Match Report
4 points and 4 places separated them: Burnley U23 5th with 39, West Bromwich Albion U23 9th with 35. Per game in the league, Burnley U23 were scoring 1.77 and conceding 1.5, West Bromwich Albion U23 1.69 and 2.08, against a competition average of 1.72 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Burnley U23, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The venue was The County Ground, with room for 21,401 spectators. Burnley U23 led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Burnley U23: M. Thompson (30'), D. Costelloe (40'), M. Thompson (43') · West Bromwich Albion U23: J. Andrews (51'), R. Richards (55')
Key stats
Possession: Burnley U23 50% · West Bromwich Albion U23 50% · Total shots: 14-12 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 9-2