Vincent Kompany's Burnley are 14 points clear of second-placed Sheffield United with eight games left to play in the Sky Bet Championship this term; Watch Middlesbrough live on Sky Sports on Good Friday; Kick off 8pm
Saturday 1 April 2023 17:22, UK
The 2022/23 season has been one of incredible transformation for Burnley.
The Clarets' six-year stint in the Premier League came to an end on the final day of the previous campaign and, with Sean Dyche having left the club over a month beforehand - following just shy of a decade in charge - relegation brought a new dawn for the Lancashire club.
Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany left his job at Anderlecht to take over at Turf Moor and has turned Burnley from a team synonymous with a 4-4-2 formation into a slick, free-scoring, possession-loving powerhouse, who are now just three wins from a return to the top flight at the very first time of asking.
As the inevitable draws closer, here's how their numbers compare to the records that have been set since the Championship was re-branded at the start of the 2004/05 season and the ones Kompany's Clarets could still break themselves...
What's the current record? Reading posted the highest record points tally since the Championship was rebranded in 2004/05 when they won the 2005/06 title with 106 points.
Can Burnley break it? Yes. Burnley have taken 84 points from their 38 Championship matches so far, which equates to an average of 2.21 points per game.
There are 24 points available across the final nine matches of the season and, if the Clarets take every single one, they will end on 108 points, which would set a new divisional record. Based on their current point-per-game average, however, they will end with 102 points.
What's the current record? Reading and Leicester share this record, having won 31 games each during their respective Championship title wins in 2005/06 and 2013/14.
Can Burnley break it? Yes. Kompany's men have won 24 of their 38 matches so far and, to set a new record, they would have to win all eight of their remaining nine matches, which does not allow for them to drop points again this season.
What's the current record? Burnley have already equalled the Championship record of 10 - achieved by Reading in 2005/06 and Aston Villa in 2018/19 - this season by winning every single league match between November 13 and February 11.
Can Burnley break it? No. The Clarets won their last two games in succession before the international break, but after their 0-0 draw with Sunderland at Turf Moor, they can now only win eight in a row.
What's the current record? Reading and Watford share this record, having won 19 of their 23 home games in the 2005/06 and 2020/21 seasons respectively.
Can Burnley break it? No. Burnley have won 14 of their 20 home games so far. With three games left, they can only win a maximum of 17.
What's the current record? West Ham and Norwich share this record, having won 15 of their 23 away games in the 2011/12 and 2020/21 seasons respectively.
Can Burnley break it? No, but they can equal it. Kompany's side have won 10 of their 18 away games so far and can reach 15 if they win every single one of their remaining fixtures on the road.
What's the current record? Reading lost just two games - against Plymouth and Luton - on their way to the 2005/06 Championship title.
Can Burnley break it? No, but they are on course to match the record if they avoid defeat in each of their final eight matches.
What's the current record? Reading set the current record by going 33 league games unbeaten between August 2005 and February 2006.
Can Burnley break it? No. Burnley are currently unbeaten in 18 league matches and have lost just once since a 1-0 defeat to Watford on August 12.
That defeat, which came against Sheffield United on November 5 2022, means the longest unbeaten run the Clarets can muster is 26, should they avoid defeat in their final eight matches.
What's the current record? Fulham set a new record last season, scoring 106 goals - 43 of which were netted by Aleksandar Mitrovic - on their way to the Championship title.
Can Burnley break it? Yes. Burnley have scored 74 goals in 38 games so far, which comes in at an average of 1.95 goals per game. However, if they continue that rate until the end of the season, they will score 90 goals, which is 16 short of Fulham's benchmark.
What's the current record? Reading scored 58 goals in 23 matches at the Madejski Stadium throughout their title-winning 2005/06 season.
Can Burnley break it? Yes. Burnley have scored 43 home goals in 20 matches this season, at an average of 2.15 goals per game. However, if they continue at this rate, they will finish the campaign with 49 goals scored at Turf Moor, nine short of the record.
What's the current record? Fulham scored 50 goals on the road last season, which matched Bournemouth's record set in the 2014/15 season.
Can Burnley break it? Yes. Burnley have scored 31 away goals in 18 matches so far, at an average of 1.72 goals per game. However, if they continue at this rate, they will score 40 away from home, 10 short of the record.
What's the current record? Watford conceded only 30 goals in 46 games during their 2020/21 promotion season, which equates to just 0.65 goals per game. Preston did the same in 2005/06, when they eventually lost to Leeds in the play-off semi-finals.
Can Burnley break it? Yes, but they would have to not concede a single goal across their final eight games to set a new record and concede just one more to match the current record. They are currently on course to concede 35 based on their current average of 0.76 goals conceded per game.
What's the current record? Middlesbrough, amazingly, shipped just eight goals on their way to finishing second behind Burnley in the 2015/16 campaign.
Can Burnley break it? No. The Clarets have already conceded 13 in 20 games at Turf Moor with three fixtures left to play.
What's the current record? This record is shared by Sheffield United, QPR and Newcastle, who conceded 17 each in 2008/09, 2010/11 and 2016/17 respectively.
Can Burnley break it? Yes. Burnley have conceded 16 goals in their 18 Championship away matches so far this term, but they will need to keep clean sheets in each of their final five matches on the road to set a new record.
What's the current record? Reading posted a goal difference of +67 at the end of their historic 2005/06 season, having scored 99 goals and conceded 32.
Can Burnley break it? Yes. Burnley currently boast a goal difference of +45 with eight games left to play this season.
What's the current record? Reading finished 16 points ahead of Sheffield United on their way to the title in the 2005/06 campaign.
Can Burnley break it? Yes. The Clarets currently lead second-placed side, incidentally, Sheffield United by 14 points. The teams play one another at Turf Moor on Easter Monday at 8pm, live on Sky Sports.
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