Leeds United v Burnley: Premier League – live
Minute-by-minute report: Daniel Farke’s side look to move further away from the relegation zone. Join Rob Smyth for updates
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17 min Tanaka makes up for his own slip with a well-time interception in his own area.
16 min Stach wins the ball high up the field and tees up Ampadu, whose shot from the edge of the area is blocked. Tanaka slashes the follow-up high and wide from distance.
15 min That was Stach’s fourth league goal of the season from outside the area. He’s joint top of that particular table with Antoine Semenyo and Dominik Szoboszlai.
12 min The first 12 minutes have been almost painfully one-sided. Unsurprisingly in the circumstances, Burnley look a bit woebegone.
10 min Stach curls the free-kick over the bar.
9 min Calvert-Lewin is pulled back 25 yards from goal by Esteve. The free-kick gives Stach, such a clean striker of the ball, another chance to go for goal.
Bijol clipped a fast pass into Stach, unmarked 25 yards from goal. He controlled it on the half turn with his right foot and drilled an early left-foot drive that beat the diving Dubravka for pace. Excellent goal.
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GOAL! Leeds 1-0 Burnley (Stach 8)
Stach’s back, baby!
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4 min Plenty of early pressure from Leeds, as you’d expect. Burnley’s shape is closer to 5-4-1 than 3-4-2-1.
1 min Okafor puts a cross onto the abundant noggin of Calvert-Lewin after barely 20 seconds. Calvert-Lewin had to wrestle with a defender to get to the ball, which meant he was off balance when he made contact; the ball thus flew across goal rather than towards it.
1 min Peeeeeeeeep peeeeeeeeeep! Leeds kick off from right to left as we watch.
A reminder of the teams
Leeds (3-4-2-1) Darlow; Rodon, Bijol, Struijk; Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Justin; Stach, Okafor; Calvert-Lewin.
Subs: Perri, Byram, Bornauw, Longstaff, Aaronson, James, Gnonto, Piroe, Nmecha.
Burnley (3-4-2-1) Dubravka; Ekdal, Humphreys, Esteve; Walker, Ward-Prowse, Laurent, Hartman; Tchaouna, Anthony; Flemming.
Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Florentino, Pires, Amdouni, Broja, Hannibal.
Referee Thomas Bramall.
“It’s a question of whether there’ll be rain after today’s sunshine for Leeds this evening,” writes Steve Norgate. “And yes, that is a reference to the misspelling of Lucas Berri, I mean, Perri.”
Never mind Mary Berri, how can that song be 31 years old?
Daniel Farke’s pre-match thoughts
I’m very respectful of Burnley. After a change of manager it can be difficult to predict what will happen, but we know they will compact, they will be competitive – and they have good footballers if you allow them to play. We have to be on it today.
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Leeds make three changes from their FA Cup semi-final defeat. Karl Darlow, Joe Rodon and Anton Stach replace Lucas Berri, the injured Gabriel Gudmundsson and Brenden Aaronson.
Burnley’s caretaker manager Mike Jackson names an unchanged side.
Leeds (3-4-2-1) Darlow; Rodon, Bijol, Struijk; Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Justin; Stach, Okafor; Calvert-Lewin.
Subs: Perri, Byram, Bornauw, Longstaff, Aaronson, James, Gnonto, Piroe, Nmecha.
Burnley (3-4-2-1) Dubravka; Ekdal, Humphreys, Esteve; Walker, Ward-Prowse, Laurent, Hartman; Tchaouna, Anthony; Flemming.
Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Florentino, Pires, Amdouni, Broja, Hannibal.
Referee Thomas Bramall.
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The equation is simple. If Leeds beat relegated – and now managerless - Burnley at Elland Road on Friday they will reach 43 points and be extremely unlikely to meet the same fate as their opponents. Daniel Farke’s losing FA Cup semi-finalists are then scheduled to travel to Tottenham, but victory against Burnley, who they pipped to the Championship title last season, would settle nerves in West Yorkshire. Farke, though, does not necessarily expect a straightforward match.
“There’s definitely no complacency,” he said, speaking before the news of Scott Parker’s departure. “I’ve got so much respect for Scott. I’d say there’s not one time this season Burnley were played off the field. They’re always very competitive, they’ve had many tight games.” As Mike Jackson takes caretaker charge at Turf Moor, Farke hopes another three points will persuade Leeds to extend his own contract.
This feels like the night Leeds should all but confirm a second year in the Premier League. Burnley are already relegated and without a manager; if they cannot beat them at home, it would be a desperate shame for Daniel Farke and his side, especially after the disappointment of losing to Chelsea in the FA Cup.
The hosts should be up and at Burnley, testing their frailties at the back and in midfield. When Leeds are at their peak, few can cope with the tempo and physicality they offer, and the Clarets fall into that category.
For Burnley, it will be a question of how caretaker Mike Jackson changes things in the hope his team can offer the fans some joy. It does not look like he will make many adjustments as Burnley look to go through the motions until the end of the season.
Preamble
Evening. Last season, Leeds and Burnley were separated only by goal difference. They both picked up exactly 100 points in the Championship, with automatic promotion to the Premier League their reward. This season – as is so often the case with promoted clubs, and please don’t ask me why – their paths have diverged.
Leeds have 40 points, twice as many as relegated Burnley, and are almost safe. It’s 23 years since a team was relegated from the Premier League after reaching 40 points – but that may happen this year, so Leeds still have a bit of work to do, especially as two of their last three games are away to Spurs and West Ham.
You’d expect Leeds to win tonight against a managerless, relegated opponent. If they do, all will be well. If not, they could yet be dragged into something unpleasant.
Kick-off 8pm BST
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | 38 | 73 |
| 2 | Man City | 33 | 37 | 70 |
| 3 | Man Utd | 34 | 14 | 61 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | 13 | 58 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 34 | 5 | 58 |
| 6 | Brighton | 34 | 9 | 50 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 34 | 0 | 49 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 34 | 8 | 48 |
| 9 | Brentford | 34 | 3 | 48 |
| 10 | Fulham | 34 | -2 | 48 |
| 11 | Everton | 34 | 0 | 47 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 34 | -9 | 46 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 33 | -3 | 43 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 34 | -4 | 42 |
| 15 | Leeds | 34 | -7 | 40 |
| 16 | Nottm Forest | 34 | -4 | 39 |
| 17 | West Ham | 34 | -16 | 36 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | -10 | 34 |
| 19 | Burnley | 34 | -34 | 20 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton | 34 | -38 | 17 |
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