Burnley vs Everton Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Burnley vs Everton Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: December 27, 2025 | Turf Moor | Premier League | 15:00 GMT

With Christmas soon passing, we will be diving straight back into league football as the Premier League returns, as there is no time to lose for these sides, with relegation threatened Burnley desperately searching for points as they welcome midtable Everton to Lancashire who are looking to close the gap on Europe.

Burnley come into this game off the back of a well earned draw at Bournemouth, and they will see this as a perfect opportunity to carry on their form. Meanwhile, Everton, come into the game scoreless in two having lost to both Chelsea and Arsenal. Now, they head up north as they hope their fortunes will go that way too.

We are backing a routine Toffees win in this one.

Key Betting Tips: Everton to Win at 1.97 odds on BOYLESports represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our algorithm.

odds subject to change.

This match looks enticing from an Everton win outlook. The Toffees are notorious for being a side who you never know if they will perform or not until they step out onto the pitch. The thing they very strong at, however, is beating teams that they should beat, and Burnley fall under this category. As for Burnley, they have lost around 70% of their games this season.

Burnley vs Everton Predicted Lineups

Burnley Predicted XI (4-3-3): Martin Dubravka; Lucas Pires, Joe Worrall, Hjalmar Ekdal, Kyle Walker; Lesley Ugochukwu, Josh Laurent, Josh Cullen; Jacob Bruun Larsen, Ziam Flemming, Jaidon Anthony.

Alongside the suspended Hannibal Mejbri, Connor Roberts, Jordan Beyer, Maxime Esteve and Zeki Amdouni are all out through injury. However, the losses of Axel Tuanzebe and Lyle Foster to AFCON could prove two very costly absences.

Everton Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; Vitali Mykolenko, Michael Keane, James Tarkowski, Jake O’Brien; James Garner, Tim Iroegbunam; Jack Grealish, Carlos Alcaraz, Dwight McNeil; Thierno Barry.

As for the visitors, they are hit big by the AFCON absentees, with Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye both out. Jarrad Branthwaite, Seamus Coleman and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall join them with injury.

Burnley vs Everton Current League Standings

Burnley have had a return to the topflight similar to what many expected, sitting in 19th place in the league, already finding themselves seven points adrift of safety. They have a poor record of just three wins and two draws so far, losing 12 games.

As for the Toffees, David Moyes has them playing the best football most likely since he was last in Merseyside. The Evertonians are currently on seven wins, drawing three and have lost seven too, with 24 points. They are just five points behind fourth place Chelsea, and a win here will more than certainly give them a good chance of closing that gap.

Burnley vs Everton Head-to-Head Timeline

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

Through the last 15 years, these sides have met on 17 occasions. Everton have better record in this particular matchup, winning 10 meetings to Burnley’s six, with Everton winning the last game at Turf Moor back in December 2023.

• April 6, 2024: Everton 1-0 Burnley
• December 16, 2023: Burnley 0-2 Everton
• November 1, 2023: Everton 3-0 Burnley
• April 6, 2022: Burnley 3-2 Everton
• September 13, 2021: Everton 3-1 Burnley

Burnley and Everton Recent Matches Analysis

Burnley Last 5 Matches:

• Burnley 1-1 Bournemouth (A)
• Burnley 2-3 Fulham (H)
• Burnley 1-2 Newcastle (A)
• Burnley 0-1 Crystal Palace (H)
• Burnley 1-3 Brentford (A)

Burnley have had an awful past few weeks, losing seven of their last eight matches. Two of their three wins have come at home, but it stops there really. Just seven goals scored still, and they have lost five of their eight games at Turf Moor.

Everton Last 5 Matches:

• Everton 0-1 Arsenal (H)
• Everton 0-2 Chelsea (A)
• Everton 3-0 Forest (H)
• Everton 1-0 Bournemouth (A)
• Everton 1-4 Newcastle (H)

Everton have struggled in recent weeks but have found their games of much success. It seems to be that a solid backline performance translates to an overall top match and even wins for Moyes.

Burnley vs Everton Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with confidence in an away win. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Best Burnley vs Everton Betting Tips

Football Park’s Best Bet: Everton to Win @ 1.97 - Recent form suggests confidence in a home victory. With a 53.3% chance of an away win according to our incredible in-house algorithm, this seems like a strong value option.

Key Players to Watch: Burnley vs Everton

Josh Cullen (Burnley): The Irishman has come into his own since earning the captaincy. He has managed to produce four goal contributions so far, and has led his team pretty well so far.

Jack Grealish (Everton): With Ndiaye out in Morocco and Dewsbury-Hall out with injury, Grealish will need to step up in the final third without his fellow two starting midfielders. He has six goal involvements so far but will need to step up his productivity as he bids to find a way into the England team for next summer.

Burnley vs Everton Match Facts

Referee: Craig Pawson.

Broadcast Details:

UK: Sky Sports+ at 15:00 GMT.

Stadium Information: Located in Burnley, England, Turf Moor can hold up to just over 22,000 supporters, and this venue is expected to be packed for this clash, with the away fans eager to show support to continue this superb run, despite the date of the fixture and amongst other festivities.

Burnley vs Everton: Final Prediction

Burnley 0-1 Everton