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Last updated connected 10 minutes ago.From the conception Championship
Vincent Kompany's Burnley secured promotion backmost to the Premier League astatine the archetypal effort with triumph implicit fourth-placed Middlesbrough.
The Clarets, unbeaten successful the league since November, took an aboriginal pb erstwhile Ashley Barnes redirected Josh Brownhill's debased changeable into the backmost of the net.
The location broadside equalised conscionable aft half-time erstwhile Championship apical scorer Chuba Akpom scored from the spot aft Josh Cullen felled Cameron Archer successful the punishment area.
Connor Roberts steered successful the victor from Nathan Tella's near-post transverse and Kompany's men saw retired the remainder of the crippled successful comfortableness to spark chaotic celebrations connected the transportation and among their travelling fans.
Victory for the eastbound Lancashire broadside sent them 19 points wide of third-placed Luton, who person six games near to play.
Kompany near Belgian top-flight broadside Anderlecht to instrumentality implicit astatine Turf Moor aft they were relegated connected the last time of past season, and the erstwhile Manchester City defender has enjoyed a near-flawless archetypal campaign.
Despite a monolithic turnaround of players successful the summertime pursuing the extremity of their six-year spell successful the Premier League they person go the archetypal squad successful the EFL to unafraid promotion successful 2022-23, having been apical of the array since 25 October.
The Lancashire broadside present request conscionable 11 points from their last 7 games to unafraid the title, portion 13 volition spot them go the archetypal Championship squad to interruption the 100-point obstruction since Leicester City successful 2013-14.
The Clarets big second-placed Sheffield United, the past squad to bushed them successful a league game, connected Monday.
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Line-ups
Middlesbrough
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Steffen
- 14Smith
- 17McNair
- 26Lenihan
- 3Giles
- 8McGree
- 30HackneyBooked astatine 38minsSubstituted forForssat 77'minutes
- 16Howson
- 11A Ramsey
- 29Akpom
- 10ArcherSubstituted forCrooksat 69'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Mowatt
- 6Fry
- 7Barlaser
- 21Forss
- 23Roberts
- 25Crooks
- 27Bola
Burnley
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 49Muric
- 14Roberts
- 28Al Dakhil
- 36Beyer
- 29Maatsen
- 24Cullen
- 8Brownhill
- 23TellaSubstituted forObafemiat 86'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
- 7GudmundssonSubstituted forCorkat 79'minutes
- 19ZarourySubstituted forda Silvaat 55'minutes
- 10Barnes
Substitutes
- 4Cork
- 11Twine
- 15Peacock-Farrell
- 17Manuel
- 18Ekdal
- 22da Silva
- 45Obafemi
Referee:Darren Bond
Attendance:30,844
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Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Burnley 2.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Burnley 2.
Attempt missed. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) header from precise adjacent scope misses to the left. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross.
Offside, Burnley. Josh Cullen tries a done ball, but Vitinho is caught offside.
Michael Obafemi (Burnley) is shown the yellowish card.
Foul by Michael Obafemi (Burnley).
Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Jordan Beyer (Burnley) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
Ian Maatsen (Burnley) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough).
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Arijanet Muric (Burnley).
Arijanet Muric (Burnley) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough).
Substitution, Burnley. Michael Obafemi replaces Nathan Tella due to the fact that of an injury.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Nathan Tella (Burnley).
Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
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