Sean Dyche, Vincent Kompany and Burnley’s surprising red card stats | Richard Foster
Burnley went 119 league games without a red card under Sean Dyche. They’ve picked up seven in 37 games this season
By Richard Foster for The Football Mine
For only the second time in Premier League history, the three promoted clubs are going straight back from whence they came. Bolton, Barnsley and Crystal Palace were relegated after one season in 1997-98 and, barring an epic swing in goal difference that conspires to send Nottingham Forest down, the same fate will befall Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton this year.
All three clubs have sunk to perilous lows over the campaign. The Blades have plumbed new depths by becoming the first club to concede more than 100 goals in a Premier League season. Swindon conceded 100 in 1993-94 – a 42-match season – a total that Sheffield United surpassed in their 1-0 defeat at Everton at the weekend. They have shipped 54 goals in 18 home matches – including losing 8-0 to Newcastle, 6-0 to Arsenal and 5-0 to both Aston Villa and Brighton – at an alarming rate of three per game. Everton, who sit 15th in the table, have only conceded 49 all season.
