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'Admin error' that almost booted Burnley out of the FA Cup

Soccer Football - FA Cup - Fifth Round - Burnley v AFC Bournemouth - Turf Moor, Burnley, Britain - February 9, 2021 AFC Bournemouth's Cameron Carter-Vickers [Pool via REUTERS/Lindsey Parnaby]

Burnley manager Sean Dyche revealed he was notified of an administration error by Bournemouth staff at Turf Moor before kick-off in their FA Cup fifth-round clash on Tuesday, February 9. 

Dyche made numerous changes to the team that drew with Brighton in the Premier League and included the usual left-back, Dutchman Erik Pieters in the starting line-up. 

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