Manchester United v Burnley result

Full-time · Manchester United 2–0 Burnley

League Cup · Wed, 21 Dec 2022 20:00 GMT · Old Trafford

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:54 UK · refreshed continuously

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Manchester United 2–0 Burnley — Manchester United won this League Cup match.

Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Burnley: Lincoln v Burnley, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 2–0 Burnley · League Cup
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: G. Scott
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester United 4 · draws 1 · Burnley 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 4W 0D 1L · Burnley 4W 0D 1L

Manchester United 2–0 Burnley (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 2.5

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.43 / 8.2

Corners

against 4.14 / 4.6 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5.86 / 5.6

Shots on target

against 2.71 / 5.4 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.29 / 2.4

Cards

against 2 / 2.6 · 4 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 December 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 December 2022. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Burnley for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.43 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	8.2 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 7.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	17.2 for · 10.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5.86 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.6 for · 5.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.14 for · 8.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	8.4 for · 5.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.29 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.4 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Casemiro n 8	76	2.2 6/4	1.5 6/4	—
T. Malacia n 8	66.9	2.2 6/5	1 3/2	—
H. Maguire n 8	53	2.1 6/2	0.4 2/0	—
S. McTominay n 8	30.8	1.8 4/1	0.7 2/0	J. Cork
Fred n 8	48.1	1.6 5/2	0.9 2/2	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. McTominay n 8	30.8	3.3 5/3	1.8 4/1
Cristiano Ronaldo n 8	75	3 7/5	1.3 5/3
M. Rashford n 8	75	2.4 6/6	1.8 6/5
Antony n 8	76.8	2.3 8/5	1.5 8/2
Fred n 8	48.1	2.3 6/3	0.9 3/1

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Martial n 8	45	1 3/1	0.5 2/0
A. Garnacho n 8	36.6	0.6 2/0	0.6 1/1
C. Eriksen n 8	68.4	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
S. McTominay n 8	30.8	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
Bruno Fernandes n 8	89.6	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Casemiro n 8	76	3.8 7/7
Lisandro Martínez n 8	74.1	2.9 7/6
T. Malacia n 8	66.9	2.9 7/5
Diogo Dalot n 8	86.6	2.7 7/5
Bruno Fernandes n 8	89.6	2 8/4

Burnley

Burnley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Brownhill n 8	82.9	2 8/3	0.4 3/0	—
J. Cork n 8	77.8	2 7/5	0.4 2/1	S. McTominay
D. Churlinov n 8	35.1	1.9 5/1	1 3/0	—
L. McNally n 8	67.8	1.7 4/2	0.5 3/0	—
A. Barnes n 8	34.4	1.6 4/1	1 3/0	—

Burnley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Barnes n 8	34.4	4.9 4/3	2.3 3/1
Manuel Benson n 8	51.6	3.5 7/5	2.2 6/3
D. Churlinov n 8	35.1	3.2 6/3	1 2/1
H. Dervişoğlu n 8	19	2.4 2/2	1.2 1/1
A. Zaroury n 8	80	1.7 7/4	1 5/2

Burnley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Manuel Benson n 8	51.6	1.3 4/2	0.2 1/0
A. Barnes n 8	34.4	1 2/1	0.3 1/0
A. Zaroury n 8	80	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
J. Rodríguez n 8	75.4	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
H. Dervişoğlu n 8	19	0.6 1/0	0 0/0

Burnley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Brownhill n 8	82.9	3 7/6
J. Cork n 8	77.8	3 6/5
Vitinho n 8	67.5	2.5 5/4
M. Lowton n 8	53	2.3 5/4
C. Taylor n 8	38	2.1 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Burnley
55%	Possession	45%
10	Shots	11
6	Shots on target	1
3	Shots off target	7
1	Blocked shots	3
7	Shots inside the box	4
8	Corners	3
3	Offsides	3
6	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
538	Passes	440
82%	Pass accuracy	84%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Dúbravka	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
Casemiro	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
V. Lindelöf	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
S. McTominay	90	0	1	1	0	2	5	0	7.3
C. Eriksen	90	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.3
Bruno Fernandes	90	0	0	1	0	5	2	Y	7.9
T. Malacia	85	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
M. Rashford	85	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.3
A. Wan-Bissaka	72	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	7.7
A. Martial	72	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	6.6
A. Garnacho	59	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
Antony sub	31	0	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.3
L. Shaw sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Elanga sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Williams sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Fred sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Burnley player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Peacock-Farrell	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Connor Roberts	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
J. Beyer	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
J. Cullen	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
J. Guðmundsson	90	1	0	2	1	0	6.9
I. Maatsen	89	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
J. Cork	89	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
J. Brownhill	89	0	0	3	3	0	6.9
A. Barnes	83	2	0	1	0	0	6.9
Manuel Benson	64	3	1	0	0	0	6.3
D. Churlinov sub	26	2	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Twine sub	12	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
C. Taylor sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–
C. Egan-Riley sub	1	0	0	0	1	0	–
S. Bastien sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester United v Burnley — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedWWLWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

BurnleyLWWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester United 4 · 1 draw · Burnley 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2022-02-08 Burnley 1–1 Manchester United
2021-12-30 Manchester United 3–1 Burnley
2021-04-18 Manchester United 3–1 Burnley
2021-01-12 Burnley 0–1 Manchester United
2020-01-22 Manchester United 0–2 Burnley
2019-12-28 Burnley 0–2 Manchester United

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.8

Burnley scored2.8

Manchester United conceded1.2

Burnley conceded1.4

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Burnley?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester United won 4, Burnley won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester United and Burnley?: Recent form — Manchester United 4W 0D 1L; Burnley 4W 0D 1L.

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