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Burnley Edges Out Middlesbrough in Thrilling Turf Moor Encounter
Burnley secured a 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough in a captivating Championship clash at Turf Moor on December 6th, 2024. The match, part of the 19th round of the regular season, was a closely fought contest until the final whistle.
Middlesbrough took the early lead with a goal from A. Dijksteel in the 13th minute, assisted by D. Barlaser. However, Burnley fought back, equalizing before halftime through C. Roberts, assisted by J. Brownhill, in the 37th minute.
The second half remained fiercely contested. Burnley enjoyed more possession (55%) and created more scoring opportunities (15 shots, 4 on target), while Middlesbrough countered with 10 shots (5 on target). Ultimately, Burnley held onto their lead to secure a crucial three points. Burnley’s dominance was also evident in corner kicks (11 to 3). Burnley also committed slightly more fouls (12 to 9). H. Mejbri of Burnley received the only yellow card of the game.
The referee for the match was Andrew Kitchen.
Substitutions burnley: at minute 60 Z. Flemming came in and J. Rodriguez went out., at minute 61 H. Mejbri came in and J. Sarmiento went out., at minute 74 J. Laurent came in and L. Koleosho went out., at minute 74 Lucas Pires came in and J. Egan went out.
Substitutions middlesbrough: at minute 72 E. Latte Lath came in and T. Conway went out., at minute 77 R. McGree came in and D. Burgzorg went out., at minute 89 I. Jones came in and B. Doak went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Burnley
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