substitute for the remainder of the season. On 15 December 2007, Jóhannes Karl was sent off in the 90th minute against rival Preston North End which Burnley lose 3–2. On 4 March 2008, Jóhannes Karl was sent off again in the 76th minute this 2007–08 season in a 2–0 loss against Hull City when he was fell to the floor clutching his face in the area and after consulting with his assistant which saw Hull City midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha sent off at the same minutes. After returning from international duty with Iceland during the summer, Jóhannes Karl made his first appearance of the 2008–09 season on the opening day of the season in Burnley's 4–1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. His first goal of the season came at Swansea City, after an injury to Kevin McDonald saw him play 45 minutes. He scored his second goal for the Clarets in a 1–1 draw on 20 September. This earned him a starting role for the next two games, in which he scored again against Preston North End, this time from 30 yards. Jóhannes Karl had to wait until 13 December 2008 when he score a brace against Southampton on an early minutes in a 3–2 win. Jóhannes Karl had to wait again until 14 March 2009 when he scored the fifth goal in the match against Nottingham Forest in a 5–0 win. On 3 May 2009, Jóhannes Karl scored the fourth goal against Bristol City in a 4–0 win, which send Burnley to qualify via the Championship Play-offs. Jóhannes Karl made 42 league appearances, scoring six times in the league as Burnley won promotion to the Premier League via the Championship Play-offs. Jóhannes Karl played 14 times in all competitions in the 2009–10 season with 10 coming in the league but he only started once for The Clarets in the league with two more starts coming in the League Cup and one in the FA Cup. His first appearance of the season came on 19 August in Burnley's 1–0 win over Manchester United after coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for . His only start of the league campaign came in their 5–0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 26 September 2009. In April 2010, he was suspended for two weeks by Burnley after comments he made to an Icelandic website where he questioned the team spirit under manager Brian Laws. Jóhannes Karl