This is no longer a mistake: Vincent Kompany is now also ahead of number one chaser Sheffield United with Burnley and is doing an excellent job in the title battle.

After Burnley secured promotion to the Premier League against Middlesbrough last week, Kompany and his players were hailed as heroes at Turf Moor. After all, it does not happen often that a team can immediately rise again the year after relegation. Moreover, this is the fastest promotion ever, as Burnley still had seven games to go.

Three days after the win over Middlesbrough, the focus was again on the game against Sheffield United, who are second in the table. A game of vital importance in title fighting. After a somewhat predictable opening fifteen minutes, Burnley suddenly came up with a one-man lead after Sheffield goalkeeper Fodringham was shown a red.

The invader brings redemption

However, it was a matter of waiting until the 60th minute before the home team could break the spell. Substitute Gudmundsson had a great possession of the ball and fired the first goal past substitute goalkeeper Davies. Ten minutes later, the same Gudmundsson put the game into the final fold with his second over of the evening.

Burnley won again and did an excellent job of ranking. Claret already has 90 points. That’s no less than 14 more than number one chaser Sheffield. With six matches to play and therefore 18 points still to be earned, Vincent Kompany and his team cannot afford to miss out on the title.

Also, scoring points (106) in the tournament is still possible. Especially since Burnley will mainly be competing against teams from the right wing in the remaining matches. He follows.