Preston North End 2-1 Burnley: result and report

Championship · Saturday 17 January 2009

Result

Preston North End 2-1 Burnley

Championship · Saturday 17 January 2009, 12:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Preston North End 2-1 Burnley: match report

Preston North End beat Burnley 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 17 January 2009. The half-time score was 0-0.

Callum Davidson opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Preston North End's goals came from Callum Davidson (53', penalty) and Neil Mellor (85', penalty). Burnley scored through R. Blake (77').

Discipline: Preston North End received 3 yellow cards; Burnley received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 6th on 44 points from 27 and Burnley 7th on 43 points from 27. Preston North End went on to finish that season 6th with 75 points, and Burnley 2nd with 85.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Preston North End wins, 1 draw and 2 for Burnley.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 53'Penalty goal · Callum DavidsonPreston North End · 1-0
  • 56'Yellow card · P. McKennaPreston North End
  • 68'Yellow card · Ross WallacePreston North End
  • 77'Goal · R. BlakeBurnley · 1-1
  • 80'Yellow card · Chris SedgwickPreston North End
  • 85'Penalty goal · Neil MellorPreston North End · 2-1

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Preston North End 4, draws 1, Burnley 2.