Burnley vs Lincoln City prediction and preview

Championship · Tuesday 29 December 2026, 19:45 UTC

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Burnley vs Lincoln City

Championship · Tuesday 29 December 2026, 19:45 UTC · Turf Moor, Burnley

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Burnley vs Lincoln City preview

The Championship fixture between Burnley and Lincoln City is scheduled for Tuesday 29 December 2026 at 19:45 UTC at Turf Moor in Burnley. Burnley sit 22nd on 10 points after 14 matches, while Lincoln City sit 17th on 15 points after 14 matches.

Burnley come into the game with a D-D-L-L-D run in the league (0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Lincoln City's recent sequence reads L-L-W-D-L. Over their last 6, Burnley have scored 1.5 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Lincoln City average 1.2 scored and 2.7 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 1 time in the records we hold: Burnley won 0, 0 games were drawn and Lincoln City won 1. Those games averaged 5.0 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 24 Oct 2026, ended Lincoln City 4-1 Burnley.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
17Lincoln City144371424-1015LDWLL
22Burnley141761826-810DLLDD

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Head-to-head

1 meetings: Burnley 0, draws 0, Lincoln City 1.

Team news

Burnley expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Grégoire Coudert, Lucas Pires, Igor Julio, Kyle Walker, Hjalmar Ekdal, Josh Laurent, Largie Ramazani, Reo Hatate, Andréas Hountondji, Jamie Vardy

Lincoln City expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

George Wickens, Deji Elerewe, Sonny Bradley, Andrei Coubiș, Yunus Konak, Ben House, Freddie Draper

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