The 21st-round Premier League match between Burnley and Manchester United will take place on 7 january at Turf Moor. Burnley vs Manchester United: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Burnley
Burnley under Scott Parker began the new calendar year with an away defeat against Brighton, losing 0:2. It was the second consecutive league loss. The club have now gone 11 Premier League matches without a win, suffering nine defeats and drawing twice. Burnley remain in the relegation zone, six points behind 17th place. The side have conceded 39 goals, with only two opponents in the bottom three having worse defensive records.
- The club conceded at least two goals in 9 of their last 12 Premier League games.
- At home Burnley have a six-match winless run in the league (1 draw and 5 defeats).
- At least one team failed to score in 5 of Burnley’s last 7 Premier League meetings.
Potential Burnley Lineup (5-4-1)*
Martin Dubravka – Hjalmar Ekdal, Bashir Humphreys, Josh Laurent, Kyle Walker, Lucas Pires – Leslie Ugochukwu, Jaydon Anthony, Florentinu, Jacob Bruun Larsen – Armando Broja.
In the treatment room are forward Zeku Amdouni, defenders Maxim Esteve and Connor Roberts, and midfielders Josh Cullen and Luis Bair. Forward Lyle Foster and defender Axel Tuanzebe have joined their national teams.
Manchester United
Manchester United began January with an away 1:1 draw at Leeds. It was a second consecutive 1:1 draw in the league — earlier the team dropped points at home against another bottom side, Wolverhampton. The visitors have suffered only one defeat in their last eight Premier League matches (three wins and four draws). The club are among the contenders for a Champions League place and sit three points outside it. Also, their matches are among the highest-scoring in the Premier League — an average of 3.2 goals are scored.
- Both teams scored in 7 of Manchester United’s last 8 league matches.
- No more than three goals were scored in 7 of Manchester United’s last 9 Premier League games.
- The team avoided defeat in 6 of their last 7 away league matches (3 wins and 3 draws).
Potential Manchester United Lineup (3-4-2-1)*
Senne Lammens – Aiden Heven, Lisandro Martínez, Leny Yoro – Luke Shaw, Diogo Dalot, Manuel Ugarte, Casemiro – Mateus Cunha, Patrick Dorgu – Benjamin Sesko.
On Monday the club’s board took radical measures — Ruben Amorim was dismissed. Darren Fletcher will temporarily take charge of the team. Midfielder Mason Mount is out injured. Nussair Mazraoui, Brian Mbemo and Amad Diallo have gone to AFCON. The participation of midfielder Kobbie Mainoo and defender Matthijs de Ligt is in doubt. Note the return to action of defender Harry Maguire and captain Bruno Fernandes.
Referee
Stuart Attwell (England)
Matches – 12 (the Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 59;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.9;
Red cards shown – 2;
Fouls per match average – 21;
Penalties – 33%.
Burnley vs Manchester United: Match Prediction
Manchester United could already be in the top four given their favourable schedule, but even against lower-table opponents they have often settled for draws. Now they face another relegation candidate and must try to collect three points here. The visitors clearly miss injured players, especially captain Bruno Fernandes, so the home side may take advantage of an imperfect opponent lineup.
We expect the opponents to deliver a fairly open, high-scoring encounter. Despite poor results Burnley have only failed to score in 2 of their last 6 league matches. Manchester United are solid on the road and, since October, have lost in the Premier League only to Aston Villa. Both teams scored in the last 8 away league matches for Manchester United. Also, both clubs found the net in 5 of the last 6 head-to-head league meetings.
Prediction: Both teams to score
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from its previous match in this competition.
