EPL: Sam Vokes condemns winless Cardiff to another defeat

"He had to generate all the power into it. It wasn't a fantastic performance but it was Burnley-like, we stayed in the game. It shows that the undercurrent of Burnley that we have built is still there."

EPL: Sam Vokes condemns winless Cardiff to another defeat

Burnley's Welsh striker Sam Vokes celebrates scoring their second goal to take the lead 1-2 during the English Premier League football match between between Cardiff City and Burnley at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff. Pic/AFP

Promoted Cardiff always knew they were in for a tough season and things are unlikely to get any easier for Warnock's side, with trips to Tottenham Hotspur and high-flying Liverpool to come in October. A largely forgettable first half saw Murphy hit the woodwork, while Burnley's former England goalkeeper Joe Hart then saved well from Kenneth Zohore.

Cardiff also had a penalty appeal turned down when referee Martin Atkinson decided Burnley defender Matt Lowton, who blocked a Callum Paterson overhead kick in front of his face, was so close to the Bluebirds forward that any handball could not have been deliberate. "I watched Newcastle v Leicester on Saturday and there was a handball in that game, this lad had his hand in an unnatural position and it was a penalty," a frustrated Warnock told Sky Sports.

"We don't get them as smaller clubs, that would have changed the game," the veteran English manager added. Burnley went ahead in the 51st minute when a quick throw caught Cardiff unawares before Gudmundsson headed in a cross from Ashley Westwood. But Cardiff were level just nine minutes later when Murphy scored his first goal for the club.

The former Norwich man then let fly from 20 yards only to be denied by Hart's fingertip save. It was a stop made all the more important when the Clarets regained the lead when a stooping Vokes headed home in the 70th minute. "Sam Vokes's goal was a great header, that's difficult," said Burnley manager Sean Dyche. "He had to generate all the power into it. It wasn't a fantastic performance but it was Burnley-like, we stayed in the game. It shows that the undercurrent of Burnley that we have built is still there."

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