Two wins for Burnley behind closed doors
The Clarets saw off the Stags 4-2, and the Jam Tarts 4-1 as players got their third taste of pre-season, two weeks before their Premier League campaign starts at Leicester City.
Burnley raced into a 3-0 lead inside half an hour against Hearts, Jay Rodriguez scoring from the spot after Lewis Richardson was brought down.
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Hide AdMax Thompson added a second, before Richardson made it 3-0 after Thompson’s effort was saved.
Hearts pulled one back 10 minutes before half-time, but Johann Berg Gudmundsson - who stayed behind to build up his fitness with Burnley rather than be involved for Iceland against England - completed the scoring with a chip shortly after the restart.
Against Mansfield, Town took the lead midway through the first half, before Josh Brownhill equalised with a free kick 10 minutes from the break.
Chris Wood put the Clarets ahead from a Dwight McNeil cross 11 minutes into the second half, before Bobby Thomas headed home a corner.
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Hide AdWood added a second 12 minutes from time, before Mansfield pulled one back.
Burnley side v Hearts: Norris, Lowton, Long, Tarkowski, Pieters, Westwood, Benson, Gudmundsson, Rodriguez, Thompson, Richardson.
Burnley v Mansfield Town: Jensen, Bardsley, Dunne, Thomas, Taylor, Brownhill, Goodridge, Tucker, McNeil, Vydra, Wood.
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