One year and one day ago, Burnley beat Sheffield United to celebrate automatic promotion back to the Premier League.
But that delight turned to despair as their long expected relegation was confirmed against Manchester City, lying 13 points adrift of 17th-placed West Ham with only four games left to play.
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Captain Kyle Walker enjoyed lifting 17 trophies while at City but his spell at Burnley has been a miserable one, as the full-back and his team-mates bowed out with a whimper.
Boss Scott Parker has guided his side to just four wins all season, with just one of those coming in their past 25 league games – dating back to the start of November.
The Englishman’s own record against City is dismal, losing all six meetings, while his Burnley side have now suffered defeat in 12 consecutive games against them.
Parker is a specialist at taking teams up to the Premier League, having done so three times during his managerial career, but it remains to be seen whether he will be given the opportunity to do so again next season.
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