Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough: Clarets Fall Short of Top Spot in Championship after Draw with Boro at Turf Moor

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The visitors took the lead in the 13th minute when Dan Barlaser played a perfect through ball to Anfernee Dijksteel. Dijksteel showed great composure as he lifted the ball over James Trafford with a clever finish, ending the hosts' impressive defensive streak of eight hours and 21 minutes without conceding a goal.

That goal came against the run of play and while it was no real surprise when Burnley drew level eight minutes before half-time, the nature of their equaliser did cause some raised eyebrows as Connor Roberts found the net from long range.

There appeared little danger when the Wales international picked up possession some 25 yards from goal, but with the wind howling and no one closing him down, he tried his luck and caught Seny Dieng in no-man's land as his shot looped over the goalkeeper, back after a three-game injury absence.

Both sides had decent chances to take all three points in the second period, with Michael Carrick's team going closest, although in the end a point apiece was perhaps the right result as neither changed positions in the table.

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