Preston North End v Burnley, EFL Championship

The big picture

Preston North End come in 24th on the ladder with 8 points; Burnley are 22nd on 10. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

Preston North End are 1–11–2 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 0.9 goals for and 2.1 against.

Burnley are 1–6–7 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.9 against.

Form

Preston North End have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Sheffield United 2–3.

Burnley have won zero of their last five and most recently drew with Queens Park Rangers 1–1.

Head to head

These sides have met 125 times on our records since 1888: Preston North End 51, Burnley 45, 29 drawn.

Last time out (2024-25), it was a draw 0–0 at Deepdale.

Biggest margin between these two: Preston North End by 7 goals in 1890-91 (7–0).

Players to watch

For Preston North End, watch Callum Lang (4 goals in 2026-27) and Johnny Kenny (2 goals in 2026-27).

For Burnley, watch Largie Ramazani (3 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Zeki Amdouni (3 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27).

At Deepdale

Preston North End have won 4 of their last 19 at Deepdale.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.