After a hectic festive schedule in the rough and tumble of the Championship, Burnley parked their second-tier efforts for a moment last Saturday afternoon, securing a spot in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a success at League One Reading, although it was far from plain sailing for Scott Parker's troops.

Lewis Wing's second-half equaliser for the Royals following Lyle Foster's first goal since August resulted in the contest hurtling to extra time, in which flying Dutchman Zian Flemming bagged a brilliant brace to set up a tie at Premier League strugglers Southampton in early February.

Focusing on league matters, Burnley are currently relishing in a 13-game unbeaten run in the second tier of English football, meaning that Parker's men are occupying second spot in the Championship table, level on points with third-placed Sheffield United and just a point behind leaders Leeds United.

Conceding a mere nine goals across 26 second-tier battles to date, the Clarets have been simply sensational in defence, and that record improves even further when considering purely home matches, with the Lancashire giants allowing only four goals in 12 games at Turf Moor.



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在经历了激烈的英冠比赛之后，伯恩利在上周六下午暂时停止了他们的二级联赛努力，在对阵英甲雷丁的比赛中取得了成功，确保了足总杯第四轮的席位，尽管这对斯科特·帕克的球队来说远非一帆风顺。

继莱尔·福斯特自8月以来的首粒进球后，刘易斯·温在下半场为皇家扳平比分，导致比赛进入加时赛，荷兰飞人齐安·弗莱明在2月初的比赛中打进了精彩的两粒进球，帮助皇家扳平了英超竞争对手南安普顿。

专注于联赛事务，伯恩利目前正享受着在英超第二梯队的13场不败，这意味着帕克的球队在英冠积分榜上排名第二，与排名第三的谢菲尔德联队积分持平，仅落后领头羊利兹联队1分。

到目前为止，红军在26场二线比赛中只丢了9个球，他们的防守非常出色，如果只考虑主场比赛，这一记录就会进一步提高，兰开夏郡巨人在12场主场比赛中只丢了4个球。