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Rodriguez and Barnes pleased with comeback as Clarets keep bottom three at bay

2021-02-17T21:00:00.000Z

Strikers 'Point' The Way

Rodriguez and Barnes pleased with comeback as Clarets keep bottom three at bay

2021-02-17T21:00:00.000Z

Strike partners Ashley Barnes and Jay Rodriguez were happy with their night’s work after combining to produce a priceless point.

Rodriguez superbly teed up Barnes for the equaliser which secured a 1-1 draw against Fulham.

And with Barnes claiming his third in nine league games to swiftly cancel out the Cottagers’ scrambled opener, the Clarets moved up to 15th place in the table and remained eight points clear of Fulham and the Premier League’s bottom three.

“We had to react quickly,” said Barnes, who struck three minutes after Ola Aina had turned in a Fulham corner early in the second half.

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“The credit goes to Jay. He did all the work on the wing. I was just lucky enough to be in the right position.

“It probably wasn’t the best of touches, but they all count and it hit the back of the net and that’s the main thing.

“To see it hit the back of the net was nice.”

The Clarets looked the more threatening either side of Fulham’s goal but were then happy to repel a late thrust from the Cottagers who equalled a club record of six successive away games unbeaten in the top flight.

“The main thing is we didn’t lose and we’ve got another point on the board,” added Barnes.

“We’ve got another huge game at the weekend (against West Bromwich Albion) and if we can get the three points it will be a fantastic week.

“If we can just keep picking up these points and get something at the weekend hopefully it get us up the table a bit more.”

After scoring one of the goals in last Saturday’s 3-0 win at Crystal Palace, Rodriguez claimed the assist which helped the Clarets extend their unbeaten run to three league games.

And the striker was equally satisfied with the outcome as Sean Dyche’s men came from behind to avoid defeat for the third time in four home league games as they kept Fulham and the relegation zone at arm’s length.

“It was a tough game. We know Fulham have got great quality and are fighting to win every game, like we are,” said Rodriguez.

“But we can dig in and I think a point was fair for both teams.

“We were unlucky not to score in the first half and then thankfully Barnesy put one away.

“After being one down and then scoring you felt the momentum change, but fair to play to Fulham, they stuck in and deserved a point.

“We’ve just got to keep concentrating on what we can do. If we look after how we play and how approach the games we should be okay.

“But you never know, so we’ve just got to keep working hard, keep our heads down and when it (safety) comes, it comes.”