NICK POPE NEWS

Burnley draws at Aston Villa, moves out of relegation zone

Nick Pope’s saves ensured Burnley drew 1-1 at Aston Villa to lift the team out of the relegation zone and keep its Premier League status in its own hands heading into the final rou...

MAY 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Heroic for draw Pope made eight saves and one clearance during Thursday's 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.

Impact Pope made eight saves on nine shots faced to put together an absolutely heroic performance during Thursday's draw. The keeper isn't on a top team, but due to the immense amount of volume he faces he ends up with consistently good fantasy showings. Pope will close the season out against Newcastle on Sunday.

MAY 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Tottenham wins to climb above Arsenal into 4th place in EPL

Tottenham moved above fierce rival Arsenal into the Champions League positions in the Premier League by beating Burnley 1-0 thanks to Harry Kane’s first-half penalty

MAY 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Only beaten from the spot Pope allowed a goal while making six saves during Sunday's 1-0 loss to Tottenham.

Impact Pope allowed the lone goal of the match from the penalty spot in first half stoppage time. The keeper has now allowed 44 goals in 34 league starts while his six saves upped his season total to 109.

MAY 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes three in loss Pope allowed three goals while making four saves during Saturday's 3-1 loss to Aston Villa.

Impact Pope allowed two goals in the first half and one in the second as Burnley dropped all three points on Saturday. The keeper has now allowed 43 goals in 33 league starts while his four saves upped his season total to 103.

MAY 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Unfortunately concedes goal Pope conceded one goal during a 2-1 win Saturday at Watford.

Impact One of Juraj Kucka's seven off-goal shots bounced off both a crossbar and Burnley central defender James Tarkowski, who logged the own goal Pope conceded Saturday.

APRIL 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Keeps clean sheet against Wolves Pope made four saves and kept a clean sheet in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Wolverhampton.

Impact Pope made it back-to-back clean sheets Sunday with another impressive performance, and his side is now out of the relegation zone with five games left in the season -- although Everton, two points below them in the Premier League table, do have a game in-hand. In his last three games, Pope has made 13 saves and conceded just one goal, so he will be confident heading into next weekend's clash against 19th-placed Watford, which have scored just 31 times in 33 matches this season.

APRIL 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Shuts out Southampton Pope kept a clean sheet while making three saves during Thursday's 2-0 win over Southampton.

Impact Pope helped Burnley claim all three points by shutting out Southampton on Thursday. The clean sheet was the eighth in 30 league starts for the keeper while his three saves upped his season total to 93.

APRIL 21, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes goal against West Ham Pope made five saves but conceded a goal in Sunday's 1-1 draw against West Ham United.

Impact Pope was beaten by a Tomas Soucek strike on Sunday, but he made a few key saves to ensure his side salvaged a draw from the game. Next up he faces Southampton, which have scored 38 goals in 32 matches this season.

APRIL 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Struggling Burnley draws 1-1 at West Ham after Dyche's exit

Relegation-threatened Burnley earned a 1-1 draw at West Ham in its first match since the shock departure of manager Sean Dyche but saw Ashley Westwood sustain a bad injury

APRIL 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Concedes two in loss Pope made four saves and conceded two goals during Sunday's 2-0 loss against Burnley.

Impact Pope was betrayed by a deflection on the first goal scored by the opposition with just nine minutes into the game and then saw Teemu Pukki appearing completely unmarked in front of him to seal the win for the opposition. And if wasn't for his work between the sticks his side would've left the pitch with a even bigger loss. The goalkeeper conceded multiple goals in each of the last six starts since March and will try to bounce back during next Sunday's visit to West Ham.

APRIL 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Two saves for win Pope made two saves and one clearance during Wednesday's 3-2 win over Everton.

Impact Pope saved every shot he faced from open play, only conceding to two Richarlison penalties. The keeper has been in good form of late, holding Manchester City to only two goals, and stopping everything from open play against Everton. Pope will look for a clean sheet Sunday, against a poor Norwich side.

APRIL 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes two goals against City Pope made four saves but conceded two goals in Saturday's 2-0 defeat against Manchester City.

