They go to seven rounds from the end. Never before has a team done so early

On Friday, Burnley became the first team to secure promotion to the 2023/24 Premier League, by defeating Middlesbrough 2-1 away from home in the 40th round of the competition. A record that goes down in history, as the Clarets are the team to make it with the most rounds in advance since the tournament was played in the current format (2004/05) – in all rounds there are seven rounds, as they still have the match in delay.

Tonight, in a promotion-candidate stronghold, the team led by Vincent Kompany won with goals from Ashley Barnes (12) and Connor Roberts (66) – Chuba Akpom scored in the middle (penalty 48) – and reached 87 points, 11 more than second-placed Sheffield United and 19 From Luton Town, the team that finished third, first joined the promotion play-off.

With seven matches remaining, Burnley can continue to make history, as if they win all remaining matches they will be able to reach 107 points, one more than Reading’s record in 2005/06. The hardest hit is Mane’s 108 goals in a season. city. To reach it, the Clarets must score another 33 goals in seven matches, an average of five goals per game.

Written by Fabio Lima