Burnley beats back Huddersfield, 2-1, to remain tied for second on Championship Table, Andre Gray Scores Twice at Turf Moor; Claret Just 2 Points Out of First Place

BALTIMORE, Maryland October 31, 2015 - Andre Gray scored twice, once on a penalty shpt and once after a feed from Sam Vokes, and Burnley survived a rare own-goal to defeat Huddersfield, 2-1, before over 16,000 Saturday afternoon at Turf Moor.  The win allowed the Claret to remain tied for second with Hull City at 28 points.  Brighton, which drew with Reading today, leads the Championship with 30 points.

Burnley broke on top just 11:55 from the start when Gray converted a penalty kick.  Gray was taken down in the box by Huddersfield's Joel Lynch to set up the penalty shot.  Gray - now with 7 goals on the still-young season - doubled the Burnley lead at the 42:31 mark after taking a pass from Sam Vokes.  Burnley then cruised along until the 87:28 point of the second half when the Claret's Michael Duff inadvertently scored for Huddersfield.  The own goal came just 22 seconds after Michael Keane's header hit the cross bar for Burnley.  The final six minutes of play, including add on time, passed without either team scoring.

While both Burnley and Hull have 28 points, Hull is listed in second place and Burnley in third because Hull owns the tie-breaker: goal differential.