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Watford 1-2 Burnley: Clarets on the brink after red mist falls on Hornets

Burnley’s Scott Parker praised his side’s defiance and cool heads as they moved to within one victory of an immediate return to the Premier League after a raucous win over nine-man Watford.

HEAD MASTER: Burnley’s Josh Brownhill rises to score the winner PICTURE: Alamy

By Ivan Speck

WATFORD 1
Doumbia 8

BURNLEY 2
Flemming 43, Brownhill 5
Burnley's Scott Parker praised his side’s defiance and cool heads as they moved to within one victory of an immediate return to the Premier League after a raucous win over nine-man Watford.
The Clarets do battle with third-placed Sheffield United tomorrow, hoping to seal a league double over their Championship promotion rivals and a top-flight promotion.
Mamadou Doumbia opened the scoring for the home side before Zian Flemming scored an equaliser just before half time.
Within an extraordinary 11 minutes midway through th...

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