In keeping a 24th Championship clean sheet of the season against Preston on Saturday, Burnley clocked up 1,000 minutes without conceding a league goal.
The Clarets boast the most miserly defence in English professional football this season, have already set records with more than a quarter of the campaign remaining and are poised to make more tumble.
Thou shalt not pass – the road to 1,000 minutes
A season of solidity
Burnley’s frugalness is not a new phenomenon – but has been a feature of their football all season.
The records that could still fall
Burnley are currently third in the table, four points behind leaders Leeds United, who host Sunderland in their game in hand on Monday, and three adrift of second-placed Sheffield United.
They look certain to claim at least a play-off place and are on course to smash more records regardless of whether they win promotion or not.
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Source: BBC
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