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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin at Turf Moor

Promotion rivals Burnley and Leeds take cold comfort in tense draw

Dan James fouls Burnley's CJ Egan-Riley to earn a yellow card.
Dan James fouls Burnley's CJ Egan-Riley to earn a yellow card. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

For generations to come in Lancashire and Yorkshire thousands will tell people “I was there” to see the match where the least action in the history of football took place. Burnley and Leeds are supposed to be fighting for promotion but they produced a solitary shot on target between them in a desperate goalless draw.

Third-placed Burnley collected their seventh Championship clean sheet in a row –and 20th overall – while Leeds moved a further point clear at the top of the table. Arguably the result suited both parties but was arduous viewing on an extremely cold night at Turf Moor. Leeds will almost certainly go up and this will be a footnote, whereas Burnley need to provide greater intent after a ninth goalless draw of the season.

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