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Dijksteel prods Boro into early lead but Roberts lob earns Burnley point Clarets miss chance to go top of Championship Boro stay fifth, six points behind second-placed Burnley Scott Parker's Burnley had won four on spin without conceding Michael Carrick's Boro hit 13 goals in past three away trips Get Involved: #bbcefl, Whats App 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply) Glenn Speller Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough Ben Doak goes charging up the field for Middlesbrough and it ends with a shot being blocked. The Scotsman has two team mates to his right but he elects to go for goal. Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough Off come Jeremy Sarmiento and Jay Rodriguez for Burnley. Hannibal Mejbri and Zian Flemming are the fresh legs. Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough How many more chances do Middlesbrough want? Delano Burgzorg has the ball cut back to him but from just inside the area he can only hit it straight at James Trafford again. That's three very good opportunities. Burnley are preparing some changes. Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough Another chance for Middlesbrough. On the left hand side of the Burnley box Tommy Conway picks up the ball and tries to place it into the far corner beyond James Trafford but can only find the goalkeeper's hands. Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough It's a similar pattern to the first half - lots of possession for Burnley but Middlesbrough have had the best chance of this second-half. Will they live to rue that miss from George Edmundson - a man who helped Ipswich get promoted from this division last season? Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough Corner-flag pictures taking on a different meaning tonight. No club statements here - well, except the statement victory both sides are hoping to pull off. Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough Burnley's Maxime Esteve goes through the back of Delano Burgzorg - the Frenchman pleads his case but it's a free-kick. Daniel Barlaser lifts a brilliant ball in and George Edmundson heads wide from eight yards - he holds his head in his hands - he's right to - should be 2-1 to Boro. Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough Burnley won't change the way they go about things in this second-half but you sense Middlesbrough will have to. They can't just soak up more and more Burnley pressure otherwise there can only be one outcome. Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough Messy stuff from Middlesbrough at the back right at the start of the second period but they're helped out by referee Andrew Kitchen who spots a hand being used by Jeremy Sarmiento. The wind and rain is still lashing Turf Moor. Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough Got your breath back after that first-half? Cracking, we're underway for the second-half - don't let us down chaps. #bbcefl, Whats App 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply) Ben Doak is some player! Every other Championship fan would be lying if they said they weren’t jealous their team didn’t sign him on loan. Jeff - a jealous Norwich fan, via Whats App Agreed Jeff, Liverpool and Scotland have got some player on their hands. #bbcefl The weather might be doing its best to curtail our EFL enjoyment this weekend with the games at Cardiff, Plymouth and Newport already postponed but there is so much to keep an eye on. With managerial departures, big names looking to make their mark, oh, and league points up for grabs it's difficult to know where to look first. So, what's the best way to do that I wonder? Well, to save you the bother we've picked out some of the highlights with our weekend EFL preview. #bbcefl Storm Darragh has led to this weekend's games at Cardiff and Plymouth Argyle being postponed but there's still plenty to look forward to - weather depending - including current leaders Sheffield United's Sunday trip to the Hawthorns. Saturday (15: 00 GMT unless stated) Cardiff City P-P Watford Hull City v Blackburn Rovers Leeds United v Derby County (12: 30 GMT) Luton Town v Swansea City Millwall v Coventry City Plymouth Argyle P-P Oxford United Portsmouth v Bristol City QPR v Norwich City Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End (12: 30 GMT) Sunderland v Stoke City (12: 30 GMT) Sunday (15: 00 GMT) West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United The BBC Sport website will have live text coverage of the Championship action this weekend. HT: Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough Neil Maddison Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Tees The conditions are awful down there Burnley have been the better side, they've had more of the ball overall. The goal was some good play from 25 yards, although it probably should have been stopped. I thought we started the goal really well, Burnley can really get at you though, they've got their shots off well. I think Carrick will say at half-time they need to have more shots, get the ball out wide and test the keeper. Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough Classic Championship - it's had everything - two very good goals, wind, rain and two sides going at each other as though their lives depend on it. Anfernee Dijksteel's calm dink over James Trafford gave Boro the lead but from that point onwards it's been almost incessant pressure from Burnley and Connor Roberts' swirling, swerving, looping effort sailed over Seny Dieng for the leveller. But for all that possession and pressure Ben Doak almost conjured up a second for the visitors with a wonderful run ending with a shot just past the post. Josh Brownhill has also flashed an effort wide for the hosts. It's good, very good and the good news is we've still got 45 minutes to go. Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough We've got one minute of time added on by referee Andrew Kitchen. Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough Some respite for Middlesbrough - a free-kick deep in Burnley territory but the delivery is woeful and it's comfortably cleared. Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough More great passing and movement from Burnley ends with Josh Brownhill whipping a shot just wide. Boro need half-time to come. Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough Steve Thompson BBC Radio Lancashire summariser & former Blackpool assistant manager It's nothing more than Burnley deserve. I think the keeper is too far over, but it has been all Burnley since they went a goal down. Both full-backs got up the pitch and it's a great strike, in these conditions you've got nothing to lose when going forward. Connor Roberts (37 mins) Wind assisted? Connor Roberts takes aim from beyond 20 yards - he gets under it and it seems to loop over Seny Dieng. Was the goalkeeper too far off his line? Has the weather played a part? It's 1-1 and it's probably about right. Connor Roberts scored his first goal of the season for Burnley Burnley missed the chance to go top of the Championship after being held to an entertaining 1-1 draw by Middlesbrough at a blustery Turf Moor. Anfernee Dijksteel gave Boro the lead with the first shot of the game after 13 minutes, dinking cleverly over Clarets goalkeeper James Trafford to find the net from 12 yards. Connor Roberts hit an equaliser for Burnley eight minutes before the break when his looping effort from distance appeared to be helped by the windy conditions and caught keeper Seny Dieng off his line. Both sides created opportunities in the second half but it ended all square, meaning Burnley remain second behind leaders Sheffield United while Boro stay in fifth place. More to follow. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 6th December 2024 at 21: 53 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Scott Parker Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Michael Carrick Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Scott Parker Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Michael Carrick Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Burnley are unbeaten across their last five league games against Middlesbrough (W3 D2), winning this exact fixture 3-1 when it was last played in December 2022. Middlesbrough have lost each of their last two away league games against Burnley, as many defeats as across their prior 10 visits to Turf Moor beforehand combined between 1972 and 2016 (W3 D5). Burnley are unbeaten in their last five league games (W4 D1), keeping a clean sheet in every game; only in October 1980 (7 games) and December 1946 (6) have they enjoyed longer runs of clean sheets in the Football League. Middlesbrough are looking to win three successive away league games for the first time since October 2023, with Michael Carrick’s side netting 13 goals in their last three league matches on the road. Only Leeds (13. 4) have a better expected goals against in the Championship this season than Burnley (13. 7), while Middlesbrough lead all Championship sides this term for expected goals (33. 2). © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.