Manchester United 3-1 Burnley: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 18 April 2021

Result

Manchester United 3-1 Burnley

Premier League · Sunday 18 April 2021, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Manchester United 3-1 Burnley: match report

Manchester United beat Burnley 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 18 April 2021. The half-time score was 0-0.

Mason Greenwood opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Mason Greenwood (48'), Mason Greenwood (84') and Edinson Cavani (90+3'). Burnley scored through James Tarkowski (50').

Discipline: Manchester United received 1 yellow card; Burnley received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 2nd on 63 points from 31 and Burnley 17th on 33 points from 31. Manchester United went on to finish that season 2nd with 74 points, and Burnley 17th with 39.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Burnley in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mason Greenwood of Manchester United (8.7), ahead of Luke Shaw (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Manchester United wins, 3 draws and 1 for Burnley.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Yellow card · Aaron Wan-BissakaManchester United
  • 48'Goal · Mason GreenwoodManchester United · 1-0
  • 50'Goal · James TarkowskiBurnley · 1-1
  • 57'Yellow card · J. CorkBurnley
  • 84'Goal · Mason GreenwoodManchester United · 2-1
  • 89'Yellow card · James TarkowskiBurnley
  • 90+3'Goal · Edinson CavaniManchester United · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 6, draws 3, Burnley 1.

Team news

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Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Dean Henderson, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelöf, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay, Fred, Mason Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford

Burnley line-up (4-4-1-1)

Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Matthew Lowton, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Charlie Taylor, Johann Berg Guðmunds­son, Ashley Westwood, Jack Cork, Dwight McNeil, Josh Brownhill, Chris Wood