The final match in this round of English Premier League fixtures takes place on Thursday the 30th of December and is a meeting between Manchester United and Burnley.
The match will be played at Old Trafford and the hosts begin this round of games in 7th place on 28 points while the visitors are down in 18th place on 11 points.
The pitchside view of @ECavaniOfficial's equaliser on Monday night ⚽️👌📱 #UnitedOnTikTok#MUFC | #NEWMUN pic.twitter.com/lONuJrAIGU— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 28, 2021
The pitchside view of @ECavaniOfficial's equaliser on Monday night ⚽️👌📱 #UnitedOnTikTok#MUFC | #NEWMUN pic.twitter.com/lONuJrAIGU
Manchester United come into the match on the back of a disappointing 1-1 draw at Newcastle United last time out.
The Red Devils had not played for some time and looked as though they were lacking match sharpness as Newcastle United were the better team for much of the game and deserved to take maximum points.
However, despite only picking up a point against the team in 19th place in the table it means Manchester United are on a run of 7 matches in all competitions without defeat.
The Red Devils are undefeated in their last 5 Premier League fixtures, beating Arsenal and Crystal Palace at home plus Norwich City away. There have also been draws at Chelsea and Newcastle United.
Trends show Manchester United have seen under 2.5 goals scored in their last 4 fixtures in all competitions.
They have also seen under 2.5 goals scored in 4 of their last 5 Premier League games, including 2 of their last 3 at Old Trafford, the most recent of which was a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.
Burnley make the trip to Old Trafford on the back of a 0-0 draw at home against West Ham United in their previous fixture on the 12th of December.
That result means Burnley are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 fixtures, all of which have come in the Premier League. However, they are struggling to win games and Burnley have recorded just one win from their 11 most recent games in all competitions.
Form in the Premier League shows Burnley have picked up just a single victory from their last 18 matches, which is an extremely disappointing record.
On a positive note, they have been difficult to beat in recent away league fixtures and have picked up a point in 4 of their last 5 away Premier League games, including a 1-1 draw at Chelsea.
Trends show Burnley have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 3 away league matches.
Team news and Manchester United are without suspended midfielder, Bruno Fernandes. Victor Lindelof tested positive for COVID-19 and Paul Pogba is injured. They also have doubts over the fitness of Scott McTominay, Fred, and Anthony Martial.
Burnley’s last three matches have been postponed due to COVID-19 and that means most of their squad should be fit for this game. However, Ashley Barnes is a long term injury absentee.
Manchester United have been struggling to get to grips with the new system under Ralf Rangnick. They will expect to win this game at home against a team in the relegation zone but do not expect a huge number of goals, with under 2.5 scored in the match.