Key stats
- Leeds United have scored 24 first-half goals in 35 games, only Manchester City (37) and Arsenal (25) have scored more in the Premier League this season.
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin has now scored 12 goals in the Premier League this season, more than any other Leeds United player.
- Loum Tchaouna has now scored two goals in two appearances in the Premier League against Leeds United.
Highlights
Match report
With relegation already confirmed, Burnley were playing to salvage some pride, but their start looked nothing like that of a side looking to save face.
The Clarets were on the back foot from the get go and duly fell behind in poor fashion when Anton Stach’s effort from distance looked tame, but it somehow beat Martin Dúbravka at his near post and put Leeds in front.
Stach was involved soon after as the Whites almost made it two, as this time he elected to tee up Ao Tanaka who blazed over the bar, and he ought to have seen his misery compounded moments later when he slipped in his own area, only for Jaidon Anthony to let him off the hook.
It felt like the only way Burnley were going to get into the game was through a Leeds error, and although they did end up growing into the half, they never once looked like threatening Karl Darlow’s goal.
Mike Jackson’s men were at sixes and sevens in the first half, which ended without them having a single shot on target.
The lowest xG ever recorded in the PL is 0.02, and with Burnley’s sitting at 0.05 at HT, that was at least one slice of unwanted history they managed to avoid in an otherwise dour half of football.
Such lacklustre attacking form meant a second Leeds goal was always likely to end the game as a contest, and that duly arrived within 10 minutes of the restart.
Leeds flew out of the traps in the second half, and a sweeping move ended with Jayden Bogle planting a perfect cross onto the boot of Noah Okafor, who directed back across goal and into the corner.
A swift third goal placed the game beyond any reasonable doubt, with Tanaka’s wicked drive from distance fumbled into the path of Dominic Calvert-Lewin who managed to bundle the ball over the line from inside the six-yard box.
Burnley did at least show some character to get back into the game, first having a goal disallowed from Lucas Pires who bundled home after Bashir Humphreys’ initial effort was saved, before Loum Tchaouna finally got one that counted when he hammered home from inside the area.
That didn’t serve as anything more than a consolation, as the night belonged to a Leeds side who moved nine points clear of the drop zone and to almost definite safety with just three games remaining.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Anton Stach (Leeds United)
Post-match comments
Leeds midfielder Anton Stach said the way his side celebrated alongside their fans shows the "good mood" around the club as they take another step towards Premier League survival.
"The last three games are important for us," he told Sky Sports. "We're in a good mood. Look at us today with the fans, hopefully, we get the wins there as well.
"The first half was very intense for us, we lost a bit of structure at times. But a very deserved win for us. I'm very glad that we were this on it."
Leeds captain Ethan Ampadu said the result was about more than just their top-flight status.
"We're delighted. Personally for us the last couple of years, we haven't been able to beat Burnley. So we wanted revenge," he told Sky Sports.
"We have 43 points, we don't know what that means. But we like to think we've put ourselves a good position. But we're going to enjoy the weekend.
"We wanted to give the fans a Bank Holiday Weekend to enjoy. We have three more games, hopefully we can have three more good results.
"Daniel Farke gives everyone the confidence, the license to play with freedom and structure. We're well prepared for games, that puts us in a good position."