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BURNLEY, England: Patrick Bamford celebrated his call-up in England on Sunday (August 29) with an 86th-minute equalizer as Leeds United returned to a 1-1 draw with Burnley in the Premier League.
Burnley striker Chris Wood scored the goal in the 61st minute against his ex-club by taking a low drive from Matt Lowton from close range after James Tarkowski after a header from James Tarkowski against the crossbar in goal.
But Leeds took some of the points after Raphinha’s low drive was blocked, Jamie Shackleton slid the ball into the box and his shot was pocketed by Bamford.
Bamford, who was five before five Having spent an unfortunate loan with the Clarets for years, ended up being some ridicule from Burnley supporters, but he had the last laugh.
It was a good week for the striker after missing England’s Euro 2020 , from Gareth Southgate f urged to qualify for next month’s World Cup against Hungary, Andorra and Poland.
« It’s always hard to come here, » said Bamford. « You don’t want to be disrespectful, but you know what you’re getting when you play Burnley.
“You make it difficult and it’s a bit of a fight and it was a fight for the whole game. I think we definitely deserved a point, we created a lot of chances, but I think we’ll be happy with one point, to be fair, « he said.
Burnley will however feel hard done after fighting well during a physical fight and just four minutes from his first win in the campaign.
Ben Mee turned down a try for Burnley in the first half after the referee saw Ashley Barnes hit the ball had handled while Raphinha missed a good chance for Leeds in the first half.
Leeds have two points from their first three games while Sean Dyches Burnley had lost his first two games.
« You have to be decent, of course Delivering (in) victories, but I don’t think we were a million miles away against difficult opponents, « said Dyche.
» We managed the game well, our tactical form was good, we played Goal a b lost without opening us. And it was a bit stuffy, « he said.
On Sunday, Burnley announced they’d hired Ivory Coast international Maxwel Cornet from Olympique Lyonnais on a five-year deal for a reported fee close to the club’s record of £ 15 million (Jan. , 65 million US dollars).
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