Judge makes case for play-offs

Judge makes case for play-offs

Published Mar. 4, 2013 1:15 p.m. ET

Burnley boss Sean Dyche will run the rule over a host of injury concerns before Barnsley's visit to Turf Moor in the Championship.

The Clarets claimed their first win in seven matches at the weekend when a spectacular strike from top scorer Charlie Austin proved enough to see off Charlton.

Alex Kacaniklic made his debut at The Valley having joined on loan from Fulham, but Dyche is otherwise short in midfield as doubts remain over Ross Wallace (knee), Chris McCann (hamstring) and Dean Marney (calf).

If the injury situation does not alter, Marvin Bartley and David Edgar are poised to team up once more in the engine room.

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Ben Mee is closing in on a return to fitness following medial knee ligament damage and fellow defender Michael Duff is still struggling with a calf complaint.

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The Irishman scored the decisive goal in Saturday's win over Carlisle to close the gap on the top six to eight points.

Chris Kiwomya's side are unbeaten in their last five and Judge believes that momentum will help them, even the state of the pitch at Meadow Lane does not.

"Those games, you've just got to win them, because there's not going to be much football played on that pitch," he told the club's official website.

"But, that's the way it goes, the groundsmen are doing as much as they can, because we've got the rugby on it, but we'll do what we can.

"The games are coming thick an fast and the show of a good team is when you can keep winning or at least make sure you don't lose.

"We're on a good roll at the minute and that's five unbeaten so we'll give everything we can until it's not possible."

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