Burnley 3-1 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 27 September 2008

Result

Burnley 3-1 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 27 September 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Burnley 3-1 Preston North End: match report

Burnley beat Preston North End 3-1 in the Championship on Saturday 27 September 2008. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Barry Nicholson opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Burnley's goals came from Jóhannes Guðjónsson (33'), Steven Caldwell (64') and Chris Eagles (90'). Preston North End scored through Barry Nicholson (22').

Discipline: Burnley received no yellow cards; Preston North End received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Burnley were 13th on 9 points from 7 and Preston North End 3rd on 14 points from 7. Burnley went on to finish that season 2nd with 85 points, and Preston North End 6th with 75.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Burnley win, 1 draw and 4 for Preston North End.

Going into the match Burnley's last five read D-W-W-D-D and Preston North End's L-W-D-W-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Barry NicholsonPreston North End · 0-1
  • 33'Goal · Jóhannes GuðjónssonBurnley · 1-1
  • 38'Yellow card · Chris SedgwickPreston North End
  • 53'Yellow card · D. CarterPreston North End
  • 64'Goal · Steven CaldwellBurnley · 2-1
  • 65'Yellow card · P. McKennaPreston North End
  • 70'Red card · Callum DavidsonPreston North End
  • 84'Yellow card · Barry NicholsonPreston North End
  • 86'Yellow card · Neil MellorPreston North End
  • 90'Goal · Chris EaglesBurnley · 3-1

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Burnley 1, draws 1, Preston North End 4.