BURN NOTICE

Parker's men on brink of promised land

- MIKE WALTERS

SCOTT PARKER called for “laser focus” after the Battle of Good Friday left Burnley on the brink of glory.

Victory against promotion rivals Sheffield United on Monday will clinch the Clarets’ return to the penthouse, but they had to survive nine-man Watford’s resistance.

In the Vicarage Road madhouse, the Hornets had skipper Houssna Sissoko and midfielder Eui Kayembe, who could have had a first half hat-trick, sent off in the space of eight minutes midway through the second period.

And in an eccentric performance, referee Matt Donohue went from letting everything go for 45 minutes to distributing 11 cards like a casino croupier.

Parker said: “It didn’t feel like a game with 11 cards for large periods.