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Burnley fans are far from happy that one man has been left out of the Championship Team of the Year.
Scott Parker’s Burnley have gone from strength to strength in the 2024/25 Championship season, and have deservedly bounced back up to the Premier League at the first time of asking this season.
Throughout the current Championship campaign, Parker’s side were lauded for their regimented and sufficient defensive capabilities, leading to them conceding just 15 goals with one left to play of the season, an incredible achievement that has broken several records at this level.
As a result, it is no surprise to see a trio of Burnley players in the Championship Team of the Year, which is James Trafford, as well as centre-backs Maxime Esteve and CJ Egan-Riley.
However, one man has missed out as a result, which has left Burnley supporters feeling as though one of their star players has been ‘robbed’.
Burnley fans can’t believe Josh Brownhill exclusion from Championship Team of the Year
The surprise exclusion from the Championship Team of the Year sees Josh Brownhill absent in the midfield choices, with Sunderland’s Jobe Bellingham, Sheffield United’s Gus Hamer, and Ao Tanaka from Leeds United.
Fans from all clubs couldn’t believe Brownhill’s exclusion, but particularly Burnley supporters, who suggested that he was ‘robbed’ of a place. Another fan said that he is ‘not sure how there can be a genuine Championship Team of the Season without Josh Brownhill’, whilst another lauded the decision as ‘mental’ and ‘absolutely criminal’.
Matt Scrafton, via X, summed it up perfectly, as he said: “No Josh Brownhill is scandalous. Just the 16 goals from midfield, a good proportion of them hugely significant goals too.”
The reason why Josh Brownhill was excluded from Championship Team of the Year
It is safe to say that several Burnley players could have made it into the final cut for the EFL Team of the Year, and nobody would have raised an eyebrow, but on the other hand, leaving out Brownhill certainly is baffling when weighing up his contributions throughout the season.
Unfortunately for Burnley, they have fallen victim to the EFL rule that a maximum of three players per side are allowed to be included in the team, which admittedly then doesn’t make it the most accurate portrayal of the best players in the Championship.
Nonetheless, there is still no taking away from the emphatic season that Brownhill has had, who, without him, Burnley may have suffered severe consequences for a lack of attacking output.