Ben Mee is out to make amends for Ewood red card
The former Manchester City youngster was sent off for a second bookable offence in the derby at Ewood Park against Blackburn Rovers in March, leaving his teammates 25 minutes to hang onto a 1-0 lead a man down.
Rovers equalised in the fifth minute of injury time with David Dunn’s off-side strike, denying Burnley a first win over their rivals since 1979.
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Hide AdMee was disconsolate at the time, and, ahead of Saturday’s 100th competitive meeting of the sides, he looked back: “It wasn’t one of the best moments I’ve had.
“It’s in the back of my mind about last year a little bit.
“It will make me play better I guess more than anything if I get the chance to play.”
Asked if it was as low as he’s felt in football, he added: “Yes, it was. I felt quite low to be fair.
“I felt a little bit (hard done to). I think adrenaline was running a little high, but maybe the referee could have let me off a little bit.
“It was one of those things.
“There’s a different feel to the game, definitely.
“It was the first derby that I’d played in.”
He will hope to take part in a second at Turf Moor on Saturday, with Burnley sitting above their rivals in the table.