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| Lewis Nuttall scored our first goal against Morecambe |
It's even better for Wrexham who have played a game less than the two teams directly below them and two less than Preston, meaning a win and a draw from their games in hand would see them go top.
Those two teams below them were both beaten. Rochdale went down 3-2 at Walsall but the shock result of the day was the one that saw struggling Blackpool beat Carlisle 3-2. It was only recently that
Carlisle led the league but this latest defeat has left them six points adrift, and it could have been worse but for two late goals reduced the deficit. It wasn't a performance to please coach Eric Kinder. "We didn't get anywhere near the way we can play and it was a disappointing performance," he said. "We got our goals at the end but if I'm being honest we didn't deserve anything at all."
Leaders Preston had lost their last two league games, with Burnley inflicting the second of those defeats, and followed that up with an early exit from the FA Youth Cup, going out in a penalty shoot out against Gateshead.
It was a different story on Saturday as they beat Accrington 6-1 including a hat trick from Brandon Zibaka. The performance delighted their coach Graham Alexander. "It was very pleasing," he said. "We competed in the right manner and we got the basics right."
Elsewhere there were wins for Bury, Port Vale and Shrewsbury. Bury beat Fleetwood last Tuesday while Port Vale and Shrewsbury secured Saturday wins against Oldham and Macclesfield.
Burnley are in action on Wednesday in a re-arranged Youth Alliance Cup tie against Walsall at Gawthorpe and on Saturday we travel to the Crown Ground to play Accrington in the league.
Last week's results and this week's fixtures are below along with the Burnley goalscorers and the current league table.
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Youth Alliance League
Tuesday 6th November
Bury 4 Fleetwood 2
Youth Alliance Cup
Saturday 10th November
Fleetwood 1 York 1
Youth Alliance League
Saturday 10th November
Blackpool 3 Carlisle 2
Burnley 2 Morecambe 1
Macclesfield 1 Shrewsbury 2
Port Vale 1 Oldham 0
Preston 6 Accrington 1
Walsall 3 Rochdale 2
Wrexham 1 Tranmere 0
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
Youth Alliance Cup
Wednesday 14th November
Burnley v Walsall
Youth Alliance League
Saturday 17th November
Accrington v Burnley
Carlisle v Bury
Fleetwood v Preston - being played at Preston
Morecambe v Blackpool
Oldham v Wrexham
Shrewsbury v Walsall
Tranmere v Mansfield
BURNLEY'S GOALSCORERS
12: Jason Gilchrist
3: Lewis Nuttall
2: Jamie Frost, Luke Gallagher, Cameron Howieson
1: Evan Galvin, Charlie Holt, Brad Jackson, own goals
CURRENT LEAGUE TABLE
| Team | pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts |
| Preston North End | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 25 |
| Wrexham | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 22 |
| Rochdale | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 21 |
| Carlisle United | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 19 |
| Bury | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 19 |
| Burnley | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 18 |
| Walsall | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 18 |
| Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Blackpool | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 13 |
| Macclesfield Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
| Oldham Athletic | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
| Fleetwood Town | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 9 |
| Accrington Stanley | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 5 |
| Morecambe | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 3 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 1 |