Burnley v Stoke City, 12 December 2017

Score1-0 to Burnley
RefereeMichael Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTurf Moor
Attendance19,909
Kick-off: 7.45pm The last seven league meetings at Turf Moor had now produced only six goals.

Goals:

Ashley Barnes 89 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Kevin Long
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder Jack Cork
Defender/Midfielder Stephen Ward
Midfielder Scott Arfield
Midfielder Steven Defour
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder/Forward Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson
Forward Chris Wood

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Ramadan Sobhi Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Peter Crouch Forward

Substitutions:

Charlie Taylor for Stephen Ward 41
Ashley Barnes for Jeff Hendrick 71
Sam Vokes for Chris Wood 82

Substitutions:

Kevin Wimmer for Kurt Zouma 66
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting for Xherdan Shaqiri 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard
Defender Charlie Taylor
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder Fredrik Ulvestad
Forward Ashley Barnes
Forward Sam Vokes
Forward Nahki Wells

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Tom Edwards
Defender Kevin Wimmer
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder/Forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Forward Saido Berahino

Comments:

League position: 4th Excepting the first two weeks of this season, Burnley had now reached their highest position in the top division since March 1975. The Clarets had now won eight games in the Premier League at Turf Moor in 2017 and seven of them had been by a 1-0 scoreline. They had now kept six clean sheets in their nine home games in the Premier League so far in this season and conceded only three goals.

Comments:

League position: 15th Stoke City remained without a win in 54 away games in the top division played on a Tuesday since 3 April 1906 when they won 3-0 at Everton in League Division One. The Potters had now conceded 36 goals so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. They had now won two and taken ten points from their last 17 away games in the Premier League.

Goals:

Ashley Barnes 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Kevin Long
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder Jack Cork
Defender/Midfielder Stephen Ward
Midfielder Scott Arfield
Midfielder Steven Defour
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder/Forward Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson
Forward Chris Wood

Substitutions:

Charlie Taylor for Stephen Ward 41
Ashley Barnes for Jeff Hendrick 71
Sam Vokes for Chris Wood 82

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard
Defender Charlie Taylor
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder Fredrik Ulvestad
Forward Ashley Barnes
Forward Sam Vokes
Forward Nahki Wells

Comments:

League position: 4th Excepting the first two weeks of this season, Burnley had now reached their highest position in the top division since March 1975. The Clarets had now won eight games in the Premier League at Turf Moor in 2017 and seven of them had been by a 1-0 scoreline. They had now kept six clean sheets in their nine home games in the Premier League so far in this season and conceded only three goals.

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Ramadan Sobhi Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Peter Crouch Forward

Substitutions:

Kevin Wimmer for Kurt Zouma 66
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting for Xherdan Shaqiri 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Tom Edwards
Defender Kevin Wimmer
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder/Forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Forward Saido Berahino

Comments:

League position: 15th Stoke City remained without a win in 54 away games in the top division played on a Tuesday since 3 April 1906 when they won 3-0 at Everton in League Division One. The Potters had now conceded 36 goals so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. They had now won two and taken ten points from their last 17 away games in the Premier League.