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The Clarets are on a run of 12 consecutive clean sheets in the Championship Since Burnley last conceded a league goal, eight Championship clubs have changed managers, Manchester United have conceded 18 Premier League goals and the US has a new President. The Clarets haven't been breached in the Championship since the 80th minute of a 2-1 win over Watford on 21 December. The promotion-chasing club's 4-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Friday was the team's 12th consecutive clean sheet in the league and left them third in the table. In the entire history of the Football League since 1888, only one side has had a longer run of league games without conceding in the top four tiers, with Manchester United going 14 in a row during the 2008-09 season. That record is now in sight for Scott Parker's team, who are unbeaten across their past 21 league games (W12 D9), the club's longest run since a 22-match run between November 2022 and April 2023. Across 34 league games so far this season, the Clarets have conceded only nine goals and the 24 clean sheets kept so far by goalkeeper James Trafford equals the Championship's best by Wolves' John Ruddy and QPR's Paddy Kenny. They haven't conceded a single goal in any competition since beating Reading 3-1 in the FA Cup on 11 January. It is a far cry from the team who were sometimes accused of being naive as they shipped 78 goals in the Premier League last season. For any Championship managers hoping to end Burnley's record, stats from Opta show that six of the nine goals they have conceded have come from open play, with only two coming from crosses. They are also more vulnerable in the first half, with six of their nine goals conceded coming before the break. BBC Sport pulled together a list of six things that have happened since Burnley last shipped a league goal. Thirty-five miles down the M66, Premier League giants Manchester United have conceded 18 Premier League goals and 21 goals in all competitions since 21 December, under new manager Ruben Amorim. That won't make happy reading for fans of the club who were impermeable for 14 straight matches in 2008-09, when Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic marshalled the back line. West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City, Millwall, Plymouth Argyle, Luton Town, Derby County, Blackburn Rovers and Swansea City have all seen managers depart since Burnley last leaked a goal. Of those clubs, six have made permanent appointments - West Brom re-appointed Tony Mowbray, Stoke hired Mark Robins, Alex Neil became Millwall manager, Plymouth appointed Miron Muslic, Matt Bloomfield was named Luton boss and Derby County brought in John Eustace from Blackburn. Swansea City are being led by interim coach Alan Sheehan, while David Lowe is in interim charge at Blackburn. The Lancashire club have received over 100 expressions of interest in the post since Eustace departed on 13 February. Premier League clubs spent around £370m in the winter transfer window, significantly up on the £100m paid out last year, with Manchester City spending almost as much as the other 19 top-flight teams combined. The Clarets went into the market to recruit two new forwards on deadline day - Sporting's Marcus Edwards on loan and Ajax's Jaydon Banel for an undisclosed fee. Despite their imperious form in defence, Burnley have been blunt at the other end of the pitch at times this season, playing in 11 goalless draws. In the time since Burnley goalkeeper Trafford's net last bulged in the league, the US have a new President and the world order has shifted. Since he was inaugurated for a second time on 20 January, President Donald Trump has signed over 70 executive orders, external. 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