PREVIEW | Burnley vs Manchester United - team news, lineups, predictions

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·5 Januari 2026

PREVIEW | Burnley vs Manchester United - team news, lineups, predictions

Burnley welcome Manchester United to Turf Moor on Wednesday night in a Premier League clash kicking off at 20:15, live on Sky Sports.

The Clarets are deep in trouble, sitting 19th with just 12 points from 20 games. Scott Parker’s side are winless in 11 league matches and come into this one after a 2-0 defeat away at Brighton. Relegation pressure is already mounting.

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United arrive in 6th place with 31 points and plenty going on off the pitch. Following Ruben Amorim's dismissal on Monday, Darren Fletcher takes charge on an interim basis, starting with this trip to Turf Moor. The Red Devils drew 1-1 with Leeds last time out and remain firmly in the hunt for a top-four finish.

Burnley haven’t beaten United at home since 2009 and lost the reverse fixture 3-2 earlier this season, with Bruno Fernandes scoring a dramatic late winner at Old Trafford.

With a new voice in the dugout and big games on the horizon, this feels like a key moment for United - while Burnley are simply desperate for points.

Predicted lineups

Burnley: Martin Dúbravka, Kyle Walker, Maxime Estève, Hjalmar Ekdal, Lucas Pires, Josh Laurent, Florentino Luís, Lesley Ugochukwu, Marcus Edwards, Armando Broja, Jaidon Anthony

Manchester United: Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martínez, Ayden Heaven, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Manuel Ugarte, Matheus Cunha, Joshua Zirkzee, Patrick Dorgu, Benjamin Sesko

Unavailable

Burnley

Zian Flemming - Injury
Axel Tuanzebe - Called Up To National Team
Josh Cullen - Injury
Connor Roberts - Knee Injury
Lyle Foster - National team duties
Jordan Beyer - Injury
Maxime Estève - In doubt
Zeki Amdouni - Injury
Hannibal Mejbri - National team duties
Joe Worrall - Injury

Manchester United

Amad Diallo - National team duties
Bruno Fernandes - In doubt
Harry Maguire - In doubt
Matthijs de Ligt - Back Problems
Kobbie Mainoo - Calf Injury
Mason Mount - In doubt
Noussair Mazraoui - National team duties
Bryan Mbeumo - National team duties

Last starting XIs

Burnley ( vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2026-01-03): Martin Dúbravka, Kyle Walker, Bashir Humphreys, Hjalmar Ekdal, Lucas Pires, Josh Laurent, Bruun Larsen, Florentino Luís, Lesley Ugochukwu, Jaidon Anthony, Armando Broja

Manchester United ( vs Leeds United 2026-01-04): Senne Lammens, Leny Yoro, Ayden Heaven, Lisandro Martínez, Diogo Dalot, Casemiro, Manuel Ugarte, Luke Shaw, Patrick Dorgu, Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha

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MANAGERS

Scott Parker faced Ruben Amorim on one occasion, recording a defeat.
Ruben Amorim faced Burnley on one occasion, recording a victory.
Scott Parker faced Manchester United on three occasions, recording a draw and two defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, Manchester United currently has one defeat in the last seven games.
Away from home, Manchester United comes from eight consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, Manchester United comes from 11 consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Manchester United comes from two consecutive games without a win.
Manchester United currently has one defeat in the last eight games.
Manchester United comes from eight consecutive games scoring goals.
Manchester United comes from two consecutive games without a win.
Manchester United comes from three consecutive games without a loss.
At home, Burnley currently has one win in the last ten games.
At home, Burnley comes from six consecutive games without a win.
Burnley currently has one win in the last 12 games.
Burnley comes from 11 consecutive games without a win.
Burnley comes from two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Burnley and Manchester United have faced each other 138 times, with Manchester United having the advantage: 68 wins, against 45 victories for Burnley.
At Turf Moor, Burnley has the advantage in duels against Manchester United: 31 wins in 69 games. Manchester United has 27 victories.
In the English League, 97 games were played between the two teams, with Burnley winning 33, 20 draws, and 44 victories for Manchester United.