Burnley received 3-0 away to Queens Park Rangers to take a three-point lead within the Championship desk on Sunday.
Sheffield United had equalized the factors earlier on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Huddersfield, however first-half targets from Johann Gudmunsson and Ian Maatsen set the tempo to present the Clarets a well-deserved victory.
It was attention-grabbing to see if Burnley may regain their type because the league resumes after a month off for the present World Cup, however Gudmunsson’s positive free-kick calmed nerves early at Loftus Highway.
The house facet may have equalized had Chris Willock not squandered a golden alternative and needed to pay when Maatsen scored in first-half stoppage time.
QPR keeper Seny Dieng saved Vitinha’s free-kick nicely however left-back Maatsen parried the rebound to present his facet a snug 2-0 lead on the break.
QPR struggle with out a supervisor
QPR are presently with out a supervisor following the departure of head coach Micheal Beale who left to take the reins at Scottish giants Rangers. The hosts hardly troubled the opposing group after the restart.
Nathan Tella made it 3-0 within the 71st minute after Burnley took full benefit of a Jimmy Deane error. The ex-Burnley participant performed a disastrous again go which allowed Tella to sneak in, the latter rounding Dinag earlier than heading dwelling from a good angle.
QPR slips down the desk
It was QPR’s fourth successive defeat within the league which leaves them 9e within the Loftus Highway desk and hierarchy must act rapidly to make sure their season would not slip away.
Burnley, nonetheless, are mentioned to be delighted with the efficiency in a bid to safe promotion to the Premier League after being relegated final season.
Vincent Kompany’s facet have scored 43 targets this season and that is the seventh time they’ve managed to search out the again of the online not less than 3 times in a match.
Kompany later mentioned, “They did nicely and labored onerous to ensure that they had momentum.
We introduced the sport to them. I feel we performed very nicely within the first half and did the whole lot we needed to do completely.
Within the second half we had a interval the place we needed to fend for ourselves and be a bit extra compact and organised, and even then we did nicely and had been nonetheless harmful. Guys could be proud.
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