Burnley 2-3 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 15 December 2007

Result

Burnley 2-3 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 15 December 2007, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Burnley 2-3 Preston North End: match report

Burnley lost to Preston North End 2-3 in the Championship on Saturday 15 December 2007. The half-time score was 1-1.

Kyle Lafferty opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Burnley's goals came from Kyle Lafferty (31') and C. McCann (62'). Preston North End scored through Chris Sedgwick (45'), Neil Mellor (54') and Simon Whaley (82').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Burnley were 8th on 32 points from 21 and Preston North End 24th on 18 points from 21. Burnley went on to finish that season 13th with 62 points, and Preston North End 15th with 56.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Burnley win, 1 draw and 2 for Preston North End.

Going into the match Burnley's last five read L-W-D-W-W and Preston North End's L-W-L-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 31'Goal · Kyle LaffertyBurnley · 1-0
  • 45'Goal · Chris SedgwickPreston North End · 1-1
  • 54'Goal · Neil MellorPreston North End · 1-2
  • 62'Goal · C. McCannBurnley · 2-2
  • 82'Goal · Simon WhaleyPreston North End · 2-3

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Burnley 1, draws 1, Preston North End 2.