Burnley 4-0 Bristol City: result and report

Championship · Sunday 3 May 2009

Result

Burnley 4-0 Bristol City

Championship · Sunday 3 May 2009, 12:15 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Burnley 4-0 Bristol City: match report

Burnley beat Bristol City 4-0 in the Championship on Sunday 3 May 2009. The half-time score was 2-0.

Graham Alexander opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Burnley's goals came from Graham Alexander (42', penalty), Wade Elliott (44'), Graham Alexander (76', penalty) and Jóhannes Guðjónsson (86'). Bristol City did not score.

Discipline: Burnley received 1 yellow card; Bristol City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Burnley were 6th on 73 points from 45 and Bristol City 10th on 61 points from 45. Burnley went on to finish that season 2nd with 85 points, and Bristol City 10th with 61.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Burnley win, 1 draw and 1 for Bristol City.

Going into the match Burnley's last five read D-W-L-W-D and Bristol City's D-L-D-L-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Yellow card · James McAllisterBristol City
  • 25'Yellow card · M. ElliottBristol City
  • 33'Yellow card · Rhys WilliamsBurnley
  • 42'Penalty goal · Graham AlexanderBurnley · 1-0
  • 44'Goal · Wade ElliottBurnley · 2-0
  • 76'Penalty goal · Graham AlexanderBurnley · 3-0
  • 86'Goal · Jóhannes GuðjónssonBurnley · 4-0

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Burnley 1, draws 1, Bristol City 1.