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Chris Wood shows Burnley exactly what they’ve been missing - The Athletic - The New York Times
Chris Wood spun away with his head in his hands. ... during Burnley’s media day, Wood faced questions about his best goalscoring season and whether he could improve it entering the 2020-21 campaign.
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Chris Wood’s Burnley exit: Dismay in dressing room, open to move for a year, frantic search for replacement - The Athletic - The New York Times
Before Burnley's extended break due to COVID-19 postponements in December, Wood had become the player taken off as part of Dyche's first attacking substitution in a game, partly due to summer buy ...
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Golden Flag winner Wood: ‘I play on the edge to stretch play. It’s not laziness!’ - The Athletic - The New York Times
It was midway through The Athletic’s conversation with Chris Wood when his number of offsides was mentioned.. It had become a running joke on social media between Burnley fans that while Nick ...
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Newcastle sign Chris Wood from Burnley - The Athletic - The New York Times
Newcastle United have signed Burnley striker Chris Wood. Wood, 30, travelled to Newcastle on Tuesday evening to undergo a medical ahead of the transfer and has penned a two-and-a-half year deal ...
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No Wood or Barnes for the restart – here’s what Rodriguez and Vydra will bring - The Athletic - The New York Times
Chris Wood. It’s simple, really — if Wood is fit, he starts. ... Burnley fans have missed the determination, hard work and gamesmanship Barnes brings — but defenders won’t have.
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Adored by Dyche, loved by his team-mates — do not label Chris Wood - The Athletic - The New York Times
It is too easy to stereotype a player like Chris Wood when you don’t watch Burnley week in, week out. A physical frame, plenty of height — he was already six-feet tall when he was 14 — and ...
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New Newcastle striker Chris Wood admits no one expected Burnley release clause to be triggered - The Athletic - The New York Times
Chris Wood admits that even he did not expect any club to trigger his £25 million Burnley release clause, following his whirlwind move to Newcastle United. Second-bottom Newcastle activated the ...
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Chris Wood scores clinical hat-trick to push Burnley towards Premier League safety - The Telegraph
Chris Wood’s first-half hat-trick and a late Ashley Westwood strike gave Burnley their most comprehensive victory since AFC Bournemouth were thumped by the same score in 2018 and their biggest ...
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Chris Wood: More touches, shots and goals – he’s back as Burnley’s talisman - The Athletic - The New York Times
Chris Wood was a shadow of himself at the start of 2021 - but since returning from injury has been lethal. ... Burnley’s expected goals has risen to comfortably its highest point of the season.
Sports Illustrated7y
Leeds Talisman Chris Wood Closing in on Burnley Switch After £15m Agreement Reached
Burnley have edged closer to the capture of Chris Wood after they agreed a £15m deal to sign the Leeds United star. The Clarets had been rebuffed in their advances for Wood with two earlier bids ...
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Chris Wood’s £25m move to Newcastle – pragmatic, opportunistic and weakens Burnley - The Athletic - The New York Times
Wood has not scored in the league since November, though Burnley have had several games postponed, and a return of three goals in 17 top-flight matches is below expectations.
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Why Christmas has come early for Burnley fans – and Chris Wood - The Athletic - The New York Times
A day later, the club confirmed that Wood had done the same. The 27-year-old, who cost a then club-record fee £15 million, now has a contract until 2023 meaning Burnley will hope to have him for ...