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Burnley vs Sheffield United

Championship
Burnley
0-0-2
1-2
Final
Sheffield Utd
2-0-0
Turf Moor

Match pulse

BURAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'SHU
47%Possession53%
12Shots6
5On target4
4Corners2
3Saves6
8Fouls14

Who won: Sheffield Utd 2-1

Sheffield United beat Burnley 2-1 on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at Turf Moor. Goals for Burnley: Ade Akinbiyi (72'). Goals for Sheffield Utd: Neil Shipperley (5') and Chris Morgan (40').

What it means

  • Sheffield Utd has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

Recap · Sep 8
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ESPN · Sep 7
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Recap · Aug 29
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ESPN · Aug 16
Burnley 2-2 West Ham: Zian Flamming scores late double to deny Hammers in Championship clash
ESPN · Aug 14
Dastan Satpayev signs Chelsea deal, joins Burnley on loan
ESPN · Aug 10
Kyle Walker on chasing promotion with Burnley - 'I am not becoming anyone's meme'
ESPN · Jul 31
J.J. Watt stars as 'Milk Man' to deliver Burnley's new kit
ESPN · Jun 25
English Championship fixtures 2026-27: West Ham start against Burnley, Wrexham head to Cardiff City

Lineups

Sheffield Utd14th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Paddy KennyG
  2. 2Leigh BrombyD
  3. 3Chris MorganD
  4. 4Phil JagielkaM
  5. 5Jon HarleyM
  6. 6Paul IfillM
  7. 7Nick MontgomeryM
  8. 8Lilian NalisM
  9. 9Michael TongeM
  10. 10Danny WebberF
  11. 11Neil ShipperleyF
Burnley22nd in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Brian JensenG
  2. 2Frank SinclairD
  3. 3John McgrealD
  4. 4Wayne ThomasD
  5. 5Graham BranchD
  6. 6Wade ElliottM
  7. 7Micah HydeM
  8. 8James O'ConnorM
  9. 9Garreth O'ConnorM
  10. 10Ade AkinbiyiF
  11. 11Gifton Noel-WilliamsF

Head to head

SHU leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Sheffield Utd 4, Burnley 2 (Mar 12)

Last 5

SHU
  • Wvs LEI4-1
  • L@ WOL2-4
  • Lvs MIL0-1
  • T@ WAT0-0
  • Lvs DER0-1
BUR
  • L@ CAX1-2
  • T@ MIL0-0
  • Wvs PLY2-0
  • L@ NFO0-1
  • Wvs QPR2-0

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Game info

Venue
Turf Moor, Burnley, England · Attendance 11,802
Officials
M Halsey (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSHU leads series 3-1-1

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