
<p>Burnley cruised to a <a href="https:\/\/www.skysports.com/football/queens-park-rangers-vs-burnley/report/468080" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dominant 3-0 away</a> at Queens Park Rangers to go three points clear of the Championship table on Sunday.</p>



<p> Sheffield United had gone level on points earlier on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Huddersfield but first half goals from Johann Gudmunsson and Ian Maatsen set the tempo to give the Clarets a well-deserved win. &nbsp;</p>



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<p>It was interesting to see whether Burnley could regain their form with the league resuming after a month off for the ongoing World Cup, but Gudmunsson’s fine free kick settled the nerves early at Loftus Road. </p>



<p>The home side could have equalized had Chris Willock not spurned a golden opportunity and were made to pay when Maatsen scored in the stoppage time of the first half. &nbsp;</p>



<p>QPR goalkeeper Seny Dieng saved well from Vitinha’s free kick but left back Maatsen parried the rebound to give his side a comfortable 2-0 lead at the break.</p>



<h5>Managerless QPR struggle</h5>



<p>QPR are currently without a manager after the departure of head coach <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/news/anticipation-growing-as-beales-rangers-debut-looms-20221206-WST-411433.html">Micheal Beale</a> who left to take over the reins at Scottish giants Rangers. The hosts hardly troubled the away side after the resumption. </p>



<p>Nathan Tella made it 3-0 in the 71<sup>st</sup> minute after Burnley took full advantage of an error from Jimmy Deane. The former Burnley player played a catastrophic chested back pass that allowed Tella to nip in, the latter who rounded Dinag before slotting home from a tight angle.</p>



<h5>QPR slide down the table</h5>



<p>This was QPR’s fourth consecutive league defeat that leaves them 9<sup>th</sup> in the table and the hierarchy at Loftus Road need to act swiftly to ensure their season doesn’t drift away.</p>



<p>Burnley though would be overjoyed with the performance with their aim of securing promotion to their Premier League after being relegated last season. </p>



<p><a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/2022/08/03/vincent-kompany-brings-a-fresh-change-to-the-tactics-at-burnley/">Vincent Kompany’s side have scored 43 goals this season</a> and this was the seventh time they have managed to find the back of the net at least three times in a match.</p>



<p>Kompany later said, “They did well and worked hard to make sure they had momentum.</p>



<p>We took the game to them. I thought we played really well in the first half and did everything we set out to do perfectly. </p>



<p>In the second half we had a spell where we needed to grind it out and be a bit more compact and organized, and even then we did well and were still dangerous. The lads can be proud.”</p>



<p><em>Photo credit: IMAGO / Action Plus</em></p>


Burnley moved 3 points clear of the Championship table after cruising to a 3-0 win over Queens Park Rangers on Sunday

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