress sense, James Trafford looks a potential England goalkeeper and Leeds still struggle when Patrick Bamford is not at centre-forward.
As well as Burnley defended, Parker’s side had Trafford to thank for preserving a morale-boosting win that could prove significant when the second-tier music stops and the promotion places are decided next spring.
