Burnley 2-0 Preston

By Tom Pickup
December 17 2004

2 goals from Robbie Blake won the Derby game against Preston for the Clarets. The first was a 40+ yard free kick which would certainly be in the running for goal of the season. THe second was a shot which was saved then Blake capitalised on the rebound.

Steve Cotterill had this to say about the game

"To be fair, I thought it was excellent, better than I thought it"

"Both sets of supporters were great and we were lucky enough to be on the winning side."

"It was a great game for the neutral, if there were any neutrals here today."

 

"It was end to end and there was a lot of energy shown by both sets of players."

"Everyone knows he strikes a lovely ball. I don’t know what it is he does, but he can strike the ball so well and as long as he keeps doing it for us we’ll be happy."

"His second goal was all about his persistence and that’s what our team is all about."