Boro vs Burnley 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Vincent Kompany's Burnley win promotion to secure Premier League return
Burnley secured an immediate return to the Premier League as they earned automatic promotion with a 2-1 victory against Middlesbrough on Friday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 12': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 1. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
- 38': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 1.
- 48': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Burnley 1. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 55': Substitution, Burnley. Vitinho replaces Anass Zaroury.
- 66': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Burnley 2. Connor Roberts (Burnley) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
- 69': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Cameron Archer.
- 77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Hayden Hackney.
- 79': Substitution, Burnley. Jack Cork replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 87': Substitution, Burnley. Michael Obafemi replaces Nathan Tella because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Michael Obafemi (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Burnley 2.
Game Information
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 30,844
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
 BUR |
MID |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.6 | Possession | 46.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 385 | Accurate Passes | 312 |
| 491 | Passes | 421 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 85 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 12 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 6 | Clearances | 8 |
Middlesbrough (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Steffen (GK) |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 3 | Ryan Giles |
| 14 | Tommy Smith |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson |
| 30 | Hayden Hackney  |
| 11 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 8 | Riley McGree |
| 10 | Cameron Archer |
| 29 | Chuba Akpom |
Burnley (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 49 | Aro Muric (GK) |
| 36 | Jordan Beyer |
| 28 | Ameen Al Dakhil |
| 29 | Ian Maatsen |
| 14 | Connor Roberts |
| 7 | Jóhann Gudmundsson |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 24 | Josh Cullen |
| 10 | Ashley Barnes |
| 19 | Anass Zaroury |
| 23 | Nathan Tella |
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