Sky Bet League One high-flyers Ipswich held Championship leaders Burnley to 0-0 draw in a nail-biting FA Cup fourth-round encounter at Portman Road.Town were on the front foot early on and nearly took the lead when George Hirst just failed to hit the target following a cross from Kayden Jackson and Marcus Harness struck the top of the bar.Tricky footwork by Darko Churlinov led to him cutting the...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany believes that Scott Twine’s return from injury to become a Burnley matchwinner is typical of the sort of story the club need to be successful.Midfielder Twine has made just five substitute appearances for the club since his summer move from MK Dons, having been hampered by a serious of minor injuries.He came on as a substitute on Friday night to score his first goal for Bur...Full Story »

Scott Twine celebrated his first goal for Burnley with a stunning free-kick winner three minutes from time as the Championship leaders claimed a 2-1 comeback victory over West Brom.Twine, who has been restricted to just five substitute appearances following his summer move from MK Dons, curled a set-piece into the top corner to see off their spirited visitors.The Baggies had led from the seventh...Full Story »

Manager Mark Robins felt his battling Coventry team lost to a blatant piece of gamesmanship as leaders Burnley secured a 1-0 victory at Turf Moor.The Sky Blues had been the better team in the first half and defended well as the Clarets stepped up the pace, aided by Vincent Kompany’s substitutions, after the break.But the game hinged on an incident in the 81st minute which Robins claims dis...Full Story »

Jordan Beyer’s first goal for Burnley gave the Championship leaders a 1-0 victory over Coventry which extended their winning league run to seven matches.The German defender headed home Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s corner with eight minutes left, just when it seemed the Sky Blues – who had been the better side in the first half – would weather a growing Burnley storm.With the...Full Story »

Manchester United have completed the loan signing of Burnley forward Wout Weghorst, who fills the gap in the team left by Cristiano Ronaldo. Dutch star joins Premier League giants United agreed to pay compensation to Besiktas Six-month loan deal signed WHAT HAPPENED? Besiktas agreed to allow the Dutch forward's one-year loan deal to be cut short after accepting a £2.5 million comp...Full Story »

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany hailed Anass Zaroury for “announcing his comeback” from his World Cup heroics after his brace set up a 4-2 victory over Premier League side Bournemouth in the FA Cup.Winger Zaroury was a member of the Morocco squad which became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final.He netted twice for Championship leaders Burnley, along with a double...Full Story »

Anass Zaroury and Manuel Benson both scored twice as Championship table-toppers Burnley beat Premier League strugglers Bournemouth 4-2 at the Vitality Stadium.The Clarets, managed by two-time FA Cup winner Vincent Kompany, made the most of a trio of defensive errors to book their place in the fourth round with a 14th win in their last 17 fixtures.Bournemouth played their part in a thriller with ...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany paid tribute to his young Dutch loan star Ian Maatsen after he fired in the two goals that earned a sixth successive win in the Championship for his Burnley side with a 2-1 triumph at Swansea.The 20-year-old Chelsea player, who is on a season long loan at Turf Moor, scored twice in the opening 23 minutes with magnificent left-footed strikes that gave home keeper Steven Benda no c...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany heaped praise on his Burnley side as they defeated Stoke 1-0 and entered 2023 top of the Sky Bet Championship table.Josh Cullen’s strike after a comedy of Potters errors helped the visiting Clarets re-establish their three-point lead over Sheffield United.Burnley move into the New Year on the back of five successive league victories – a feat they last achieved back in...Full Story »

Burnley moved three points clear at the summit of the Sky Bet Championship table after they beat Stoke 1-0.A second-half strike from Josh Cullen was all the travelling Clarets needed, who re-established their three-point lead over second-placed Sheffield United.Stoke had their fair share of chances in an evenly fought contest, but Cullen benefitted from a comedy of errors to notch the winner.Bur...Full Story »

Sheffield United maintained the pace with Sky Bet Championship table-toppers Burnley with a 2-1 win at Blackpool.Paul Heckingbottom’s side made it an impressive fifth win on the spin to pile the pressure on Vincent Kompany’s league leaders ahead of their trip to Stoke on Friday night.Goals from Sander Berge and James McAtee did the damage and even Marvin Ekpiteta’s second-half ...Full Story »

Anass Zaroury took less than a minute to announce his return from the World Cup as Burnley secured a 3-0 win over Birmingham.The Morocco winger, who played for his country in the play-off for third place just 10 days earlier, was thrown straight back into the action by manager Vincent Kompany and responded by scoring the quickest goal in the Championship this season, with 50 seconds on the clock...Full Story »

Marcus Rashford scored a superb solo effort as Manchester United moved into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Burnley at Old Trafford.Returning to action after the World Cup – and for their first match since Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure – Erik ten Hag’s men took the lead in the 27th minute through a close-range finish from Christian Eriksen, one of t...Full Story »

Manuel Benson scored twice, making up for an earlier costly error, as Vincent Kompany’s leaders Burnley moved six points clear at the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 3-1 win over Middlesbrough.The 25-year-old winger was on the mark twice in seven second-half minutes, having gifted Michael Carrick’s visitors the opening goal of the game just after half-time at Turf Moor.That Bo...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany described the 3-0 win at QPR as a “new start” after his side resumed their season by re-establishing a three-point lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship.Returning to action after the World Cup break, the Clarets responded strongly after Sheffield United had moved level on points with them on Saturday.Goals from Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Ian Maatsen a...Full Story »

Sky Bet Championship leaders Burnley beat managerless QPR 3-0 at Loftus Road to re-establish a three-point lead at the top.Johann Berg Gudmundsson opened the scoring in the 19th minute before on-loan Chelsea left-back Ian Maatsen doubled the Clarets’ lead in first-half stoppage time.And Nathan Tella’s 71st-minute goal, after a mistake by Jimmy Dunne, sealed a resounding victory for B...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany hailed Ashley Barnes after the striker led Burnley to a 3-0 victory over Blackburn in the East Lancashire derby to send his side back to top spot in the Championship.The 33-year-old striker was told he would replace the unfit Jay Rodriguez – the Clarets’ top scorer – on the morning of the game, but scored twice and had a hand in a third for Anass Zaroury as Burn...Full Story »

Ashley Barnes scored two and had a big hand in another goal for Anass Zaroury as Burnley swept aside Blackburn 3-0 in Sunday’s East Lancashire derby to claim top spot in the Championship.The 33-year-old has had to make do with rare starts this season, but the absence of the unfit Jay Rodriguez handed him a start against rivals Rovers, who themselves would have gone top with a win.But it wa...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany is likely to turn to his big guns once again for Sunday’s top-of-the-table Sky Bet Championship derby clash with Blackburn.Kompany rested nine of the men who started last Saturday’s shock 5-2 defeat at Sheffield United for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup third-round victory over League Two Crawley with only Samuel Bastien and Manuel Benson keeping their...Full Story »