Q. When is Preston Vs Burnley?

Preston United lock horns with promotion hopefuls Burnley in round 33 of 2024/25 EFL Championship action. The home team will be looking to continue their recent revival of form.

The home team have endured a tough campaign so far. Currently languishing at 15th in the overall standings having accumulated only 40 points from 31 games. However, lately, things are coming in place for them after registering three wins in their last four matches. Emil Riis Jakobsen is the leading goal-scorer for them with eight goals, followed by Milutin Osmajic and Sam Greenwood with seven and five to their names.

Meanwhile, Burnley are in contention for promotion places as they languish third in the standings. The Clarets have accumulated 61 points from 31 games as they maintain an unbeaten streak of 18 games. Defensive stability has been one of the strengths for them having conceded the list in the division with nine goals in 31 matches. Veteran midfielder Josh Brownhill is leading the goalscoring charts with nine goals to his name followed by Zian Flemming (6) and Jaidon Anthony with 3.

Preston Team News

Preston North End players celebrating a goal against Watford (Image Credits: X/@Preston North End)

The home side are dealing with several injury issues at the moment. The list includes Ben Whiteman, Duane Holmes, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Jack Whatmough, and Jordan Storey. Milutin Osmajic and Mads Frøkjær-Jensen are likely to keep their place after their match-winning contribution in the last match.

Burnley Team News

Burnley players celebrating their win against Plymouth Argyle (Image Credits: X/@Burnley)

Although the visitors have impressed with their performance, they are still missing several players for this clash. The likes of Aaron Ramsey, Enock Agyei, Jordan Beyer, Manuel Benson, Mike Tresor and Nathan Redmond are sidelined due to injuries. Hannibal Mejbri should keep his place in the team after a bright performance in the FA Cup tie against Southampton.

Preston Vs Burnley Predicted Lineups

Preston predicted lineup (3-4-1-2):

Goalkeeper: Woodman

Defenders: Porteous, Gibson, Hughes

Midfielders: Kesler-Hayden, Lesson, Thordarson, Meghoma

Forwards: Holmes; Frøkjær-Jensen, Osmajic

Burnley predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Trafford

Defenders: Roberts, Egan-Riley, Esteve, Humphreys

Midfielders: Cullen, Mjebri, Laurent

Forwards: Anthony, Foster, Flemming

Preston Vs Burnley Head-to-Head Record

Preston North End have just one win in their last five matches against Burnley, losing the last four consecutive encounters. Even more so they have managed to get on the scoresheet once in those encounters which came back in the 2022-23 EFL Championship season.

Date	Match	Competition
05/10/2024	Burnley 0-0 Preston North End	EFL Championship
05/10/2023	Burnley 3-0 Preston North End	EFL Championship
14/09/2022	Preston North End 1-1 Burnley	EFL Championship
23/04/2016	Preston North End 0-1 Burnley	EFL Championship
05/12/2015	Burnley 0-2 Preston North End	EFL Championship

last five fixtures

Key Players to Watch in Preston Vs Burnley

Milutin Osmajic ( Preston North End)

Milutin Osmajic finding the back of the net against Norwich City (Image Credits: X/@Preston North End)

Milutin Osmajic is currently the second leading scorer for the Lilywhites with seven goals in 22 Championship games. The Montenegro international is currently in red-hot form having scored three goals in his last three matches while also setting up one assist.

James Trafford (Burnley)

James Trafford kept his 21 clean sheets of the season in this match against Oxford United (Image Credits: X/@Burnley)

James Trafford has been one of the outstanding players for the Clarets this season. He has an astonishing 21 clean sheets in 30 matches while also saving two penalty kicks he has faced this season. Trafford is yet to concede a goal in his last nine matches with the England U21 international aiming to keep that record intact.

Preston Vs Burnley Prediction

While the home side have performed well in recent matches, they are yet to showcase their brilliant best. With the team lurking in the mid-table, it’s high time for them to start delivering the results.

Visitors Burnley will be clear favourites for this game and will be aiming to take their unbeaten streak to 19 matches with a win here. With their defense dominating games, the attacking players will have to do their best to close the gap at the top.