Player ratings from Burnley’s 2-2 pre-season friendly draw with Espanyol

The first home friendly of Burnley’s summer ended honours even with Espanyol last night.

Nicky Hayen’s side delivered another encouraging display and were unfortunate not to pick up their first victory of their pre-season.

Aaron Ramsey and Andreas Hountondji were among the goals, but there were a handful of others that caught the eye.

Here’s how Burnley’s players rated:

Player ratings

Max Weiss - 6

Put Hannibal under unnecessary pressure for Espanyol’s early goal, but that’s clearly how he’s been instructed to play.. Made a good save from an awkward shot.

Oliver Sonne - 7

Got forward well from right-back and set up a good early chance for Zian Flemming. Solid defensively too.

Kyle Walker - 7

Played at centre back again and he did okay, although he wasn’t involved to a great degree. Still question marks over where he’s best suited to playing this coming season.

Joe Worrall - 7

Looked a little awkward at times with the positional rotations, but defended the box and organised well. Always in the right place.

Bashir Humphreys - 7

Looked very comfortable at left back. Calm and composed on the ball and solid defensively, as always.

Ugo Raghouber - 8

A very promising first outing. Showed good awareness, always scanning, but clearly got an eye for a forward pass too.

Hannibal - 7

Caught dawdling on the ball for early Espanyol goal, but the pass out from Weiss didn’t exactly help him. Otherwise lively as always.

Aaron Ramsey - 8

Another strong showing to continue his promising pre-season form, playing in between the lines. Took his goal well high into the roof of the net for the instant equaliser.

Marcus Edwards - 7

Linked up well with some good interplay. Happy to come inside, not content to stick to his role out on the right.

Jacob Bruun Larsen - 7

Claimed the assist for Ramsey’s goal with a clever pullback across the box. Looked threatening in moments, but still needs to do more.

Zian Flemming - 7

Looked sharp early on in his first friendly outing of the summer. Came close with a goalbound effort that deflected just wide.

Selected others

Hjalmar Ekdal - 7

Defended well, making some timely interceptions. But also stepped out of defence to help alleviate pressure.

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Ellis Clark - 7

Did well to press high up the pitch to help force the error for Burnley’s second. Posed some problems in a more advanced role.

Mike Tresor - 7

Showed good composure to tee up Hountondji for his goal shortly after the restart. Takes care of the ball so well.

Lluc Castell - 6

Came close to scoring when he pounced on a loose ball, only to see his effort blocked. Looks like he needs to bulk up a little for the Championship.

Andreas Hountondji - 7

Took his goal well, slamming home in emphatic fashion. Looked a threat with his pace in behind, but should have done better with his other big chance.