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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Hunter and Louise Taylor

What goes up must come down: can Burnley, Leeds and Sunderland buck trend?

From left to right; Sean Longstaff, Lucas Perri, Kyle Walker, Enzo Le Feé, Simon Adingra
From left to right; Sean Longstaff, Lucas Perri, Kyle Walker, Enzo Le Fée, Simon Adingra Composite: Getty Images

Burnley

Reasons to be cheerful There are numerous reasons behind the growing trend of promoted teams going straight back down with a decreasing number of points. One – having to adjust from dominating possession in the Championship to seeing much less of the ball in the Premier League – may not trouble Burnley quite as much as their predecessors.

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