Another miserable South Coast afternoon was on the cards for under-fire head coach Andoni Iraola on Saturday, as Burnley left-back Jack
Taylor left Ionut Radu rooted to the spot with a vicious 11th-minute volley, but Antoine Semenyo’s calm finish across goal left the
basement battle on a knife edge.James Trafford had done his bit to keep Burnley in the game, but the Clarets goalkeeper was then
caught in no man’s land by Philip Billing, whose long-range stunner preceded yet another farcical VAR episode, as the officials seemingly could not determine whether Jay Rodriguez
was onside or offside as he raced through to net a late leveller.Ultimately, Burnley fell foul of the dreaded red line as Bournemouth relieved some of the growing pressure on Iraola’s
shoulders, leaping out of the relegation zone into 17th place in the process and leaving Sheffield United as the only team without a
maximum in the 2023-24 Premier League season.Iraola had already masterminded a pair of EFL Cup successes over Championship
opposition in Swansea City and Stoke City prior to his inaugural Premier League win, sending the Cherries into the fourth round for the
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second year running, but their journey was ended at this stage by eventual runners-up Newcastle United last year.Bournemouth had
previously got as far as the quarter-finals in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 campaigns before succumbing to Chelsea’s superiority,
and with a daunting clash versus Manchester City on the agenda this weekend, a knockout upset would be the perfect preparation for their trip to the treble winners.
