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Burnley player ratings vs Torino as 'more convincing' display earns 7/10 Player ratings from Burnley’s 1-0 pre-season friendly defeat to Torino Burnley fell to a 1-0 defeat to Italian side Torino in their final friendly of the summer. Ali Dembele’s close-range first-half strike proved to be enough to separate the two sides in this even encounter at Turf Moor, a week out from Burnley’s first competitive outing of the 2026/27 season. It was a familiar story for Nicky Hayen’s side, who finish pre-season without tasting victory, as they showed signs of promise while also needing to make plenty of improvements ahead of the new campaign. Here’s how Burnley’s players rated: Player ratings Max Weiss - 7 Pulled off a couple of excellent saves to deny Giovanni Simeone, one in either half. A far more convincing display. Kyle Walker - 7 Looked more settled back in his usual right back spot, although he often came inside to help build up play. Had a header cleared off the line and immediately raced back to make an important block. Hjalmar Ekdal - 6 Solid and steady. Don’t recall him being too involved in any of the major flashpoints in the game, but didn’t do a lot wrong. Bashir Humphreys - 5 Poor defending for the Torino goal, where he was outmuscled far too easily. The same happened a couple of minutes beforehand too. Lucas Pires - 5 Plenty of endeavour, but he switched off a couple of times defensively and lost his man for the Torino goal. Ugo Raghouber - 6 Tidied up nicely and with minimal fuss, although he’s got to make sure he takes extra care with every pass after a couple of wayward ones. Josh Laurent - 6 Brought some drive and physicality to Burnley’s central midfield, but lacked in execution at times during the build up play. Subscribe now for HALF PRICE and catch every minute of our Clarets coverage this season - from pre-season to the final whistle. Click here Hannibal - 6 Crucial to Burnley’s press and forced turnovers fairly regularly. Corners were dangerous too. But lost his temper at one point, which he needs to work on. Marcus Edwards - 7 Burnley’s biggest threat. Didn’t always come off for him, but he was the one bringing invention and looking to make things happen. Jacob Bruun Larsen - 6 Hit and miss. Looked threatening in bursts, but not often enough. Needs more conviction and confidence in the final third. Zian Flemming - 6 Not quite as sharp in front of goal as we’ve come to expect. Squandered a big chance early on before threatening with two headers. Selected subs Oliver Sonne - 6 For Pires, 67 Almost levelled late on for Burnley, only to be denied by a smart save, before flashing a shot high and wide in stoppage time. Aaron Ramsey - 6 For Laurent, 67 Looked to get into the box and force a late equaliser, but he was thwarted by a solid and well-organised Torino defence. Mike Tresor - 6 For Bruun Larsen, 67 Looked bright on the ball again. Showed some good touches and linked up play well. Shame we didn’t see more of him. Joe Worrall - 6 For Ekdal, 72 A couple of wayward passes aside, defended pretty solidly and on the front foot to force interceptions. Shurandy Sambo - 6 For Walker, 72 Provided the deep cross for Sonne’s late chance, but otherwise didn’t have a great deal of time to make an impression. Lyle Foster - 6 For Flemming, 72 Almost got in behind on one occasion as Burnley chased a late equaliser, but was crowded out at the all important moment. Lacking in match sharpness.