U18s PREVIEW: BURNLEY V SHEFFIELD UNITED

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Young Clarets host Blades in league action

2023-11-17T19:00:00.000Z

U18s PREVIEW: BURNLEY V SHEFFIELD UNITED

Young Clarets host Blades in league action

2023-11-17T19:00:00.000Z

Young Clarets secure another league victory!

Burnley FC U18s side are back in league action on Saturday afternoon, as they host Sheffield United at the Burnley Training Centre in the Professional Development League (KO 12pm).

Last time out the U18s shared points at the Middlewood Training Ground against Sheffield Wednesday.

The Owls started off on the front foot, as Devlan Moses found the opener however, Clarets' forward Benji Wetshi soon secured the equaliser leaving the score 1-1.

Burnley currently place 4th in the league table with Saturday's rivals in 18th position.

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Sheffield United have started the season with 2 wins, 4 losses and 4 draws. The side currently come off a 3-0 win against top of the table Barnsley.

The last time these two sides faced each other it was the Blades who took the three points in a 4-1 result away from home.

Blades' Stafford Clarke netted the opener, finding the corner from distance with a fine strike.

Soon into the second half, Johnny Oluleye burst onto a long ball forward from Seth Okyere and skipped past the keeper to make it two.

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Burnley were reduced to ten men when substitute Rohan Vaughan was shown a straight red card for an off the ball incident, but Joe Westley scored five minutes later as he tapped home from a corner to make for a nervy final ten minutes.

However, Blades' Archie Christie-Crainie wrapped things up as he tapped home after the goalkeeper spilled an effort from inside the box.