Burnley 5-2 Peterborough United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 15 September 2012

Result

Burnley 5-2 Peterborough United

Championship · Saturday 15 September 2012, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-2

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Burnley 5-2 Peterborough United: match report

Burnley won against Peterborough United 5-2 in the Championship on Saturday 15 September 2012. The half-time score was 2-2.

C. McCann opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Burnley's goals came from C. McCann (7'), an own goal by Michael Bostwick (39'), Charlie Austin (74'), Charlie Austin (81', penalty) and Junior Stanislas (86'). Peterborough United scored through Lee Tomlin (20', penalty) and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (23').

Discipline: Burnley received 1 yellow card; Peterborough United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Burnley were 23rd on 3 points from 4 and Peterborough United 24th on 0 points from 4. Burnley went on to finish that season 11th with 61 points, and Peterborough United 22nd with 54.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Burnley wins, 1 draw and 1 for Peterborough United.

Going into the match Burnley's last five read L-L-L-W and Peterborough United's L-L-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · C. McCannBurnley · 1-0
  • 20'Penalty goal · Lee TomlinPeterborough United · 1-1
  • 23'Goal · Nathaniel Mendez-LaingPeterborough United · 1-2
  • 39'Own goal · Michael BostwickBurnley · 2-2
  • 54'Yellow card · Joseph MillsBurnley
  • 74'Goal · Charlie AustinBurnley · 3-2
  • 81'Penalty goal · Charlie AustinBurnley · 4-2
  • 82'Yellow card · Robert OlejnikPeterborough United
  • 86'Goal · Junior StanislasBurnley · 5-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Burnley 0, draws 1, Peterborough United 1.

Team news

Burnley line-up

Kieran Trippier, Jason Shackell, Chris McCann, Ross Wallace, Dean Marney, Martin Paterson, Junior Stanislas, Charlie Austin, Lee Grant, Michael Duff, Joseph Mills

Peterborough United line-up

Robert Olejnik, Craig Alcock, Shaun Brisley, Mark Little, Michael Bostwick, George Boyd, Lee Frecklington, Tyrone Barnett, Nathaniel Méndez-Laing, Lee Tomlin, Grant McCann