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Burnley boost promotion push

BURNLEY conceded a goal for the first time in 13 Championship games, but still bolstered their promotion charge with a 2-1 win at Cardiff yesterday. Josh Brownhill and Maxime Esteve bagged first-half goals to put Scott Parker’s side in control in south Wales. Yousef Salech ended Burnley’s remarkable defensive record before the break with a firm header. Salech became the first player to score against Burnley in the league since Watford’s Kwadwo Baah on Dec 21, only the 10th goal Burnley have conceded in 35 games. It meant Manchester United’s record 14 game League run without conceding between November 2008 and February 2009 remains

striker Jean-Phillipe Mateta in hospital. Defiant Lions fans, criticised for chanting “let him die” while Mateta was receiving treatment on the pitch, held a minute’s applause for Roberts in the eighth minute – corresponding to when he was sent off – while singing “there’s only one Liam Roberts”. Joe Gelhardt and Abu Kamara

in the second half. Cornick, making just his third appearance of the season, wrapped up the victory with seven minutes remaining. City’s first away win in 10 matches lifted them level on points with sixth placed West Bromwich Albion in the battle for playoff berths. Millwall were back in Championship action after their acrimonious FA Cup fifth round exit at Crystal Palace on Saturday, when goalkeeper Liam Roberts’ reckless challenge put Eagles

intact. Far more significant for Burnley’s bid to return to the Premier League, they are now within two points of second-placed Sheffield United in the race for automatic promotion. Cardiff remain five points above the relegation zone after suffering their first home defeat this year. Zak Vyner and Harry Cornick ended Bristol City’s woeful away run as they inspired a 2-0 win at Millwall. Vyner scored just his fourth goal in 221 appearances for the Robins to open the scoring

scored second half goals as Hull beat fellow strugglers Plymouth 2-0 for their first home win in 2025. Gelhardt, on loan from Leeds, broke the deadlock and Kamara finished off the move of the match to seal Hull’s first win at the MKM Stadium since December. Hull, who had failed to win their five previous home games, moved five points clear of the relegation zone, while second-bottom Plymouth are six points from safety. – AFP

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Defiant Amorim United boss says building for future ‘more important’ than European success

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Erik Ten Hag won trophies in both of his full seasons in charge, with a poor campaign ending on a high with victory over Manchester City in May’s FA Cup final, following Carabao Cup glory in 2023. United’s ultimate goal is to win the Premier League by their 150th anniversary in 2028, which Amorim highlighted directly after the defeat to Fulham – and was called “naive” by Wayne Rooney. The Portuguese immediately hit back at that and reiterated ahead of the trip to Spain that there are grand plans at a club making difficult cost-cutting decisions, including laying off a further 200 staff. “I understand what people are saying because if you look how our team is playing and the results, it’s hard to imagine big things in this moment for our club,” United boss Amorim said. “But in the darkest moment we have to have like a light in the path, and that is clear here. “I’m sure… I don’t know if I’m going to be here, but the way we are thinking things we are going to return and we are going to win in the future. “But then it’s the risk. We are doing a lot of things, we are not winning games, and when you don’t win games sometimes you have to change people, and we know that. “But as a club, I think we are doing a lot of things that are hard to do. A lot of people in the staff are paying that price, but we are doing the things that we should do to win in the future.” – The Independent

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