Hjalmar Ekdal
26-Year-Old
Burnley
Premier
Integral to clean sheet
Ekdal had one cross (zero accurate) and one chance created in Saturday's 2-0 win against Sunderland.
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Ekdal led the Burnley clean sheet effort Saturday with 10 clearances as they held Sunderland at bay in a 2-0 home victory. In addition to clearing his lines, the central defender contributed two tackles (one won), one interception and one block across his 90 minutes of play. After spending the Clarets' Championship promotion season on loan, Ekdal has seemingly carved himself out a role in the Burnley defensive ranks for the 2025-2026 season, having played the full 90 minutes in each of Burnley's first two league fixtures.
Ekdal led the Burnley clean sheet effort Saturday with 10 clearances as they held Sunderland at bay in a 2-0 home victory. In addition to clearing his lines, the central defender contributed two tackles (one won), one interception and one block across his 90 minutes of play. After spending the Clarets' Championship promotion season on loan, Ekdal has seemingly carved himself out a role in the Burnley defensive ranks for the 2025-2026 season, having played the full 90 minutes in each of Burnley's first two league fixtures.
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Starting in friendly
Ekdal got the start during Saturday's friendly clash with Stoke City.
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Taken off due to fatigue
Ekdal was taken off the field in Saturday's match due to fatigue, as assistant manager Craig Bellamy stated, "He's fine though. It's just that he hasn't played the games over the past few months, so I think that took its toll," per Matt Scrafton of the Burnley Express.
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Leaves field injured
Ekdal was forced off in the 66th minute of Saturday's 1-1 draw against Brighton due to an apparent injury.
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Makes starting XI
Ekdal (strain) is in the starting XI for Friday's match against Luton Town.
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Dealing with strain
Ekdal has been dealing with a knock and has been unavailable for Burnley for the last three matches and will not play Saturday against Aston Villa, said manager Vincent Kompany per the Burnley Express. "Ekdal is still not available for this game, but we're recovering players and we're in decent shape".
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