Tag: burnley
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EPL: Liverpool fight back to earn victory at Burnley
Substitute Roberto Firmino scored with his first touch as Liverpool came from behind to beat struggling Burnley and stay in touch with leaders Manchester City in the Premier League table. Jack Cork gave the hosts a surprise lead after Alisson could not gather the ball following a corner but Jurgen Klopp’s side hit back with…
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Unbeaten Chelsea score four at Burnley to go second
Unbeaten Chelsea coped without Eden Hazard to move second in the Premier League by easing to victory at Burnley Maurizio Sarri’s side were without their star Belgium forward and top goalscorer, who missed the game with a back injury. Ross Barkley set up Alvaro Morata’s 22nd-minute opener, sliding a wonderful through ball into the Spaniard’s…
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EPL: Man City two points clear after thrashing Burnley
Manchester City opened up a two-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a convincing win over Burnley that maintained their 100% home record this season. Pep Guardiola’s side were briefly knocked off the summit by Chelsea’s draw with Manchester United earlier on Saturday, but will remain top barring a huge Liverpool win…
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Burnley fan stabbed before Europa League match in Athens
A Burnley fan was stabbed, and four others were injured, before the first leg of their Europa League play-off against Olympiakos in Greece. The fan needed stitches to a leg wound and received medical attention at the stadium in Piraeus near Athens. About 1,000 Burnley fans travelled to Greece for the game; 23 were arrested…
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Burnley beat Aberdeen in extra time to progress in Europa League
Burnley edged through to the next round of the Europa League, but only after a tense extra-time victory over Scottish Premiership runners-up Aberdeen. Jack Cork’s header and an Ashley Barnes penalty – both in the additional half-hour – saw the Premier League side through to face Istanbul Basaksehir. Chris Wood had put Burnley 2-1 ahead…
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Sergio Aguero scores twice as Man City survive Burnley scare
Sergio Aguero scored twice in two second-half minutes to help Premier League leaders Manchester City fight back to beat Burnley and reach the FA Cup fourth round. A John Stones mistake let in Ashley Barnes to give Burnley a surprise lead. However, Aguero levelled from a quickly-taken free-kick and made it 2-1 from Ilkay Gundogan’s…
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Burnley can challenge for Europe-Mourinho
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes Burnley can challenge for a European place this season. Burnley have surprised in the Premier League, sitting seventh at the halfway mark of the campaign. Ahead of welcoming Burnley to Old Trafford on Boxing Day, Mourinho praised Sean Dyche’s side, backing them to push for a European spot. “If…
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Burnley take three points off 10-man Watford
Scott Arfield’s first-half goal took Burnley within a point of the Champions League places as they defeated 10-man Watford at Turf Moor. Arfield sidestepped Daryl Janmaat and slotted a low shot into the corner of the net right at the end of the first half. The goal came six minutes after Watford left-back Marvin Zeegelaar…
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Antonio Conte impressed with Alvaro Morata’s performance during Burnley match
Chelsea’s coach has praised Alvaro Morata after scoring a goal on his debut against Burnley. Morata started on the bench for Chelsea against Burnley but replaced the anonymous Michy Batshuayi in the second half. The former Real Madrid striker sparked Chelsea’s late revival with his first goal for the club. But it wasn’t enough as…