Crystal Palace 5
Watson 8(pen) Moses 10 Soares 37 Sinclair 61 Morrison 65
Burnley 0
Carlisle s/o 7
Crystal Palace 5 Burnley 0 May 04 2008
Crystal Palace sent out a statement of intent as they sealed a place in the Championship play-offs after a 5-0 home win over 10-man Burnley.
Neil Warnock's Palace have stormed up the league in the second half of the season and after Ben Watson had buried a penalty and Clarke Carlisle had been sent off for the visitors with just six minutes gone the result never looked in doubt.
Victor Moses then took advantage of more dreadful defending to steer in a second before Tom Soares hit a third before half-time.
Scott Sinclair added a fine individual goal as the visitors tired in the second half before top scorer Clinton Morrison completed the rout.
And with the rest of the top-half of the table stuttering few would now bet against a miraculous return to the Premier League for in-form Palace who will face Bristol City in the semi-finals.