Impact Pope was beaten by strikes from Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan as his side was swept aside by the Premier League leaders on Saturday. Burnley are 19th in the table at the moment but they still have games in-hand on their relegation rivals, beginning with Wednesday's clash against 17th-placed Everton, which have scored 29 goals in 27 matches this season.

APRIL 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Poor in loss Pope made one save during Saturday's 2-0 loss to Brentford.

Impact Pope made a single save on three shots faced as he fell to yet another disappointing showing. The keeper has now conceded eight goals in his last three matches and is in some truly dreadful form. Southampton aren't likely to be an easy match either, Pope could be in trouble yet again.

MARCH 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Battered in second half Pope allowed four goals while making a save during Saturday's 4-0 loss to Chelsea.

Impact Pope allowed all four goals in the second half as Burnley fell to Chelsea on Saturday. The keeper has now allowed 30 goals in 24 league starts while his lone save upped his season total to 74.

MARCH 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes two goals against Leicester Pope made four saves but conceded two goals in Tuesday's 2-0 defeat against Leicester City.

Impact Pope kept his opponents at bay for much of Tuesday's game, but he was undone by strikes from James Maddison and Jamie Vardy in the final 10 minutes. It won't get any easier Saturday against Chelsea, which have scored 49 goals in 25 Premier League matches this season.

MARCH 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes once during draw Pope made three saves and conceded one goal during Saturday's 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace.

Impact Pope had kept a clean sheet in two straight matches prior to Saturday's draw, so it's fair to say he's keeping his form. He was beaten off by Jeffrey Schlupp early in the match and otherwise played well. Burnley host Leicester City on Tuesday in what should be a decent matchup for an in-form Burnley side.

FEBRUARY 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Burnley beats Tottenham 1-0, within 2 points of EPL safety

Ben Mee headed Burnley closer to safety as Sean Dyche’s team secured back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time in 13 months with a 1-0 victory over Tottenham

FEBRUARY 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Keeps clean sheet against Spurs Pope made two saves and kept a clean sheet in Wednesday's 1-0 victory against Tottenham.

Impact Pope kept his sixth clean sheet in his last nine Premier League games Wednesday in an excellent defensive run that dates back to the beginning of December. In those nine games he has only conceded three goals, and never more than one per match -- although he did miss two games at the turn of the year with COVID-19, both of which were 3-1 defeats for Burnley. Pope is in good form ahead of Saturday's clash against 11th-placed Crystal Palace, which have scored 36 goals in 26 matches this season.

FEBRUARY 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Clean sheet at Brighton & Hove Pope maintained the clean sheet during a 3-0 win Saturday against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Impact In spite of Burnley's overall 2021-22 English Premier League problems, Pope has been great recently. He logged three clean sheets across his last five EPL appearances not at Burnley.

FEBRUARY 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Beaten once in loss Pope allowed a goal while making three saves during Sunday's 1-0 loss to Liverpool.

Impact Pope allowed the game's lone goal in the 40th minute as Burnley dropped all three points on Sunday. The keeper has now allowed 23 goals in 20 league starts while his three saves upped his season total to 63.

FEBRUARY 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Liverpool beats Burnley 1-0, keeps in sight of City in EPL

Liverpool isn’t letting up in its pursuit of Manchester City in the Premier League title race

FEBRUARY 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Concedes once against Man Utd Pope conceded one goal and made four saves in Tuesday's 1-1 draw against Manchester United.

Impact Pope couldn't do much in the sequence that led to Paul Pogba's goal, but he was solid the rest of the way. He was fortunate not to have conceded another goal, as Raphael Varane's early strike was ruled out due to offside. Things won't get easier for Pope since Burnley play Liverpool on Sunday. It's worth noting that the goalkeeper has been stellar for the Clarets, though, as he has allowed one or fewer goals in six games in a row.

FEBRUARY 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Man United held 1-1 by Burnley, drops out of top 4 in EPL

Manchester United has dropped out of the Premier League’s top four as Jay Rodriguez’s 100th career league goal earned last-place Burnley a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor

FEBRUARY 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Five saves in clean sheet Pope kept a clean sheet while making five saves during Saturday's 0-0 draw with Watford.

Impact Pope helped Burnley earn a point by shutting out Watford on Saturday. The clean sheet was the fifth in 18 league starts for the keeper while his five saves upped his season total to 56.

FEBRUARY 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE