Vincent Kompany’s Burnley made it five straight league wins as they scraped to a narrow victory at Alex Neil’s fiery Stoke to climb three points clear at the top of the Championship again.
Josh Cullen’s scrappy close-range strike on 60 minutes proved the difference between the two sides.
But the in-form Clarets were given one of their toughest tests of the season before restoring their three-point cushion over Sheffield United.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Stoke
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Bonham
- 2ClarkeBooked at 45mins
- 5Souttar
- 16Wilmot
- 3Fox
- 8BakerBooked at 89mins
- 15ThompsonSubstituted forPowellat 79′minutes
- 10Campbell
- 18SmallboneSubstituted forLaurentat 72′minutes
- 14TymonSubstituted forFosu-Henryat 71′minutes
- 9BrownSubstituted forDelapat 71′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Bursik
- 17Delap
- 22Kilkenny
- 24Fosu-Henry
- 25Powell
- 28Laurent
- 32Taylor
Burnley
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 49Muric
- 14Roberts
- 5Harwood-Bellis
- 36Beyer
- 29MaatsenBooked at 74minsSubstituted forTaylorat 84′minutes
- 4Cork
- 24CullenBooked at 29mins
- 17ManuelSubstituted forTellaat 69′minutes
- 8Brownhill
- 27ChurlinovSubstituted forZarouryat 52′minutes
- 10BarnesBooked at 33minsSubstituted forRodrÃguezat 52′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Taylor
- 7Gudmundsson
- 9RodrÃguez
- 11Twine
- 15Peacock-Farrell
- 19Zaroury
- 23Tella
- Referee:
- Keith Stroud
- Attendance:
- 21,464
Live Text
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Match ends, Stoke City 0, Burnley 1.
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Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Burnley 1.
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Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Liam Delap (Stoke City).
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Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
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Lewis Baker (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Nathan Tella (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
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Foul by Nathan Tella (Burnley).
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Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Harry Souttar (Stoke City).
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Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
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Lewis Baker (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Jack Cork (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
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Substitution, Burnley. Charlie Taylor replaces Ian Maatsen.
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Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
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Nathan Tella (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
