BALTIMORE, Maryland January 19, 2016 - Burnley moved level with Fulham on Friday as the top scoriing team in the Championship, scoring three goals at Brentford and keeping up a determined drive to finish first or second and thereby earn an automatic promotion back to the Premier League. Both Burnley and Fulham have scored 42 goals so far. Last season, when Burnley played magnificent defense but could not score in the Premier seems a distant memory. Today, George Boyd, Scott /Arfield and Joey Barton all hit the back of the net in the first half, enabling the Claret (13 wins, 9 draws, 5 losses) to open up a commanding lead by the half. In the second half the home team did manage to score a goal, but that was it. Brentford is in 11th place with a record of 10 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses.
The only thing of note that didn't go Burnley's way was the failure of Andre Gray to score in a sixth consecutive match.
Burnley is now idle until Monday, January 28, when they take on Derby County at Turf Moor beginning at 7:45 pm in Lancashire, 2:45 pm EST. As this is posted, the top six on the Championship Table stand as follows:
1. Middlesbrough: 17 wins, 4 draws, 5 losses, 55 points
2. Hull City: 16 wins, 5 draws, 6 losses, 53 points
3. Derby County: 13 wins, 10 draws, 4 losses, 49 points
4. Burnley: 13 wins, 9 draws, 5 losses, 48 points
5. Brighton: 12 wins, 11 draws, 47 points
6. Sheffield Wednesday: 12 wins, 9 draws, 6 losses, 45 points
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