Burnley, England — Burnley captain Josh Brownhill don joke say dem ‘bored’ their way enter Premier League after dem promotion clinching 2-1 win over Sheffield United on Monday.
For the match wey happen for Turf Moor, Brownhill score two goals for first half as the Clarets return to top flight after dem face difficulty before. Tom Cannon equalized but Brownhill’s brace make dem win.
This victory mean say Burnley dey back for Premier League for 2025-26 season. Dem performance no be small as Leeds United, wey also come back to Premier League, score Stoke City 6-0 earlier in the day.
With their win, Burnley don dey reach 31 regular-season Championship games unbeaten. If dem no lose for their last two games for this campaign, dem go match the 33-match record wey Reading set in 2005-06.
Burnley don build their promotion on solid defense, with dem setting record for 12 consecutive clean sheets earlier for the season, conceding only 15 goals.
Even though dem don dey call dem “boring,” Brownhill no care about wetin people talk. “I’m speechless. All that hard work this season,” he tell Sky Sports after the match. “We’ve been written off so many times, people calling us boring. We’ve bored our way to the Premier League.”
Brownhill continue, “It take whole team. No be just back four or goalkeeper. I dey so excited for the guys wey never play for Premier League before.”
Burnley coach Scott Parker don also add this promotion to him CV, as na him don oversee three Championship promotions with three different teams. He said this one be one of him most special success. “It means everything. Set on a mission at the start of this year to get promoted,” Parker explain.
He added, “As cliché as e go sound, I built my whole life on hard work and try to instill that in these players. The main thing for me be togetherness, a group wey dey together and e take us enter Premier League.”
As Burnley dey level on points with Leeds with two games remaining, Parker say him players go do everything wey dey dey their power to go up as champions. “We are going to go for it. That’s the aim and that’s exactly wetin we go do. There’s two games left and we want to try and go for the title,” Parker conclude.
