Burnley 2-0 Sheffield United: Promoted Clarets beat 10-man Blades

Burnley midfielder Johann Berg Gudmundsson had not scored since December earlier scoring doubly against Sheffield United

Championship leaders Burnley celebrated their instrumentality to the Premier League with triumph implicit second-placed Sheffield United who played astir of the crippled with 10 men.

But the visitors kept Burnley, who sealed an contiguous instrumentality to the apical flight connected Friday, retired for the remainder of the archetypal fractional astatine Turf Moor.

Substitute Manuel Benson came adjacent to giving Burnley the pb aft the interruption erstwhile helium fired against the broadside netting with a changeable from extracurricular the box.

Fellow substitute Johann Berg Gudmundsson past scored doubly successful 10 minutes with 2 chill finishes arsenic Burnley yet made their vantage number to seal a 26th league triumph of the campaign.

• Relive Burnley's Championship triumph against Sheffield United

The triumph means Burnley widen their pb astatine the apical implicit Sheffield United to 14 points, portion the Blades person a five-point cushion and crippled successful manus connected third-placed Luton.

Sheffield United inflicted 1 of Burnley's 2 Championship defeats this play erstwhile they thrashed them 5-2 successful November, but since past Vincent Kompany's broadside person gone unbeaten successful the league and are champions successful waiting.

They request conscionable 5 much points from their remaining six matches to unafraid the title.

The Clarets were promoted backmost to the Premier League aft beating Middlesbrough connected Good Friday and they were fixed an aboriginal helping manus by their closest challengers successful this game.

Foderingham's consecutive reddish paper came pursuing a premix up with defender Jack Robinson successful the midst of trying to halt Tella from weaving his mode into the box.

The sending disconnected quelled the aboriginal momentum which the visitors had built and brag Paul Heckingbottom was furious with Robinson arsenic helium instantly withdrew him to bring connected substitute keeper Adam Davies.

Davies was astir thwarted wrong moments of his accomplishment arsenic Ian Maatsen's free-kick was deflected conscionable implicit the crossbar, with Burnley trying to marque swift enactment of their advantage.

Sheffield United mightiness person been fortunate not to beryllium reduced to 9 men erstwhile Oli Norwood went successful precocious connected Maatsen with a travel done soon aft but Michael Salisbury did not spot it arsenic a foul.

Burnley dominated possession pursuing Foderingham's departure but had thing to amusement for their efforts until the hr mark.

The hosts yet made their unit number erstwhile Sheffield United's defence failed to prime up Gudmundsson, who fired unmarked with a debased left-footed onslaught to springiness them a deserved lead.

The Iceland planetary past doubled his tally with a close-range decorativeness from immoderate much defending to hide from the visitors to seal the win.