Leeds United 1 Burnley 0

 The Clarets were denied any festive cheer on a controversial afternoon in West Yorkshire.

 A fifth-minute penalty from former Burnley loanee Patrick Bamford proved enough to end the Clarets’ four-match unbeaten run.

 But Sean Dyche’s men could feel aggrieved at the way in which the first top-flight meeting between the two old rivals since 1976 ended in the Yorkshiremen’s favour.

 Bamford was arguably fortunate to be given the spot-kick after goalkeeper Nick Pope beat him to a through-ball before catching United’s top scorer.

 And then at the other end, the Clarets were denied an equaliser and a potential spot-kick of their own after Ashley Barnes had the ball in the net.

 Burnley then completely dominated the second half but couldn’t force an equaliser from a handful of openings as they were forced to swallow a frustrating second away defeat in six games to slow their progress away from the bottom three.

 Leeds, who started the day just one spot above the 16th-placed Clarets, had conceded the most goals in the top division in their hit-and-miss start to their first season back in the Premier League for 16 years.

 But it was the Clarets’ back line that looked uncharacteristically unsure in the opening stages.

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