On the 17th of December, in this week 23 match, Middlesbrough and Burnley will play a match in Burnley in a meeting of these two Championship teams. 1st placed Burnley is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Queens Park Rangers. Jóhann Guðmundsson struck first for Burnley in the 19th minute, then Ian Maatsen added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Queens Park Rangers couldn’t muster any offence and Burnley ran away with the shutout win. Burnley is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, 12th placed Middlesbrough, recorded a 2-1 win against Luton Town. Jordan Clark struck first for Luton Town in the 33rd minute, then Chuba Akpom got the equalizer for Middlesbrough in the 38th minute on a feed from Ryan Giles Finally they completed the comback in the 91st minute on a goal by Matt Crooks to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Middlesbrough should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Chuba Akpom has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Middlesbrough. Manuel Benson has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Burnley.