BURNLEY registered the quickest, fastest and earliest promotion from the EFL Championship to the Premier League in 2022/23.
The Clarets sealed matters with seven matches to go thereby satisfying Championship outright betting patterns.
Here are the main talking and statistics points from the jubilant night of Burnley’s promotion on Friday 7th April 2023…
Premier League football was cemented by winning 2-1 at Middlesbrough thanks to goals from Ashley Barnes (12 minutes) and Connor Roberts (66 mins).
The marksman for Boro was Chuba Akpom from the penalty spot three minutes after half-time. This match attracted huge football betting interest.
The Clarets’ line up at Middlesbrough was: Muric, Roberts, Beyer, Al-Dakhil, Maatsen, Cullen, Brownhill, Zaroury (sub: Vitinho 55 minutes), Gudmundsson (sub: Cork 77 mins), Tella, Barnes. Unused subs: Peacock-Farrell, Ekdal, Twine, Obafemi, Benson.
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany said after the final whistle: “It is Easter and we have seven games left to play. Yet we are already celebrating promotion. I have to say we didn’t expect it.
"Yes, we wanted to experience success at some point. But quicker is better sometimes as well! Ultimately we found a way.
"There are some logical rules of football that we all know. If you don’t have total squad cohesion at the start of a season then it certainly takes time. It is a 46 game campaign so you have the stress of those matches to help you improve quicker. Also you need to be objective and work hard.
"Promotion definitely wasn’t easy for us. However, my lads are celebrating like kids and that really is fun to see."
Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick magnanimously said: "Credit to Burnley first and foremost. I have to say well done to them. I’ve been into their changing room and seen the players and the staff. Because I think they deserve a big congratulations for what they have achieved."
Burnley chairman Alan Pace said: "It is all a complete surprise because we didn’t anticipate getting promotion like this. Vincent and I spoke during the summer and talked about everything at great length.
"I can reveal we actually gave ourselves two to three years to get promoted. That was the plan. So what you are seeing now is a lot of magic coming together!"
Burnley Promotion Facts:
At this juncture, Burnley had amassed 87 points from 39 games striding 11 points clear of second placed Sheffield United.
Kompany’s men had won 25 out of 39 Sky Bet Championship fixtures which was the best return in the League.
Burnley had been top of the Championship table since 25th October 2022.
76 Championship goals had been scored comprising 59 from open play, 9 set pieces, 3 free-kicks, 3 penalties and 2 own goals.
Wide attacking player Nathan Tella was leading scorer for Burnley notching 17 goals including two hat-tricks.
The Clarets enjoyed the highest average possession figure throughout the whole League with 64.4%. They averaged 479.3 passes per match.
Burnley were unbeaten in the Championship dating back to their 5-2 drubbing at promotion rivals Sheffield United on 5th November 2022.
The subsequent sparkling upturn in form overturned a disappointing start whereby they accrued just six points from their opening five League matches. These incorporated three home draws and a single goal defeat away to Watford.
At the back, Kompany’s men protected a total of 17 clean sheets.
Burnley were the foremost scorers in the Championship delivering 76 goals scored across 39 games.
They were the only side in the League to remain unbeaten at home. The Clarets had played 20 Championship matches at Turf Moor winning 14 and drawing 6.
It was a massive triumph for Vincent Kompany who left Belgian top flight side Anderlecht to take over at Turf Moor after Burnley were relegated from the Premier League on the final day of their previous season. He engineered a massive turnaround of players during the summer to rebuild in style.
Kompany replaced long-serving Burnley boss Sean Dyche - sacked on Good Friday of 2022.
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