Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley: Clarets seal Championship title with east Lancashire derby win

Promoted Burnley lastly clinched the Championship title with a win over rivals Blackburn Rovers within the east Lancashire derby at Ewood Park.

Blackburn created extra alternatives, with 5 photographs on course to 1 from Burnley, as Dom Hyam noticed a strike from distance saved and Sammie Szmodics virtually flicked the ball contained in the close to submit in stoppage time.

The hosts additionally had robust penalty shouts waved away within the last few seconds when Callum Brittain’s cross appeared to hit Ashley Barnes’ arm.

Defeat dents Rovers’ probabilities of reaching the play-offs and leaves them in eighth place, with no win of their previous seven league video games and out of doors the highest six on aim distinction.

Their remaining two fixtures see them host third-placed Luton City earlier than a probably pivotal assembly with seventh-placed Millwall on 8 Could.

Since securing promotion again to the Premier League on 7 April, Burnley’s cost in direction of the Championship title stuttered.

They got here into the sport off the again of two attracts and a shock 2-1 defeat by QPR of their final outing, which ended their undefeated report at Turf Moor.

It had appeared like nerves is likely to be getting the higher of Vincent Kompany’s facet, who produced no photographs on course throughout a cagey first 45 minutes the place each groups struggled within the last third.

Blackburn ended the primary half within the ascendancy regardless of missing a medical edge, with Tyrhys Dolan sending a tame shot at Ari Muric and Hyam additionally seeing a volley from a nook comfortably saved.

Szmodics had an opportunity to grab the lead for Rovers shortly after the break, flicking the ball on from shut vary, however Muric was once more capable of cope with it.

Kompany began to ring the adjustments simply earlier than the hour mark and it proved worthwhile, with Benson discovering the web out of nothing eight minutes after approaching in its place to attain his tenth league aim of the season.

The Belgian bounded down the appropriate as Burnley broke into Rovers’ half, shifting the ball on to his left foot and launching a shot from distance previous Aynsley Pears into the far nook.

Szmodics got here near an equaliser deep in stoppage time, sending the ball throughout the face of aim and virtually past Muric, however a fast little bit of Burnley defending turned the ball behind for a nook.

Within the fifth and last minute of stoppage time Barnes then appeared to stretch out his arm to dam Brittain’s cross however referee Tim Robinson turned down Blackburn’s appeals.

Tempers flared after the full-time whistle between some gamers and each benches, however issues calmed down shortly so Burnley may rejoice in entrance of their 2,000 followers.

Blackburn Rovers boss Jon Dahl Tomasson instructed BBC Radio Lancashire:

“We’re at two totally different locations. Burnley have been within the Premier League and have the parachute cash. However we had been the perfect crew right this moment.

“They scored an excellent aim, credit score to them. I am dissatisfied to concede that after an awesome efficiency. However our gamers saved going to the tip.

“We should admit that the best way we performed was wonderful at a excessive degree in opposition to the perfect crew within the league. Earlier than they scored we had been dominant within the second half.”

Burnley supervisor Vincent Kompany instructed BBC Radio Lancashire:

“I do not know if the lads realise it, I believe J-Rod (Jay Rodriguez) does as a result of he is one of many folks I used to be chatting with. I believe J-Rod understands what it means for the folks of Burnley to come back and win the league at Ewood Park, for us you could not write it.

“Even the situation of the sport, after everyone is talking about how good we’re on the ball, right this moment to see how good we had been defensively, profitable challenges, second-balls, crosses, every little thing else, that is a facet of the crew I am proud about as effectively.

“A day that may reside perpetually for us and an incredible achievement for the lads.

“There’s two awards you win this season which is promotion and the league, then there’s two extra trophies to win that are your derbies, and we have gained all 4 this season. I do know what it means and I do not know if the gamers realise it but however I do know what these video games have meant for me in my profession.”