2021–22 Burnley F.C. season

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Burnley
2021–22 season
ChairmanAlan Pace
ManagerSean Dyche
StadiumTurf Moor
Premier League18th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2021–22 season is Burnley's sixth consecutive season in the Premier League and the 140th year in their history. This season, the club participates in the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

After the match against Liverpool on 21 August (2–0 loss), Burnley broke the Premier League record for the most consecutive games without a red card, after having no player sent off in 95 matches.[1]

Pre-season friendlies[]

20 July 2021 Friendly Burnley 4–0 Salford City Burnley
BST Rodriguez GoalGoal
Brownhill GoalGoal		 Report Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
20 July 2021 Friendly Burnley 2–1 Morecambe Burnley
BST Barnes Goal
Guðmundsson Goal		 Report McPake Goal Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
24 July 2021 Friendly Oldham Athletic 0–2 Burnley Oldham
13:00 BST Report Rodriguez Goal 55'
Richardson Goal 58'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,071
27 July 2021 Friendly Blackpool 0–1 Burnley Blackpool
19:45 BST Report Thomas Goal 76' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Referee: Michael Salisbury
31 July 2021 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Burnley Birkenhead
13:00 BST Knight-Percival Goal 57' Report Barnes Goal 70'
McNeil Goal 87'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
Referee: Rob Jones
31 July 2021 Friendly Nottingham Forest Cancelled Burnley West Bridgford
15:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
Note: Match was cancelled due to a small number of positive COVID-19 test in the Nottingham Forest squad.[2]
3 August 2021 Friendly Burnley 1–0 Newcastle United Burnley
BST Rodriguez Goal Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
7 August 2021 Friendly Burnley 0–2 Cádiz Burnley
14:00 BST Report Calderón Goal 45'
Fernández Goal 48'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Referee: Ollie Yates
17 August 2021 Friendly Manchester United 3–1 Burnley Manchester
14:00 BST Martial Goal 14'
Lingard Goal 20'
Norris Goal 55' (o.g.)		 Report Lennon Goal 10' Stadium: Old Trafford

Competitions[]

Premier League[]

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 1 0 4 2 5 −3 3
17 Leeds United 5 0 3 2 5 12 −7 3
18 Newcastle United 5 0 2 3 6 13 −7 2 Relegation to the EFL Championship
19 Burnley 5 0 1 4 3 9 −6 1
20 Norwich City 5 0 0 5 2 14 −12 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021 (5 of 6 matches finished). Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[3]

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 0 1 4 3 9  −6 1 0 1 2 2 4  −2 0 0 2 1 5  −4

Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday123456
GroundHAHAHA
ResultLLDLL
Position12171618
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The leagues' fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.[4]

14 August 2021 1 Burnley 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 16,910
Referee: David Coote
21 August 2021 2 Liverpool 2–0 Burnley Liverpool
12:30 BST
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,591
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on BT Sport
29 August 2021 3 Burnley 1–1 Leeds United Burnley
14:00 BST
  • Brownhill Yellow card 20'
  • Barnes Yellow card 28'
  • Mee Yellow card 45+1'
  • Wood Goal 61'
  • Lennon Yellow card 90'
 Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 September 2021 4 Everton 3–1 Burnley Liverpool
20:00 BST
  • Townsend Yellow card 53', Goal 65'
  • Keane Goal 60'
  • Gray Goal 66'
 Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Referee: Martin Atkinson
18 September 2021 5 Burnley 0–1 Arsenal Burnley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Referee: Anthony Taylor
25 September 2021 6 Leicester City v Burnley Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Burnley were drawn away to Newcastle United in the second round[5][6] and Rochdale at home in the third round.[7]

25 August 2021 Second round Newcastle United 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Burnley Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,082
Referee: Oliver Langford
Penalties
w/c 20 September 2021 Third round Burnley v Rochdale Burnley
19:45 BST Stadium: Turf Moor

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
24 June 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Nathan Collins England Stoke City £12,000,000 [8]
1 July 2021 CB England Jacob Bedeau England Scunthorpe United Free transfer [9]
20 July 2021 GK Wales Wayne Hennessey England Crystal Palace Free transfer [10]
29 August 2021 LW Ivory Coast Maxwel Cornet France Olympique Lyonnais £12,850,000 [11]
31 August 2021 RB Wales Connor Roberts Wales Swansea City Undisclosed [12]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
1 July 2021 CF Sweden Joel Mumbongo England Accrington Stanley End of season [13]
20 July 2021 GK Denmark Lukas Jensen England Carlisle United End of season [14]
27 July 2021 GK Northern Ireland Bailey Peacock-Farrell England Sheffield Wednesday End of season [15]
27 July 2021 CM England Adam Phillips England Morecambe End of season [16]
31 August 2021 CB England Richard Nartey England Mansfield Town End of season [17]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 LM Republic of Ireland Robbie Brady Rejected contract [18]
1 July 2021 CB England Ben Gibson England Norwich City Undisclosed [19]
13 July 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Jimmy Dunne England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [20]
29 July 2021 CM England Josh Benson England Barnsley Undisclosed [21]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Forest Friendly Off". Burnley FC. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Premier League Handbook 2021/22" (PDF). Premier League. pp. 105–107. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Seagulls Fly Into Turf Moor For Season Opener". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Date Fixed For Carabao Cup Tie". Burnley FC. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Carabao Cup Round Three draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  8. ^ Lord, Adam (24 June 2021). "Nathan Collins' first words after completing Burnley move". Lancashire Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Second New Arrival As Jacob Joins". Burnley FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Clarets Net Record-Breaker Hennessey". Burnley FC. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Maxwel Cornet: Burnley sign Lyon's Ivory Coast forward for £12.85m". BBC Sport. 29 August 2021. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Connor Clocks On". Burnley FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Mumbongo Swaps Clarets For Reds". Burnley FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Jensen Secures Carlisle Move". Burnley FC. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Peacock-Farrell Joins Sheffield Wednesday". Burnley FC. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Phillips A Morecambe Man Again". Burnley FC. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Nartey Makes Stags Switch". Burnley FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Brady Ends Burnley Stay". Burnley FC - Official Site. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Gibson Completes Norwich Switch". Burnley FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  20. ^ "It's A Dunne Deal". Burnley FC. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Benson Is Barnsley Bound". Burnley FC. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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