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CLARETS TOAST MAATSEN AS EGAN RESCUES LATE BLADES

By John Lyons

MASTER MAATSEN: Burnley’s Ian Maatsen nets his first against Swansea with a superb free-kick
PICTURE: Alamy

IF ANYONE is going to deny Burnley and Sheffield United automatic promotion to the Premier League, they are going to have to produce a miraculous run until the end of the season.
That is the stark truth facing the chasing pack because the Clarets and Blades keep on grinding out results.
For runaway Championship leaders Burnley, it was the turn of left-back Ian Maatsen to take centre stage at Swansea. The Chelsea loanee curled in a brilliant free-kick...

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