The progress that Burnley have made in a short space of time under Mike Jackson has completely turned the Premier League relegation battle on its head. The Clarets look doomed to be ending their six-year spell in the top flight when Sean Dyche was sacked but his short-term replacement has orchestrated a miraculous revival.
It may still prove to be all in vain but he has been able to give Burnley a real boost when it looked like they were almost out of time. They are currently outside of the relegation zone on goal difference, a part of the table they are now well-placed to remain in.
It has piled the pressure on both Everton and Leeds who find themselves below Jackson’s side in the table. Chris Sutton has claimed that the interim boss has got Burnley playing more expansive football than the style that was failing under Dyche’s stewardship.
