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  1. Pick of the stats - Burnley v Derby Countypublished at 13:10 9 December 2024

    Burnley and Derby County club badges
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    Burnley v Derby County

    Burnley will look to continue their push for promotion when they welcome Derby County to Turf Moor on Tuesday night.

    The Clarets are unbeaten in their past six games (W4 D2) and also undefeated in nine home matches so far this season (W5 D4) following a 1-1 draw at home to Middlesbrough last time out.

    The Rams have lost three on the bounce, with the most recent a 2-0 defeat at Leeds, and have won just once in their previous 10 matches (D5 L4).

    • Burnley are unbeaten across their past 12 league games against Derby County (W9 D3) since a 1-0 loss in January 2007.

    • Derby County have failed to win any of their past eight away league games against Burnley (D3 L5), conceding 2+ goals in six of those matches. The Rams have also failed to score on five of their past seven visits to Turf Moor.

    • Burnley are unbeaten in their last 13 league meetings with newly promoted opponents (W9 D4) since a 2-0 defeat to Norwich in the Premier League in April 2022. At home, the Clarets last lost in the league to a promoted side in May 2021 against Leeds (0-4).

    • Derby County have only won one of their past seven midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) games in the Championship (D1 L5), although that was their last such game away from home, beating Coventry in November.

    • Burnley boss Scott Parker has only lost one of his four previous Championship games against Derby County as a manager (W2 D1), winning both such home games – 3-0 with Fulham in 2019-20 and 2-0 with Bournemouth in 2021-22.

  2. 'Conditions definitely played a factor' - Parkerpublished at 23:20 6 December 2024

    Burnley head coach Scott ParkerImage source, Rex Features

    Burnley head coach Scott Parker said the heavy wind and strong rain had an impact on their 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough at Turf Moor.

    "I thought we were well worth three points tonight," Parker said.

    "The conditions definitely played a large factor in tonight's game for both teams really. You could see that in the flight of the ball and the winds and the rain. They were tough conditions.

    "They scored a goal against the run of play and that was probably down to us a little bit. Certainly it's something we need to look at in that we gifted that a little bit in terms of the way we positioned ourselves.

    "As a coach you're always looking at certain moments and seeing the learning from it.

    "This is the first time the team has conceded in a long time so it's what sort of reaction we got. I got a reaction from a group of men that was nothing short of superb."