Bournemouth's 3-0 Thrash Sends Burnley into Shock!

[Getty Images] A third Premier League relegation in five seasons is looking imminent for Burnley after a goalless draw against Bournemouth on Saturday. With eight games remaining, the Lancashire club could find themselves 11 points adrift of safety if either West Ham or Nottingham Forest above them win this weekend. Manager Scott Parker knows time is running out for the Clarets but his players did well to keep their faint survival hopes alive with a hard-fought draw against the Cherries at Turf Moor.

Unsurprisingly, it was their joint-top scorers Jaidon Anthony and Zian Flemming who were their bright sparks as they drew decent saves out of Djordje Petrovic early on. Bournemouth then left Anthony unmarked during a James Ward-Prowse corner and would have paid a heavy price had the Burnley attacker not struck the crossbar against his former side in the closing stages of the first half. Though the visitors finished strongly and the Clarets held on, the result means Parker's side have won only once in 21 league games since the start of November and picked up fewer points (10) than any other team during that period.

They might have held Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea and Bournemouth since the turn of the year, but must be dealing in wins rather than draws if they are to pull off a miraculous escape.