Walker 'desperate' for Burnley win at Derby to end 22-game wait

Kyle Walker says he has never wanted a victory as much as Burnley's trip to Derby County on Saturday.

The 36-year-old defender told BBC Radio Lancashire he is "desperate" for Burnley to win and end their long wait for three points. It was a blunt admission from a player who has spent most of his career collecting trophies.

Burnley sit bottom of the Championship, England's second tier, and are still without a victory inside 90 minutes this season, according to BBC Sport. Their winless run stretches back to 11 February. It now spans 22 games.

That sequence includes a 13-game winless finish to the 2025-26 campaign, which ended with relegation from the Premier League. The drop has carried into the new season. Confidence looks thin.

Derby offer a direct chance to change the mood. They sit just one point and two places above Burnley in the early table. A win on Saturday would lift Burnley above their hosts and off the bottom.

Walker knows all about winning. He was part of Manchester City's Treble-winning squad in 2023, when City won the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in the same season. He left City with 17 trophies when he joined Burnley in July 2025, and has played in all six of their Championship games so far this season.

What makes this stand out is the shift in his job. Walker was signed to bring calm and know-how. Instead he is leading a fight at the wrong end of the table. Every minute played, every interview given, now carries that weight.

For fans, this means Saturday is simple. It is not about style or systems. It is about relief. One win would give strangers something to feel together again, and give an entire city a lift.