“We hope he’s fine, our thoughts are with him,” said Burnley interim manager Michael Jackson, who claimed responsibility for his first game since Sean Deitch’s shocking dismissal on Friday.
“You can see that the reaction of the players was not good. When you see Declan Rice come and say it’s not good, you know it’s not.
“The boy himself raised his hand and usually does not go down. It may be the end of his season, but there is a team here that is ready to play. ”
The injury, if nothing else, prompted Burnley, who took the lead with a header from Wout Weghorst moments after Westwood left. But Maxwell Cornet missed a penalty to double the lead in added time in the first half and instead they were brought back from Tomasz Soucek’s group final in the 74th minute.
Eventually, Burnley hung up, with goalkeeper Nick Pope twice denying Michael Antonio and making a stunning save to prevent a header by Isa Diop. One point may not be enough in the relegation battle for Burnley, but they have home games against Southampton, Aston Villa, Wolves and Newcastle, as well as a trip to his colleagues from Watford. To borrow a recent quote from Pope: “We are not damn dead yet!”
The decision of the club’s owner, Alan Pace, to fire Deitch, as well as the time for this, puzzled many, and Jackson did not reveal anything more than that in the club’s statement.
“I’m not really looking any further than today, so I don’t want to comment,” Jackson said. “When it is ready to be said, I am sure that the board and the chairman will provide the information that the supporters want.”
Desperate West Ham manager David Moyes reflects: “For us today, the result was everything.
“It was a great chance for us and we didn’t use it. I thought we had a little rhythm before the Ashley Westwood incident, but the breaks didn’t help.
“By the end we had probably done almost enough to deserve the victory,” added Moyes, who then shared his surprise at Deitch’s departure.
“I was really surprised. With so many games, he knows the teams, he knows the league – but that’s why I don’t own a football team. “
Pope’s master class began in the 12th minute with a fine to deny Jarod Bowen. After a long pause after the challenge that made Westwood writhe on the floor in agony and Vlasic in tears, the mood was understandably equal and it was Burnley who grabbed the initiative to take the lead. Jay Rodriguez aimed his head at Cornet’s corner of the beam before Wegorst used his full height to rise above everyone and nod in rebound.
West Ham were equal and had to fall behind by half-time after Burnley received a penalty when Cornet intercepted a pass from Josh Brownhill and was fouled by Lukasz Fabianski when he jumped around him. Cornet executed the penalty himself, but distorted it widely.
West Ham inevitably came up with more goals in the second half, but Antonio, who has not scored a goal in the New Year’s League, hit his head from a cross by Ben Johnson when he was well placed.
Rodriguez missed a good chance to put Burnley ahead by scoring away from the far post when he had to hit the target.
He would have regretted it a few minutes later when Sowcek scored with a shoulder from a direct free kick by Manuel Lanzini to create a tense last 15 minutes. Three minutes later, Rice found Antonio and the striker’s shot was overturned by Pope, which led to a wave of corners – one of which Diop was denied a great full save by the Burnley goalkeeper.
A moment later, he races from his line to quell Antonio’s efforts and win a draw for Burnley.
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