Burnley beat Norwich to go back top
Burnley took another big step towards going up as they climbed back to the top of the Championship with a 2-1 victory over Norwich at Turf Moor.
The hosts were on top from the off and made their pressure count with two quick goals in the first half.
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The breakthrough came 14 minutes in when Josh Cullen floated a lovely ball into the box, and Hannibal Mejbri kept his cool to stick it past Angus Gunn.
It didn't take long for the Clarets to grab another. Josh Brownhill jumped on a dodgy free-kick from Norwich deep in their own half and played in Jaidon Anthony, who charged forward and made it count to double their lead.
Scott Parker's side looked comfortable in the second half, but things got a bit nervy late on when Kenny McLean's header across goal gave Jack Stacey an easy tap-in.
Burnley managed to see it out though, , keeping their unbeaten league run going – now up to 29 games – and the win sends them back above Leeds by three points, and five clear of third-placed Sheffield United.
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