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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 16 (setup 4, season 28)
Burnley
v.
Darlington
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Steve MANDANDA1Hugo LLORIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Phil BARDSLEY2Kyle WALKER
Ignacio Monreal Eraso, NACHO MONREAL73Giorgio CHIELLINI
Steven DEFOUR747Luka MODRIC
Robbie BRADY5Daniele DE ROSSI
Stephen WARD767Thomas VERMAELEN
Aaron LENNON776Samir NASRI
Jóhann Berg GUÐMUNDSSON787Ángel Fabián DI MARÍA
Ashley BARNES9Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI
Jeff HENDRICK10Mario GOMEZ
Jon WALTERS11Danny WELBECK
Manager
Charlie TAYLOR12Francisco Alcácer García, PACO ALCÁCER
Tom HEATON13Jon FLATT
Fredrik Stensøe ULVESTAD14MARCELO Vieira da Silva Junior
Ashley WESTWOOD15Gregory VAN DER WIEL
Sam VOKES16John BOSTOCK

Burnley 3 Darlington 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 32,462, Stadium: Turf Moor, Referee: Kevin FRIEND 7½)
25 Barnes, 29 Barnes, 58 BardsleyScorers17 Walker
70 Bardsley <=> UlvestadSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings14 Balotelli
3Corners3
8Fouls8
1Offsides4
6Shots on4
11Shots off7
17Total shots11
3Shots saved3
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Jeff HENDRICK
4A perfect shot from DI MARÍA was dealt with by a useful parry from the Burnley 'keeper.
14A poor foul gets BALOTELLI a yellow card.
17GOAL!! A deep cross by VERMAELEN was met by WALKER who steamed in to score. (1-0 Darlington)
20BARNES touched the ball through a crowd of players but the Darlington 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
22A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing LLORIS.
25GOAL!! A clever set-piece enabled BARNES to slip the ball into the net. (1-1)
26BALOTELLI headed over.
28DI MARÍA was put clear by MODRIC and he pulled away from the Burnley 'keeper but drilled his shot inches over.
29GOAL!! A shot from HENDRICK was scuffed off the line only for BARNES to crack the ball home. (2-1 Burnley)
36BARNES beat CHIELLINI and fired the ball to WALTERS who fumbled his effort wide.
 
46Uncertainty in the Burnley defence enabled BALOTELLI to blast the ball wide.
47BARNES ran onto a great ball from HENDRICK but toe-poked his effort wide of the goal.
58GOAL!! Some patient work by WALTERS on the left, left BARDSLEY yards clear, and he beat the 'keeper and stroked the ball over the line. (3-1 Burnley)
62A cross from DEFOUR left BARDSLEY in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
65An outswinging corner was nodded into the arms of the Darlington 'keeper by HENDRICK.
68BALOTELLI played the ball to MODRIC who fired it over the bar.
69A corner was collected by DEFOUR who touched the ball just beyond the near post.
72DI MARÍA's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
86NACHO MONREAL poked a simple chance past the far post.
88NACHO MONREAL snapped at an easy chance.
90BALOTELLI hoofed the ball wide of the righthand post from just inside the area.
90+1WALTERS made space on the left and dragged the ball to GUÐMUNDSSON who clipped the ball over.