Burnley relegated again

Burnley were relegated from the Premier League on April 22 after Erling Haaland’s fifth-minute goal gave Manchester City a 1-0 win at Turf Moor. (premierleague.com) The result left Burnley on 20 points from 34 matches, 13 behind 17th-placed West Ham United with only four games and 12 points left. Wolverhampton Wanderers had already gone down on April 20, making Burnley the second team mathematically relegated. (premierleague.com) Manchester City moved top of the table with the win, while Burnley’s defeat came in front of a crowd of 21,259 at Turf Moor. Sky Sports said Burnley had won only one of their previous 25 league games. (skysports.com) The drop sends Burnley back to the Championship one year after promotion. Scott Parker’s side secured automatic promotion on April 21, 2025, when Josh Brownhill scored twice in a 2-1 win over Sheffield United. (premierleague.com) That up-down cycle has become the story of the club’s past five seasons. Burnley were relegated from the Premier League on May 22, 2022, returned in 2023, went down again in 2024, came straight back in 2025, and are heading back to the second tier again in 2026. (premierleague.com) Burnley’s 2024/25 promotion campaign had looked built to last. The club finished on 100 Championship points, conceded 16 goals in 46 matches, kept 30 clean sheets, and became the first team to reach 100 points twice in the same English division. (premierleague.com) Those numbers did not carry over in the Premier League. Burnley have scored 34 goals and conceded 68 in 34 matches, a gap that helps explain why a team that dominated the Championship could not stay above the bottom three. (premierleague.com) The online reaction turned quickly to the club’s “yo-yo” label, with posts mocking Burnley’s repeated movement between the top two divisions after the final whistle. The club’s next task is familiar: rebuild in the Championship and try to make another immediate return. (x.com)