THE player ratings from Burnley's 1-0 FA Cup third round win over Barnsley.
Dwight McNeil gets our vote for man of the match
Nick Pope 6
Solid on his first appearance since injuring his shoulder against Aberdeen in July. Collected crosses well and didn’t have a save to make.
James Tarkowski 7
Captained the Clarets for the first time from the unfamiliar position of right back. Coped well defensively and got forward to good effect.
Ben Gibson 6
Made one good block early on and otherwise was relatively untroubled as Burnley’s backline limited Barnsley to very few chances.
Kevin Long 6
Came closest to breaking the deadlock in the first half with a powerful header and was part of a solid Burnley backline
Stephen Ward 6
Back in the XI for the first time since Burton in the Carabao Cup and performed well. Replaced after 60 minutes.
Dwight McNeil 8
Teenager started his third straight game and was the brightest player on the park. Full of attacking intent and should have scored early in the second half.
Steven Defour 6
Fit-again midfielder made his first appearance in more than a month but couldn’t stamp his authority on proceedings
Jeff Hendrick 5
Playing in a central midfield role but lacked the ambition to really drive forward. Needed to use the ball quicker in the second half.
Charlie Taylor 7
Pushed further forward to the left flank and gave a good account of himself. Always an option and produced a couple of excellent crosses
Sam Vokes 6
Had two bites at the cherry with efforts in the first half and sent a header wide in the second but it didn’t really happen for the Welshman.
Matej Vydra 6
Won the ‘penalty’ before being halted in his run up and was also fouled for the winning spot kick. A willing runner but his first touch let him down too often
Subs
Johann Berg Gudmundsson for Ward 59
Chris Wood for Vokes 74
Jack Cork for Defour 77
Subs not used: Joe Hart, Ben Mee, Jack Cork, Ashley Westwood, Ashley Barnes.
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