English League Championship

FT Friday, April 7, 2023
Burnley DWWLD 2
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Middlesbrough WWDWL 1
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Match Report

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Vincent Kompany's Burnley win promotion to secure Premier League return

Burnley secured an immediate return to the Premier League as they earned automatic promotion with a 2-1 victory against Middlesbrough on Friday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
2
53.6
Possession
46.4
11
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
385
Accurate Passes
312
491
Passes
421
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
85
Long Balls
71
40
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
3
12
Tackles
6
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
6
6
Effective Clearances
8
6
Clearances
8

Head to Head

BUR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

MID · 4-4-2

  1. 1Zack SteffenG
  2. 26Darragh LenihanCD-L
  3. 17Paddy McNairCD-R
  4. 3Ryan GilesLB
  5. 14Tommy SmithRB
  6. 16Jonathan HowsonCM-L
  7. 30Hayden HackneyCM-R
  8. 11Aaron RamseyLM
  9. 8Riley McGreeRM
  10. 10Cameron ArcherCF-L
  11. 29Chuba AkpomCF-R

BUR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 49Arijanet MuricG
  2. 36Jordan BeyerCD-L
  3. 28Ameen Al DakhilCD-R
  4. 29Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 14Connor RobertsRB
  6. 7Jóhann GudmundssonAM
  7. 8Josh BrownhillLM
  8. 24Josh CullenRM
  9. 10Ashley BarnesF
  10. 19Anass ZarouryAM-L
  11. 23Nathan TellaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 1. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
  2. 38' Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 48' Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Burnley 1. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 55' Substitution, Burnley. Vitinho replaces Anass Zaroury.
  5. 66' Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Burnley 2. Connor Roberts (Burnley) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
  6. 69' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Cameron Archer.
  7. 77' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Hayden Hackney.
  8. 79' Substitution, Burnley. Jack Cork replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
  9. 87' Substitution, Burnley. Michael Obafemi replaces Nathan Tella because of an injury.
  10. 90'+4' Michael Obafemi (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.

EFL Championship News

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