Burnley have clinched an instant return to the Premier League under Vincent Kompany after Friday night’s 2-1 win over Middlesbrough sealed promotion for the runaway Championship leaders.
Burnley have clinched an instant return to the Premier League under Vincent Kompany after Friday night’s 2-1 win over Middlesbrough sealed promotion for the runaway Championship leaders.
Burnley dropped out of the top-flight last term, have flourished under the guidance of Kompany, who took over at Turf Moor in the summer. And the Manchester City legend will test his mettle against the likes of Pep Guardiola and co next year after masterminding a remarkable campaign which has seen them lose just twice in the league all season.
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And Kompany’s side made no mistake with an impressive performance at the Riverside Stadium against a Boro side who have been reinvigorated by former Manchester United first-team coach Michael Carrick.
Ashley Barnes was in the right place at the right time to divert Josh Brownhill’s strike from the edge of the box beyond the stranded Zack Steffen in the Middlesbrough goal, but the hosts responded just three minutes after the half-time interval courtesy of a Chuba Akpom penalty.
Burnley were not to be denied, though, and Connor Roberts struck in the 66th minute to clinch promotion for the Clarets with a staggering SEVEN games to spare – and the focus will now be on claiming the Championship title ahead of Sheffield United, who are lagging 11 points behind their rivals.
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Nobody has clinched promotion with more games to spare than the Clarets since the Championship rebranded and all eyes will now be on Kompany and the squad ahead of the 2023/24 Premier League campaign.
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