'I'd be worried': Wayne Rooney issues blunt verdict on Burnley's survival chances
The underlying data behind Burnley’s start to the season don’t make for pretty reading – and former Manchester United and England star Wayne Rooney believes supporters should be worried.
The Clarets slipped into the bottom three on Saturday after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea at Turf Moor.
While Scott Parker remains fairly pleased with Burnley’s start to the campaign, taking 10 points from their first 12 games, the key numbers and statistics suggest it might be a long season ahead.
A Match of the Day graphic showed that Burnley rank in 20th place for shots produced, expected goals, shots faced and expected goals against.
While the data might not always tell the whole story, Rooney has suggested the Clarets face a big fight to avoid the drop back to the Championship.
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When asked by presenter Mark Chapman if the underlying numbers are cause for concern, he said: “Yeah, I think I would be worried.
"I know they’re on 11 points [sic, 10 points] and they’ve done okay from that point of view, but when you look at the data, the stats and the numbers, which are all going against them, then if I was a Burnley fan I’d be a bit concerned.”
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