Josh Brownhill’s first-half double noticed Burnley beat Sheffield United 2-1 at Turf Moor to seal the Clarets’ speedy return to the Premier League.
The Burnley captain gave his facet a Twenty eighth-minute lead, firing house from shut vary after Michael Cooper was unable to carry Josh Cullen’s low drive.
Leeds and Burnley have been promoted to the Premier League
There wouldn’t be a Burnley clear sheet to equal Port Vale’s all-time file of 30 in a single season as Chris Wilder’s group hit again simply 9 minutes later when Tom Cannon rifled house his first purpose for the membership, just for Burnley to be given the prospect to retake the lead a minute earlier than half-time after Anel Ahmedhodzic’s clumsy problem on Hannibal.
Brownhill made no mistake from the spot, sending Cooper the mistaken means, to provide Scott Parker’s group the lead on the break and regardless of the guests going all out for a second-half equaliser, Burnley held on for the win that confirmed their promotion again to the highest flight on the first time of asking.
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Burnley and and head coach Scott Parker have fun their promotion to the Premier League.
Parker made it three promotions with three totally different golf equipment within the area of six seasons as Burnley prolonged their unbeaten league run to a club-record 31 video games, bouncing straight again to the Premier League simply as they did after their final two relegations in 2015 and 2022.
Victory retains Burnley – who’re nonetheless to lose at Turf Moor all marketing campaign – stage with Leeds on the high of the desk, each with an opportunity to complete on 100 factors, however defeat for the Blades, their fourth in 5 video games, means one other journey to the dreaded play-offs.
The managers
Burnley’s Scott Parker:
“It means everything. We set on a mission to get promoted and there were a lot of ups and down. It has been nothing short of incredible.
“So pleased with the younger group, who’ve dedicated and given every thing.
“We received to the Premier League. Onerous work, as cliche because it sounds, nevertheless it’s the exhausting info. I construct my entire life on exhausting work and I attempted to instil that on this group.
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Burnley boss Scott Parker provides a frank evaluation of his season with the membership and admits this promotion feels ‘extra particular’ than his different two
“They committed to it and with that, we have quality. The major thing for me is the togetherness. It has got us to the place we need to be.”
Sheffield United’s Chris Wilder:
“Congratulations to Leeds. Congratulations to Scott Parker and Burnley.
“We fell brief. The season wasn’t performed tonight, it was a poor week. You can not lose three on the bounce, actually not Plymouth, who’re backside of the league.
“We have another opportunity to get out of the division. We finished third in a competitive league.
“We have been at all times in it however disappointing, clearly. They’ve performed sufficient to win a recreation of soccer.
“For us to be around it is really good but we fell short.”
