Zian Flemming spoke of his gratitude after the positive response they received from the travelling Burnley fans following their defeat at Fulham.

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After suffering yet another defeat, their 19th from 31 games this season, the Dutchman admits he was expecting the players to be booed when they headed over to applaud the away end.

But instead they were met by applause, with the fans showing their appreciation for a display that was at least competitive.

It didn’t go unnoticed by Flemming, Burnley’s goalscorer on the day, who told the club’s YouTube channel: “I was really impressed and I really appreciated it, especially at the end of the game.

“We heard them throughout, but at the end it resulted in a massive disappointment which I still feel in myself at that moment as well.

“To be honest, the energy and emotional state that I went to towards the fans, I probably expected the same sort of sensation back, a probably negative approach.

“But they didn’t, they really showed they stick by us. To do that when we’ve just lost 3-1 when we’ve had a massive opportunity to get us back in the mix, then there’s literally nothing else we can ask for.”

Zian Flemming thanks the Burnley fans at full time. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

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It was an especially frustrating afternoon for the Clarets after they squandered the lead after Flemming’s goal, his ninth of the campaign, on the hour mark.

But within 13 minutes the game was turned on its head, as Fulham scored twice before sealing the points with a stoppage-time penalty.

“If you see 3-1 it looks like a clear defeat, but obviously we were bang in the game until the very end,” Flemming added.

“It was quite a difficult game, but not extremely difficult. I felt throughout, from the beginning until their third goal went in with a minute to go, we could win the game.

“When you score to make it 1-0, whether it’s me or someone else, you think: ‘yes, this is what we need’ and we can continue this performance.

“But we conceded and we didn’t manage to keep the clean sheet unfortunately.”

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