Burnley 1-0 Blackburn — EFL Championship, 5 Mar 2016
Burnley beat Blackburn 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 5 March 2016 at Turf Moor, Burnley. A. Gray scored for Burnley. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Burnley have won 2 and Blackburn 0, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 13'
- 1-016'Penalty
- Half-time1-0
- 52'
- 59'out: F. Ulvestad
- 63'
- 63'
- 75'out: R. Hennings
- 85'
- 90'
- 90'
- 90'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Burnley
- 7.4Tom HeatonG
- 7.3Fredrik UlvestadM
- 7.3Joey BartonM
- 7.2George BoydM
- 7.1Stephen WardD
- 7.1Matthew LowtonD
- 7.1Andre GrayF
- 7.1Ben MeeD
- 6.9Michael KeaneD
- 6.6Sam VokesF
- 6.4David JonesM
- 6.4Rouwen HenningsF
- 6.0Scott ArfieldM
Blackburn
- 7.6Elliott BennettM
- 7.3Ben MarshallM
- 7.3Shane DuffyD
- 7.1Grant HanleyD
- 6.9Tommy SpurrD
- 6.8Jason SteeleG
- 6.8Hope AkpanM
- 6.6Darragh LenihanD
- 6.5Matt GrimesM
- 6.5Chris BrownF
- 6.5Tony WattF
- 6.5Danny GrahamF
- 6.3Jordi GomezM
Line-ups
- 37S. ArfieldM6.0
- 1T. HeatonG7.4
- 5M. KeaneD6.9
- 7A. Gray16'75'F7.1
- 2M. LowtonD7.1
- 6B. MeeD7.1
- 23S. WardD7.1
- 21G. BoydM7.2
- 14D. Jones59'M6.4
- 9S. VokesF6.6
- 13J. BartonM7.3
Substitutes
- 26J. TarkowskiD
- 15M. TaylorD
- 27Tendayi DarikwaD
- 11M. KightlyM
- 18R. Hennings75'F6.4
- 20F. Ulvestad59'M7.3
- 17P. RobinsonG
- 14Jordi GómezM6.3
- 30Jason SteeleG6.8
- 22S. DuffyD7.3
- 5Grant HanleyD7.1
- 16M. Grimes63'M6.5
- 3T. SpurrD6.9
- 26D. LenihanD6.6
- 31E. BennettM7.6
- 12D. GrahamF6.5
- 10B. MarshallM7.3
- 21H. Akpan85'M6.8
Substitutes
- 15E. WardD
- 33David RayaG
- 32C. ConwayM
- 8T. Watt63'F6.5
- 35S. JacksonF
- 2A. HenleyD
- 9C. Brown85'6.5
Team statistics
Burnley
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heaton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Fredrik Ulvestad | 31 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Joey Barton | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| George Boyd | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Stephen Ward | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Matthew Lowton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Andre Gray | 75 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Ben Mee | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Michael Keane | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Sam Vokes | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| David Jones | 59 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Rouwen Hennings | 15 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Scott Arfield | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Bennett | 90 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Ben Marshall | 90 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Shane Duffy | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Grant Hanley | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Tommy Spurr | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Jason Steele | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Hope Akpan | 85 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Darragh Lenihan | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Matt Grimes | 63 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Chris Brown | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Tony Watt | 27 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Danny Graham | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jordi Gomez | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2015/16
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 46 | +37 | 93 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +32 | 89 |
| 3 | Brighton | 46 | +30 | 89 |
| 13 | Leeds | 46 | -8 | 59 |
| 14 | Wolves | 46 | -5 | 58 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 46 | 0 | 55 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -4 | 55 |
| 17 | Reading | 46 | -7 | 52 |
Before and after
Burnley
- Previous: Bolton 1-2 Burnley, 27 Feb 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Fulham 2-3 Burnley, 8 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
Blackburn
- Previous: Blackburn 2-1 Middlesbrough, 1 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Blackburn 2-0 Birmingham, 8 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated