After just 39 games, Burnley became the first Championship team in 18 years to secure promotion to the Premier League with seven games to spare. Ashley Barnes and Connor Roberts scored two goals to help Burnley beat Middlesbrough 2-1, continuing to hold on to the top spot in the Championship table after the matches on the night of April 7 and early morning of April 8.
Ashley Barnes opened the scoring in the 12th minute for Burnley
Not only that, because Burnley now has 87 points, 19 points ahead of the 3rd ranked team Luton while this team has 6 matches left. This means that Luton will definitely not be able to overcome Burnley in the rest of the season and coach Vincent Kompany's team has officially won the right to be promoted to the Premier League for the 2023-2024 season.
Connor Roberts seals 2-1 win for Burnley
Once known as the first captain of Man City to lift the English championship trophy in the Premier League era in 2011-2012, Vincent Kompany made a miracle in his first season working in England as a coach. The former Belgian midfielder led Anderlecht for 2 years but did not achieve any significant achievements, except for the runner-up position in the 2022 Belgian Cup.
Coach Vincent Kompany and captain Jack Cork after the match
Under the leadership of coach Vincent Kompany, Burnley became a team that was hard to beat in the Championship with a diverse playing style, solid defense, and effective attack. After 39 rounds, the home team at Turf Moor only lost 2 matches (the fewest) but won 25 matches (the most) along with 12 draws, along with 76 goals (the most), only 30 goals conceded (the fewest) and 17 clean sheets (the most). All of this helped Burnley win the ticket to the Championship 7 rounds early, something that no First Division team has ever done since the 2004-2005 season!
The Joy of Connor Roberts and Nathan Tella
In addition to winning an early direct promotion ticket, Burnley also has the opportunity to touch the Championship championship when they are 11 points ahead of the second-placed Sheffield United. With 7 matches left to play and 87 points in hand, coach Kompany and his team are calculating to break the Championship championship record with the highest number of points and the most wins set by Reading since the 2005-2006 season (106 points, 31 wins).
Burnley's joy of early promotion
In the English Championship, the top two teams will be promoted to the Premier League. The teams ranked 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th will have to compete in a play-off round to win the last ticket to play in the top flight of England. After Burnley and Sheffield United, Luton, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Blackburn Rovers are trying to compete in the play-off round.
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