Burnley captain Ben Mee marked his 300th appearance for the club by scoring in a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Monday as the Clarets climbed...
Burnley captain Ben Mee marked his 300th appearance for the club by scoring in a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Monday as the Clarets climbed to eighth in the Premier League table.
Victory saw Sean Dyche’s visitors go level on points with Tottenham Hotspur and keep alive their hopes of European football next season.
A week on from saying how “ashamed” he was at a plane carrying the message ‘White lives Matter Burnley’ over the Etihad Stadium during a 5-0 thrashing by Manchester City, the defender won plaudits for his football at Selhurst Park as the Clarets built on a 1-0 win over Watford.
Mee ended a three-year wait for a goal in the 62nd minute with a diving header from Ashley Westwood’s free-kick after getting in front of Gary Cahill.
Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita got a hand to the ball but not a strong one and could only divert it in off a post for the only goal of the game.
Mee, simply saying it was “nice” to score, told Amazon Prime of the reaction to his post-match comments following the City defeat.
“I’ve been humbled by the response to the interview,” he said. “It’s nice to hear.
“The club got quite a few emails too which I read a few of. It wasn’t...
