Follow live coverage as Burnley face West Bromwich Albion in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Burnley manager Scott Parker and defender CJ Egan-Riley are both shown red cards as West Brom hold Clarets to a 1-1 draw.

Burnley’s appeal against CJ Egan-Riley’s red card has been successful – meaning the defender won’t serve a ban. The 22-year-old was controversially sent off at the final whistle on Tuesday night following the 1-1 draw against West Brom.

Scott Parker and CJ Egan-Riley were sent off after the final whistle as Burnley missed the chance to go top of the Championship, held to a 1-1 draw by play-off chasing West Brom.

Proving that their 3-0 reverse to Preston North End in the FA Cup was a one-off, six points from six against Cardiff City and most recently Luton has the Clarets just two points behind Sheffield United and leaders Leeds United in the Championship table, albeit until the Whites face Portsmouth on Sunday afternoon.

Scott Parker is confident that CJ Egan-Riley’s red card will be overturned and the defender will be available to face Swansea City this weekend. The defender is facing the prospect of a three-game ban after being dismissed on the final whistle during Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw against West Brom.

BURNLEY fans claimed “we’re just so used to it” after their team’s X account erroneously reported that they’d drawn 0-0 with West Brom. Scott Parker’s side

Burnley are unbeaten across their last six league games against West Bromwich Albion (W2 D4), since a 1-0 defeat in August 2017. West Bromwich Albion have won just two of their last 18 away league games against Burnley (D9 L7),