English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 23, 2016
Burnley DDWWD 1
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Preston North End WLLDD 0
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Deepdale · 17,789 att.

Match Report

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Joey Barton boosts Burnley back into pole position with winner vs. Preston

Joey Barton's deflected free kick after six minutes at Deepdale returned Burnley to the top of the Championship by sealing a 1-0 win over Preston.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
19
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
1
46.1
Possession
53.9
16
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
1
0.1
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
221
Accurate Passes
266
356
Passes
398
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
6
8
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.2
106
Long Balls
108
29
Accurate Long Balls
44
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
7
11
Effective Tackles
8
14
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
31
27
Clearances
34

Head to Head

BUR leads series 3-2

Lineups

PNE · 3-5-2

  1. 43Chris KirklandG
  2. 6Bailey WrightCD
  3. 3Greg CunninghamCD-L
  4. 5Tom ClarkeCD-R
  5. 4Ben PearsonCM-L
  6. 16Alan BrowneCM-R
  7. 12Paul GallagherAM
  8. 32Adam ReachLM
  9. 15Calum WoodsRM
  10. 14Joe GarnerCF-L
  11. 10Jermaine BeckfordCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Daniel JohnsonSUB
  2. 37Callum RobinsonSUB
  3. 40Matthew HudsonSUB
  4. 23Paul HuntingtonSUB
  5. 30Clive SmithSUB
  6. 8Neil KilkennySUB
  7. 25Jordan HugillSUB

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tom HeatonG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5Michael KeaneCD-R
  4. 23Stephen WardLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 13Joey BartonCM-L
  7. 8Dean MarneyCM-R
  8. 37Scott ArfieldLM
  9. 21George BoydRM
  10. 7Andre GrayCF-L
  11. 9Sam VokesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Ashley BarnesSUB
  2. 27Tendayi DarikwaSUB
  3. 16Lloyd DyerSUB
  4. 26James TarkowskiSUB
  5. 14David JonesSUB
  6. 17Paul RobinsonSUB
  7. 15Matthew TaylorSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Preston North End 0, Burnley 1. Joey Barton (Burnley) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 10' Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Ben Pearson because of an injury.
  3. 43' Dean Marney (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+1' Matthew Lowton (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45'+1' Joe Garner (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 60' Bailey Wright (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Andre Gray (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 74' Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Hugill replaces Joe Garner.
  9. 79' Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Andre Gray.
  10. 80' Joey Barton (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 82' Ben Mee (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 84' Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Robinson replaces Alan Browne.
  13. 90'+4' Substitution, Burnley. David Jones replaces Dean Marney.
  14. 90'+6' Callum Robinson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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