Burnley send important chanting message to supporters ahead of Liverpool clash

Burnley and club chairman Alan Pace have made sure to remind supporters that tragedy chanting "has no place at Turf Moor or anywhere else" after engaging in positive dialogue with Liverpool chiefs.

Ahead of the campaign the Premier League introduced new measures to tackle the increasing rate of reported incidents. Working with the United Kingdom's Crown Prosecution Service, action has been put in place to end songs sung mocking the Hillsborough disaster and other tragic football-related events.

An example of action taking place came into affect after Liverpool's trip to Luton Town in early November. The Premier League and FA condemned the home supporters that engaged in such chants, as did Luton who also began an internal investigation.

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Now to make sure a repeat of that night does not take place on Boxing Day at Turf Moor, Burnley have made their stance clear to the club's supporters in attendance with warnings of arrests for those found guilty.

In his pre-match programme notes, Clarets chairman Pace wrote: "Ahead of today’s game I want to reiterate our recent messaging around tragedy chanting. As a club we’ve been in dialogue with Liverpool Football Club, who have experienced the hurt and distress tragedy chanting can cause.

"Whilst we recognise this behaviour is not representative of the vast majority of fans, all forms of tragedy chanting have no place in our game.

"Those found to be responsible will be ejected from the stadium and their actions can lead to arrest."

The message was backed up by a post on Burnley's official X, formerly known as Twitter, account two-and-a-half