Kyle Walker's early withdrawal and Lyle Foster Chelsea v Burnley absence explained
A bout of illness that has spread through the Burnley camp this week was behind Kyle Walker’s early withdrawal and Lyle Foster’s absence.
Foster was mysteriously left out of Burnley’s squad for Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea, leaving Ashley Barnes as Parker’s only backup striker.
Walker, meanwhile, was hooked off at half-time, with the Clarets trailing 1-0.
With no other right-back in the squad, Lucas Pires took his place and Bashir Humphreys shifted over to the right-hand side of the back three.
When asked if it was a tactical change or Walker had a fitness issue, Parker responded: “He was struggling a little bit with his stomach, so we decided that it was best to bring him off.”
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Parker, meanwhile, confirmed Foster was absent as a result of the same illness.
“There's been some illness,” Parker added.
"Lesley [Ugochukwu, who was also subbed off early into the second half] as well, he missed training on Thursday due to it.
"So there's been a little bit of illness in the camp, Bash [Humphreys] as well reported last night at a hotel that he was struggling.
“So there has been a little bit of that, but we got through it.”
Elsewhere, Jordan Beyer, Axel Tuanzebe, Connor Roberts, Josh Cullen, Mike Tresor, Zeki Amdouni and Armando Broja all remain sidelined.
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