Monday, January 25, 2016

Burnley 4 Derby 1

In-form Burnley leapfrogged promotion rivals Derby into third place in the Championship table thanks to a well-deserved 4-1 victory, in which Richard Keogh played a key role.

Burnley took a first-half lead when Keogh headed into his own net, as the retreating Keogh could only divert a Matthew Lowton cross past Scott Carson.

Jacob Butterfield immediately replied with a Derby equaliser but Keogh again granted Burnley the lead, clumsily bundling over Andre Gray in the box, with Gray picking himself up to convert his 17th goal of the season.

A second penalty five minutes later, given when defender Jason Shackell handled a cross into the box, allowed Sam Vokes to also score from the spot, before Scott Arfield completed the scoring with a deflected effort.

For the stuttering Rams, the result means they are still without a league win since Boxing Day.

Twitter wasn’t kind to the Irish centre-half, who has been wearing a protective mask since recovering from an operation on his nose, which was broken in three places earlier this month.

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4 - No Championship player has scored more own goals since August 2011 than Richard Keogh. Clumsy.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 25, 2016

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1st the stubborn defensive displays, then the headband and now...Richard Keogh is slowly morphing into Richard Dunne https://t.co/Ly4LIfkdRC

— Cian Murtagh (@cianmnews) January 25, 2016

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Richard Keogh strikes again 😂😂😂 #dcfc pic.twitter.com/3UNhLXHMO8

— Jelley (@TylerJelley) January 25, 2016

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Richard Keogh will be hoping Martin O'Neill isn't watching tonight. Own goal in the first half, gives away a clumsy penalty in the second.

— David McIntyre (@DaveMcIntyreNT) January 25, 2016

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Imagine your club spending £25m on players, but you still have to watch Richard Keogh play football

— Adam west (@Adamwest6) January 25, 2016

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Richard KeOGh

— Mr Middlesbrough ® (@Smogonthetees) January 25, 2016

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