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Burnley held by Preston after missed opportunities
Burnley was denied the chance to move into second place in the EFL Championship after a goalless draw with Preston North End in a Lancashire derby at Deepdale.
Scott Parker's side could have leapfrogged second-placed Sheffield United with a win, but instead sits two points behind the Blades and four adrift of leader Leeds United, with both sides having a game in hand.
A flashpoint in the game came in the second half, when Milutin Osmajic looked to say something to Burnley player Hannibal Mejbri, which visibly upset the latter.
Mejbri was later substituted, with the incident having been reported to the match officials.
The Clarets have now kept a clean sheet in each of their past 11 league games, which equates to a run of 1,090 minutes without conceding. Preston, meanwhile, is 14th with 41 points.
Play-off chasing Bristol City also dropped points as substitute Yousef Salech scored a last-minute leveller to help host Cardiff City earn a 1-1 draw.
Bristol captain Jason Knight headed home from Yu Hirakawa's free-kick for the breakthrough on the hour, but Cian Ashford set up Salech for an easy finish in the 90th minute as the two sides shared the points.
The Robins missed the chance to enter the play-off places and remain seventh, one point behind sixth-placed West Bromwich Albion, while Cardiff is 20th, where it is three points clear of the relegation zone.
Portsmouth pulled further away from the drop zone after it beat Oxford United 2-0, courtesy of goals from Andre Dozzell and Mark O'Mahony.
Portsmouth, 18th with 36 points, is now only two points behind 16th-placed Oxford.
