Burnley U21

Match report

Burnley U21 claimed their first win of the season with a 4-1 victory over Derby County U21 at their home ground on September 18th. The result ended a winless start for the hosts, who had lost all three of their opening matches without scoring a single point. Derby County, sitting seventeen places above them, could only manage a consolation goal as the visitors left empty-handed.

Z. Johnson opened the scoring after just three minutes, and by then Derby County were already pinned back. J. Oguntolu added a second before half-time, and Johnson completed his brace shortly after the interval. B. Pouani pulled one back late on, but E. Clark's late strike put the final touch on a comprehensive performance from the home side.

The statistics tell a story of efficiency over dominance. Burnley U21 registered eight shots on target with forty-two percent accuracy, while Derby County managed only five attempts on target at twenty-five percent accuracy. The visitors earned more corners but couldn't convert them, and Burnley's goalkeeper made four saves compared to just one for the Derby keeper.

Derby County U21 remain in seventeenth place with four points from three matches, while Burnley U21 climb off the bottom of the table with their first win. The hosts had lost to Nottingham Forest, Fleetwood Town, and Reading in their previous outings, but this performance felt different. The old head settled them down when it mattered, and the result changes everything for a team that has been struggling.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48

Shots on target 8 – 5

Shots off target 8 – 9

Attacks 73 – 63

⚽ 3' Z. Johnson — Goal 🟨 30' I. Gordon — Yellow card ⚽ 35' J. Oguntolu — Goal ⚽ 37' Z. Johnson — Goal 🟨 39' K. Robinson — Yellow card 🟨 42' T. Savage — Yellow card ⇄ 46' Lucas — Substitution ⇄ 46' R. Canoville — Substitution 🟨 56' C. Scott — Yellow card ⇄ 58' C. Wilson — Substitution ⇄ 61' T. Savage — Substitution ⇄ 70' D. Hodges — Substitution ⚽ 74' B. Pouani — Goal 🟨 77' M. Stanley — Yellow card ⇄ 81' B. Pouani — Substitution ⇄ 82' Z. Johnson — Substitution ⇄ 82' D. Okonkwo — Substitution ⚽ 87' E. Clark — Goal

Match events

3' 1:0 Burnley U21 Goal Z. Johnson
30' 1:0 Derby County U21 Yellow card I. Gordon
35' 1:1 Derby County U21 Goal J. Oguntolu assist: C. Smith
37' 2:1 Burnley U21 Goal Z. Johnson
39' 2:1 Derby County U21 Yellow card K. Robinson
42' 2:1 Burnley U21 Yellow card T. Savage
46' 2:1 Burnley U21 Substitution Lucas off: G. Brierley
46' 2:1 Derby County U21 Substitution R. Canoville off: J. Davidson
56' 2:1 Burnley U21 Yellow card C. Scott
58' 2:1 Derby County U21 Substitution C. Wilson off: J. Osong
61' 2:1 Burnley U21 Substitution T. Savage off: C. King
70' 2:1 Derby County U21 Substitution D. Hodges off: N. McAndrew
74' 3:1 Burnley U21 Goal B. Pouani
77' 3:1 Burnley U21 Yellow card M. Stanley
81' 3:1 Burnley U21 Substitution B. Pouani off: Zhang Jiaming
82' 3:1 Burnley U21 Substitution Z. Johnson off: B. Derbyshire
82' 3:1 Burnley U21 Substitution D. Okonkwo off: B. Borgesson
87' 4:1 Burnley U21 Goal E. Clark

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48

8 Shots on target 5

8 Shots off target 9

0 Big chances 0

73 Attacks 63

5 Corners 10

15 Fouls 14

0 Free kicks 0

0 Offsides 0

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

0 Goal kicks 0

0 Throw-ins 0

All statistics

3 Blocked shots 6

4 Goalkeeper saves 1

0.42 Shot accuracy 0.25

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