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Championship roundup: leaders Burnley snatch point at Watford

14-Feb-2023 23:21:54 | The Guardian

• Michael Obafemi earns Clarets last-minute draw
• Rotherham’s Lee Peltier scores first goal in nine years

Michael Obafemi’s stoppage-time equaliser earned the Championship leaders Burnley a 1-1 draw at home to Watford. The Clarets were looking for a club-record 11th straight league win but ended up being relieved to take a point.

Burnley almost went ahead in the opening minute when an Ashley Barnes shot was touched on to the crossbar by Daniel Bachmann. Instead Watford took a 32nd-minute lead when Clarets keeper Arijanet Muric made a mess of a clearance and Ken Sema’s cross was tucked in by João Pedro. But Obafemi struck in a goalmouth scramble following a corner to deny Watford a second win over Burnley this season.