Manchester United were
dominant at Turf Moor but could not take all three points. Look
back on a lively game with the best facts and Opta data in our
Burnley vs Man Utd stats page.
Manchester
United’s first match since Ruben Amorim’s abrupt departure
yielded a mere point away to Premier
League strugglers Burnley
as Darren Fletcher’s men could only secure a 2-2 draw.
United sacked Amorim on Monday after he seemingly falling out
with club bosses, and former midfielder Fletcher stepped up from
his role in charge of the Under-18s to lead the Red Devils at Turf
Moor.
Fletcher was able to welcome captain Bruno
Fernandes back into the starting XI following a spell out with
a hamstring injury and he looked sharp as United dominated the
first half.
But after a fluke own goal put Burnley in front, United didn’t
get on the scoresheet until the second period, as Benjamin
Sesko ended his goal drought.
He scored again to put the away side in front, only for a
Jaidon
Anthony strike to restore parity again and ultimately earn
Burnley a share of the spoils.
As a result, United missed the opportunity to go fourth in the
table, while a draw also didn’t do much good for the Clarets’
dwindling survival hopes.
Burnley benefited from a huge slice of luck to open the scoring
in the 13th minute, Bashir Humphreys’ cross taking a massive
deflection off Ayden Heaven and looping into the United net.
The visitors’ response was decent, however. Sesko looked a
threat, while Lisandro Martínez had a goal harshly disallowed for
grappling at a corner.
Matheus Cunha had a header cleared off the line, and then
Patrick Dorgu endured a similar fate with a clever dink on the
stroke of half-time.
United’s inability to score by the break meant Burnley became
the first team to lead a Premier League match at half-time without
managing a shot on target since Wolves vs Manchester City in
September 2023.
Similarly, United’s six shots on target was their most without
scoring in the first half of a league game for over seven
years.
But United were deservedly level soon after half-time as Sesko
latched on to Fernandes’ through ball and finished past Martin
Dúbravka for the Slovenian’s first league goal since 4 October.
He doubled his tally for the day on the hour, expertly guiding
Dorgu’s inviting cross into the right side of the net – and the
sense at this point was United could romp home to a significant win
given their dominance.
But perhaps spurred on by the withdrawal of the influential
Fernandes, Burnley hit back quickly and in style; Anthony picking
out the top-left corner from just inside the area after making a
yard of space for himself.
United substitute Shea Lacey almost scored an even better goal
with his first involvement after coming on, as the teenager darted
in from the right and saw a left-footed strike cannon back off the
crossbar.
Another long-range effort from Lacey with practically the last
kick of the game then nearly found the top-right corner, but
ultimately United had to settle for a point.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the
Burnley vs Man Utd stats from their Premier League meeting at Turf
Moor.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected
goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives
you everything you need to do your own match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats
on the game as well.
Burnley
vs Man Utd Stats: Post-Match Facts
Burnley scored twice in a home league game against Manchester
United for the first time since February 1968. They’d only scored
twice overall in their first nine Premier League meetings with them
at Turf Moor.
Manchester United have drawn three consecutive Premier League
games for the first time since December 2018.
Burnley are winless in their last 12 Premier League games (D3
L9), their joint-longest run in a single campaign (also 12 between
November and January in 2009-10).
Benjamin Sesko scored two goals tonight, as many as he had in
his first 16 Premier League appearances for Man Utd. Tonight was
just his third brace in the big five European leagues, after
September 2023 (vs Union Berlin) and September 2024 (vs
Augsburg).
Man Utd’s Bruno Fernandes has provided more assists than any
other player in the Premier League this season (8), while only in
2020-21 (12) and 2024-25 (10) has he provided more in a single
campaign.
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