Sheffield United 2-3 Burnley: result and report

Sheffield United 2-3 Burnley

Championship · Saturday 6 December 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Sheffield United were beaten by Burnley 2-3 in the Championship on Saturday 6 December 2008. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Martin Paterson opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Sheffield United's goals came from James Beattie (36', penalty) and Stephen Quinn (87'). Burnley scored through Martin Paterson (19'), Graham Alexander (42', penalty) and Chris Eagles (79').

Discipline: Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards; Burnley received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 5th on 32 points from 20 and Burnley 4th on 33 points from 20. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 3rd with 84 points, and Burnley 2nd with 85.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Sheffield United wins, 1 draw and 0 for Burnley.

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