Scott Parker is confident that CJ Egan-Riley’s red card will be overturned and the defender will be available to face Swansea City this weekend. The defender is facing the prospect of a three-game ban after being dismissed on the final whistle during Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw against West Brom.

Burnley manager Scott Parker and defender CJ Egan-Riley are both shown red cards as West Brom hold Clarets to a 1-1 draw.

Jamal Mohammed, who signed a professional contract in 2024, has featured in pre-season games, most notably back in the summer of 2023. He was joined on the substitutes bench at Turf Moor by Michael Parker, a player who has only been at Albion for a matter of months but has seemingly already made a big impression.

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Zian Flemming of Burnley scores his team's first goal past Joe Wildsmith of West Bromwich Albion during the Sky Bet Championship match between Burnley FC and West Bromwich Albion FC at Turf Moor on March 11, 2025 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Proving that their 3-0 reverse to Preston North End in the FA Cup was a one-off, six points from six against Cardiff City and most recently Luton has the Clarets just two points behind Sheffield United and leaders Leeds United in the Championship table, albeit until the Whites face Portsmouth on Sunday afternoon.

Scott Parker and CJ Egan-Riley were sent off after the final whistle as Burnley missed the chance to go top of the Championship, held to a 1-1 draw by play-off chasing West Brom.

BURNLEY fans claimed “we’re just so used to it” after their team’s X account erroneously reported that they’d drawn 0-0 with West Brom. Scott Parker’s side

Burnley are unbeaten across their last six league games against West Bromwich Albion (W2 D4), since a 1-0 defeat in August 2017. West Bromwich Albion have won just two of their last 18 away league games against Burnley (D9 L7),

Follow live coverage as Burnley face West Bromwich Albion in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.