Everton Vs Burnley: Premier League preview, confirmed lineups, team news and key stats

The latest matchday build-up for everton vs burnley arrives with confirmed lineups, a clear injury update and a clutch of head-to-head and season statistics that frame what to expect at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Kickoff is listed at 2: 30pm ET and players are warming up as lineups are announced.

Everton Vs Burnley — team news and confirmed lineups

Managers have named starting XIs and the matchday squads show clear attacking options for both sides. Everton’s starting lineup is listed as: Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Gueye; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, McNeil; Beto. Burnley’s starting lineup is listed as: Dubravka; Worrall, Esteve, Humphreys; Walker, Ugochukwu, Florentino, Pires; Hannibal, Anthony; Foster.

Team news notes that Burnley are without several key players, with Axel Tuanzebe and Armando Broja identified as the latest absentees. Everton enter the match with attacking form signals: Beto and Thierno Barry both scored in Everton’s recent win, with Barry’s goal noted as his first from the bench in the Premier League.

Key stats, form and head-to-head

• Everton are unbeaten in three Premier League meetings with Burnley (two wins, one draw) and kept clean sheets in each of those matches since a 3-2 defeat at Turf Moor in April 2022.
• Burnley have recorded three wins in their last 21 away games against Everton in all competitions, with those top-flight victories coming in 1975-76, 2017-18 and 2020-21.
• Everton are currently winless in their last six Premier League home games (two draws, four defeats), a run not exceeded since October 1998 when a longer home drought occurred.
• Burnley have shown resilience on the road, coming from behind to avoid defeat in three of their last four away league matches (one win, two draws, one loss). This season they have recovered six points from losing positions away from home.
• Burnley have scored more Premier League goals when losing than any other side this season, a pattern reinforced by their three goals in the most recent home match that all came while trailing.
• Since the start of September, Everton’s 14 home Premier League goals include only five from open play, the fewest open-play home goals in the competition in that period.
• Thierno Barry’s scoring run is highlighted: after failing to score in his first 14 Premier League appearances for Everton, he has now scored six in his last 14 appearances.
• Zian Flemming has contributed six of Burnley’s 17 away Premier League goals this season; historically only one Clarets player recorded more away goals in a single top-flight campaign.
• The previous three Premier League meetings between the two managers have been low scoring, producing just one goal in total and two consecutive 0-0 draws.

Match context and what to watch in everton vs burnley

This encounter is shaped by Everton’s need to arrest poor home form and Burnley’s tendency to fight back on the road. Everton arrive with momentum from a recent away win where both leading forwards were on the scoresheet; Burnley’s recent away recoveries and the frequency of goals scored while trailing underline their capacity to drag matches back into contention.

Practical matchday notes: kickoff is scheduled at 2: 30pm ET at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Lineups are confirmed and players are warming up. Match details and dynamics may evolve as the game progresses.

Recent updates indicate the teams are set and key injury absences have been named; further developments during the match will determine whether Everton convert home chances or whether Burnley’s comeback tendencies alter the result.