English Premier League

FT Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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Match Report

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Manchester United draw at lowly Burnley after Amorim exit

Manchester United began life after Ruben Amorim with a 2-2 draw at struggling Burnley as substitute Jaidon Anthony's strike denied Darren Fletcher victory in his first, and perhaps only, match as interim boss.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
6
65.4
Possession
34.6
30
SHOTS
7
10
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
519
Accurate Passes
240
593
Passes
315
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
0
26
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.0
32
Long Balls
55
17
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
5
16
Effective Tackles
10
19
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
7
13
Effective Clearances
25
13
Clearances
25

Highlights

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Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BUR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 5Maxime EstèveCD
  3. 12Bashir HumphreysCD-L
  4. 29Josh LaurentCD-R
  5. 16FlorentinoCM-L
  6. 8Lesley UgochukwuCM-R
  7. 23Lucas PiresLM
  8. 2Kyle WalkerRM
  9. 27Armando BrojaF
  10. 28Hannibal MejbriCF-L
  11. 10Marcus EdwardsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Max WeißSUB
  2. 17Loum TchaounaSUB
  3. 22Oliver SonneSUB
  4. 9Lyle FosterSUB
  5. 35Ashley BarnesSUB
  6. 3Quilindschy HartmanSUB
  7. 11Jaidon AnthonySUB
  8. 18Hjalmar EkdalSUB
  9. 7Jacob Bruun LarsenSUB

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Senne LammensG
  2. 6Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 26Ayden HeavenCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 2Diogo DalotRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 18CasemiroLM
  8. 25Manuel UgarteRM
  9. 30Benjamin SeskoF
  10. 13Patrick DorguAM-L
  11. 10Matheus CunhaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 61Shea LaceySUB
  2. 7Mason MountSUB
  3. 5Harry MaguireSUB
  4. 11Joshua ZirkzeeSUB
  5. 12Tyrell MalaciaSUB
  6. 38Jack FletcherSUB
  7. 15Leny YoroSUB
  8. 37Kobbie MainooSUB
  9. 1Altay BayindirSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Own Goal by Ayden Heaven, Manchester United. Burnley 1, Manchester United 0.
  2. 41' Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 50' Goal! Burnley 1, Manchester United 1. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
  4. 58' Substitution, Burnley. Jaidon Anthony replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
  5. 60' Goal! Burnley 1, Manchester United 2. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu with a cross.
  6. 61' Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Mount replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  7. 61' Substitution, Manchester United. Leny Yoro replaces Ayden Heaven.
  8. 66' Goal! Burnley 2, Manchester United 2. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marcus Edwards.
  9. 74' Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Matheus Cunha.
  10. 74' Substitution, Manchester United. Kobbie Mainoo replaces Casemiro.
  11. 76' Substitution, Burnley. Lyle Foster replaces Armando Broja.
  12. 84' Substitution, Manchester United. Shea Lacey replaces Manuel Ugarte.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Burnley. Oliver Sonne replaces Marcus Edwards.
  14. 90'+5' Lyle Foster (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.

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