REPORT: BURNLEY 2 - 0 SHEFFIELD UNITED

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Gudmundsson second half double sinks the Blades in top-of-the-table clash

2023-04-10T20:55:17.748Z

REPORT: BURNLEY 2 - 0 SHEFFIELD UNITED

Gudmundsson second half double sinks the Blades in top-of-the-table clash

2023-04-10T20:55:17.748Z

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Burnley moved 14 points clear at the top of the Sky Bet Championship table on Monday night with a deserved 2-0 win over Sheffield united at Turf Moor.

Half-time substitute Johann Berg Gudmundsson struck twice in 10 minutes to see off the Blades and extend the Clarets' impressive unbeaten run in the league to 20 consecutive matches.

Manager Vincent Kompany made three changes from the side that beat Middlesbrough last Friday.

Lyle Foster, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Jack Cork came in for Anass Zaroury, Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Ameen Al-Dakhil.

First Half

United started on the front foot at Turf Moor in a lively opening but were quickly reduced to 10 men with just 16 minutes on the clock.

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Following a mix-up in defence, goalkeeper Wes Foderingham tangled with Jack Robinson and was sent off for bringing down Tella just outside the area after the forward broke towards goal before being tripped by the former Rangers shot stopper.

From the resulting free-kick on the edge of the area, Maatsen’s teasing ball was cleared over by Berge for a Burnley corner.

With half-an-hour played, the Clarets were controlling the game comfortably and enjoying plenty of possession in search of the opening goal and looking to take advantage of the 10-man Blades.

As the first 45 minutes drew towards a close, Roberts fired in a dangerous cross aiming for Barnes but there was just too much on it as it fizzled out of play.

In stoppage time Beyer then saw his rifled effort from 30-yards tipped just over the crossbar by Davies, who replaced Foderingham between the sticks.

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Second Half

Kompany turned to his bench at the break introducing the attacking duo of Benson and Gudmundsson for Foster and Cork.

Benson was straight into the action and came close to the opener when the wideman rippled the side netting with a stinging effort from outside the box.

Barnes was then next in on the action after seeing his back-heeled flick from Gudmundsson’s corner sail just wide of the post.

The constant pressure paid off then on the hour when Tella’s cushioned header at the back post fell kindly into the path of Gudmundsson who fired home first-time past Davies into the bottom corner.

Just 10 minutes later the home side doubled their lead as Gudmundsson struck again, this time drilling it in from close range.

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Burnley: Muric, Roberts, Beyer, Harwood-Bellis (Taylor 68), Maatsen, Cullen, Brownhill (Bastien 76), Cork © (Gudmundsson HT), Foster (Benson HT), Tella (Obafemi 87) Barnes

Unused Subs: Peacock-Farrell, Vitinho

Sheffield United: Foderingham, Bogle, Ahmedhodžić, Egan, Robinson (Davies 19), Baldock, Berge, Norwood, Doyle (Fleck 72), Ndiaye (Sharp 72) , McBurnie (Osula 72)

Unused Subs: Clark, McAtee, Basham

Goals: Gudmundsson 62’, Gudmundsson 71',

Attendance: 21,506