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Were penalty saves defining moment of Trafford's career?

Burnley expert view
[BBC]

Sometimes seasons have a defining moment, maybe Burnley's season will have two.

Two penalty saves, the second coming in stoppage time, to preserve the club's unbeaten home record, to deny a promotion rival the chance to replace them in the top two.

Maybe, come May, those two moments might prove significant.

Maybe that point could be the difference between the play-offs and automatic promotion, or maybe not.

Sometimes a player's career has a defining moment, maybe James Trafford's Burnley career will have two.

That double penalty save, undoubtedly his finest 10 minutes since joining the club.

Signed for a huge fee, eventually dropped from the team after a catalogue of mistakes last season in the Premier League, last night he left the field to a standing ovation, a hero's exit.

The defining moment of his Burnley career, or maybe not.

He'll likely leave Burnley for a bigger club at some point, and he'll probably play for England, but for 10 minutes last night, he was centre stage and played his part superbly.