Scott Parker Reflects On Narrow defeat at Villa Park | REACTION| Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley

Burnley boss Scott Parker admitted his side ‘lacked nous at key moments’ in Sunday’s defeat to Aston Villa.

The Clarets lost 2-1 at Villa Park, with Danyal Malen’s double putting the Villains in the ascendancy.

Lesley Ugochukwu’s first goal in a Burnley shirt 12 minutes from time gave the Clarets a lifeline, but the hosts held on to secure back-to-back league wins.

Parker said: “I feel like I’m saying the same things again and again. We were competitive again, like we have been all season. But you can’t afford to switch off in this league. One second – and you get punished.

“At times we were hugely competitive but ultimately we switched off and were naive in moments. We lacked a little bit of nous in managing the game.

“That was a flaw for us today and certainly that’s an area we need to fix up on.

“We just fell a little bit short. I’m frustrated because I feel like we’ve been really close this season in games, as we were again today.

“We only really found our rhythm in the final 15 minutes, but it came a little bit late for us in the end to be honest.”

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