Burnley 2-1 Leicester City

Match summary

14 Apr 2018
Burnley 2-1 Leicester City

Chris Wood and Kevin Long scored inside the opening 10 minutes as Burnley secured a fifth win a row, beating Leicester City 2-1 at Turf Moor.

On six minutes, Wood followed up to score after his initial effort was saved by Kasper Schmeichel.

Burnley doubled their lead three minutes later. Kevin Long rose highest to head in a Johann Berg Gudmundsson corner.

Leicester responded after the break and, on 72 minutes, Kelechi Iheanacho found Jamie Vardy, who scored his eighth goal in 10 matches.

The win means Burnley are seventh with 52 points, two behind Arsenal, in sixth, and nine ahead of Leicester, in eighth.

See: Burnley report | Leicester report

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Burnley: 19 Apr v Chelsea (H)
Leicester: 19 Apr v Southampton (H)

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