Leeds United v Burnley, 27 December 2020

Score1-0 to Leeds United
RefereeRobert Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueElland Road
Kick-off: 12.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 1 Leeds United won: 1 Drawn: 0 Burnley won: 0 Leeds United scored: 1 Burnley scored: 0 This was the first meeting in the top division since 3 April 1976 in League Division One.

1 Leeds United

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

0 Burnley

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Patrick Bamford penalty 5 P

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Luke Ayling
Defender/Midfielder Ezgjan Alioski
Defender/Midfielder Stuart Dallas
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Mateusz Klich
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Raphinha
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Rodrigo

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Matt Lowton Defender
Ben Mee Defender
Erik Pieters Defender
James Tarkowski Defender
Charlie Taylor Defender
Ashley R Westwood Defender/Midfielder
Josh Benson Midfielder
Josh Brownhill Midfielder
Ashley Barnes Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Pablo Hernández for Rodrigo 59
Jamie Shackleton for Mateusz Klich 66
Ian Poveda for Raphinha 70

Substitutions:

Jay Rodriguez for Erik Pieters 74
Dale Stephens for Josh Benson 74

Cards:

Cards:

James Tarkowski 28 Y
Ashley R Westwood 79 Y
Ashley Barnes 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla
Defender Oliver Casey
Defender Leif Davis
Defender/Midfielder Jamie Shackleton
Midfielder Jack Jenkins
Midfielder Pablo Hernández
Midfielder Ian Poveda
Midfielder/Forward Hélder Costa
Forward Tyler Roberts

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Norris
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Jimmy Dunne
Defender Kevin Long
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Forward Joel Mumbongo
Forward Jay Rodriguez

Comments:

League position: 12th Leeds United had now won three of their last nine games in the Premier League (lost five). The Whites had now kept a clean sheet in four of their six wins so far in this Premier League season. Former Burnley loanee Patrick Bamford had now scored ten goals in 15 appearances so far in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 17th Burnley had now lost two of their last eight games in the Premier League (won three). The Clarets had now failed to score in eight of their 14 games so far in this Premier League season. An own goal by Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was now the only goal that Burnley had scored in their last six away games in the Premier League.

1 Leeds United

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

Goals:

Patrick Bamford penalty 5 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Luke Ayling
Defender/Midfielder Ezgjan Alioski
Defender/Midfielder Stuart Dallas
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Mateusz Klich
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Raphinha
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Rodrigo

Substitutions:

Pablo Hernández for Rodrigo 59
Jamie Shackleton for Mateusz Klich 66
Ian Poveda for Raphinha 70

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla
Defender Oliver Casey
Defender Leif Davis
Defender/Midfielder Jamie Shackleton
Midfielder Jack Jenkins
Midfielder Pablo Hernández
Midfielder Ian Poveda
Midfielder/Forward Hélder Costa
Forward Tyler Roberts

Comments:

League position: 12th Leeds United had now won three of their last nine games in the Premier League (lost five). The Whites had now kept a clean sheet in four of their six wins so far in this Premier League season. Former Burnley loanee Patrick Bamford had now scored ten goals in 15 appearances so far in this Premier League season.

0 Burnley

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Matt Lowton Defender
Ben Mee Defender
Erik Pieters Defender
James Tarkowski Defender
Charlie Taylor Defender
Ashley R Westwood Defender/Midfielder
Josh Benson Midfielder
Josh Brownhill Midfielder
Ashley Barnes Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Jay Rodriguez for Erik Pieters 74
Dale Stephens for Josh Benson 74

Cards:

James Tarkowski 28 Y
Ashley R Westwood 79 Y
Ashley Barnes 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Norris
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Jimmy Dunne
Defender Kevin Long
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Forward Joel Mumbongo
Forward Jay Rodriguez

Comments:

League position: 17th Burnley had now lost two of their last eight games in the Premier League (won three). The Clarets had now failed to score in eight of their 14 games so far in this Premier League season. An own goal by Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was now the only goal that Burnley had scored in their last six away games in the Premier League.