Now full time has been blown on another East Lancashire Derby, we wanted to thank those fans who enjoyed the match in a respectful way.
Sadly, however some supporters let themselves, their clubs and their families down by committing criminal acts.
A man was arrested inside Ewood Park and remain in custody at this time. They are:
A 52-year-old man from Darwen who was arrested on suspicion of common assault.
A further five people were arrested outside the stadium and also remain in custody. They are:
A 19-year-old man from Burnley and a second individual who was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
An 18-year-old man from Burnley who was arrested on suspicion of Assaulting a Police Officer
A 53-year-old man from Preston who was arrested on suspicion of Section 5 Public Order.
A 36-year-old man from Darwen was arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly.
We are aware of other offences committed inside the stadium including the throwing of objects by both sets of supports, criminal damage in relation to the ripping out of seats and racist behaviour.
We will be reviewing evidence, including all footage available, and working with both clubs to identify those involved. They should expect to be arrested and/or receive Football Banning Orders.
We will maintain an enhanced police presence throughout East Lancashire for the remainder of the day.
Supt Derry Crorken, who was Silver Commander for the fixture, said: “Today saw a significant policing operation to ensure the latest chapter of the East Lancashire Derby passed off safely.
“I would like to thank the vast majority of supporters for supporting their team the correct way during what was a fiercely contested match.
“Unfortunately, a handful of mindless individuals engaged in criminal acts. Some of those individuals have been arrested and are currently in custody. We will thoroughly review the evidence gathered so far and look to make further arrests going forward.”
Zian Flemming scored the only goal as Scott Parker’s Clarets prevailed at the home of their rivals. It leaves his side sitting 2nd with 52 points from 26 game splayed and a point behind Championship leaders Leeds, while Blackburn are 7th with 39 points from 25 games played.
Blackburn’s John Eustace said, per Sky Sports: “I was very proud of the efforts of the boys. We went toe to toe with a very good team and good squad of players. The effort of the group was very good.
“It’s a local derby, I thought there was going to be one goal in it. Both teams are defensively very good. I was disappointed with the manner we conceded. We switched off from a cross, I think it was their first effort on goal. It is what it is.
“I think when you look at the two teams, and if you look at the three games that we’ve played against the three teams in the top three or four in the last couple of weeks, I think we’ve been very good. You can see we need help in the squad.
“We need to keep improving and get players back from injury as quickly as we can. There’s possibly seven that would have started today that weren’t available.”
Burnley’s Scott Parker: “I explained to the players over the last couple of days that I’ve played in many a derby and sometimes they do bring a different game. I didn’t expect the game to look any different to how it looked today.
“I always felt it was going to be a bit of a scrappy game with the sheer emotion of what the game brought. I needed calm heads and show our quality in certain moments and manage the game.
“Mentality was always going to be a major factor and there’s something about this group. For such a young group that when they need to go to places that are difficult to go to, they go there.
“We had quality today, our one bit of quality. The game was always going to be defined in one moment. We execute, lovely cross, Flemming scores. After that, no denying, we have to go to places that are uncomfortable and to a man this group, subs included, people on the bench, they go there.
“What this team has done defensively this year has been nothing short of sensational. I get the defensive side is probably not the most glamorous. It’s the bedrock and foundation of any team really. This team has real traits of one which wants to protect their goal. It is a badge of honour for us.
“We leave another away game with a clean sheet and it gives us a foundation to win games. That was evident today. It was a fine margin game and what got us that was a clean sheet.”
