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⚽ Premier League updates from the 2pm BST kick-offs ⚽ Live scores | Tables | Follow on Bluesky | Email Simon Burnley interim manager Mike Jackson explains why he has made six changes for today’s game against Aston Villa: I just think it needs freshening up a little bit. I think these guys deserve a chance to show what they can do. It’s got nothing to do with performances, it’s just that I think we need to change it up a bit. We want to see intent. We want to see a team with no fear. And a team that competes with no hesitation. Different competition [to Thursday’s shellacking by Aston Villa]. Now is the time to forget about the last game. Today we have a big chance to get three points and to have in our hands, our future. It’s about reaching the 13th position because today with a win we can reach 13th position and this is our target today, this is what we have in our mind. Yes. Because we came from two games in three days. We travelled to London and to Birmingham. It’s important to have organisation but with our ideas to win the game, to fight, to win the three points. There’s a lot of players injured, important players for us. But in the end, we start with 11 and let’s go. Continue reading...
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