Monday , 12 October 2026

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Burnley FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
West Bromwich Albion FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Burnley FC
Sun 23 Aug 2026 · 11:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 8' Callum Styles og
Harry Whitwell 18' 1–1
Isaac Price 46' 2–1
Isaac Price pen 65' 3–1
Y 26' Oliver Sonne
George Campbell 33' Y
Y 70' Marcus Edwards

Overview

Match Preview

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Burnley FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Assistant 1 Tim Wood
  • Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 9 20
2 Middlesbrough FC 9 18
3 West Ham United FC 9 16
4 Stoke City FC 9 16
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 9 14
7 Birmingham City FC 9 14
8 Millwall FC 9 14
9 West Bromwich Albion FC 9 14
10 Bristol City FC 9 14
11 Southampton FC 9 13
12 Charlton Athletic FC 9 13
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 9 12
14 Sheffield United FC 9 12
15 Wrexham AFC 9 11
16 Lincoln City FC 9 11
17 Bolton Wanderers FC 9 10
18 Norwich City FC 9 9
19 Portsmouth FC 8 8
20 Watford FC 9 8
21 Cardiff City FC 9 7
22 Burnley FC 9 7
23 Derby County FC 9 6
24 Preston North End FC 9 4

Head-to-Head

1
5
1
West Bromwich Albion FC 7 games · Avg 1.6 goals Burnley FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Burnley FC 2025-03-11 Burnley FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2024-11-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Burnley FC 2023-01-20 Burnley FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Burnley FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Burnley FC H 3–1 W
15 Aug Norwich City FC A 2–1 W
02 May Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–2 L
25 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 0–0 D
21 Apr Watford FC H 3–0 W
18 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–0 W
Burnley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–3 L
16 Aug West Ham United FC H 2–2 D
24 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
18 May Arsenal FC A 0–1 L
10 May Aston Villa FC H 2–2 D
01 May Leeds United FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC Burnley FC
#9 Position #22
14 Points 7
9 Played 9
4 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 4
10 Scored 13
9 Conceded 17
+1 GD -4
1.56 PPG 0.78
44% Win % 11%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Burnley FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 9th (14 pts). Burnley FC are 22nd (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
3/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Burnley FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
4/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
–/4
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
Jimmy Morgan 3 G 3 A
Isaac Price 2 G 1 A
Callum Styles 2 G
Aune Heggebo 2 G
Burnley FC
Zeki Amdouni 3 G 1 A
Zian Flemming 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — West Bromwich Albion FC and Burnley FC get this one started.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 8' Against the run of play, Callum Styles has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 13' Burnley FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 18' The England midfielder Harry Whitwell breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 2-0!
  • 23' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 26' Oliver Sonne was booked on 26.
  • 31' Aaron Ramsey, a England midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' A moment of madness from George Campbell on 33 minutes earns him a card. West Bromwich Albion FC will be frustrated.
  • 38' Josh Laurent has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 43' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. Burnley FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Isaac Price makes it 3-0.
  • 46' Connor Roberts is replacing Oliver Sonne for the Burnley FC side.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 57' Ugo Raghouber gets the nod from Burnley FC. He replaces Armando Broja and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' Brilliant from the ! Isaac Price makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a card for Marcus Edwards.
  • 71' Controversy at the stadium! Marcus Edwards argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 76' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 78' The crowd applauds Jimmy Morgan as he leaves the pitch. Barney Stewart steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
  • 81' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Harry Whitwell departs to be replaced by Rabby Nzingoula.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Jayson Molumby is replaced by Chris Mepham.
  • Full Time. West Bromwich Albion FC beats Burnley FC

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Burnley FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Scott Twine 2
Isaac Price 2
Brandon Thomas-Asante 1
Jay Rodriguez 1
Darnell Furlong 1
Nathan Tella 1
John Swift 1
Zian Flemming 1

Head to Head

2026-08-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Burnley FC 2025-03-11 Burnley FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2024-11-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Burnley FC 2023-01-20 Burnley FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Burnley FC

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2026-08-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Burnley FC W 2026-08-15 Norwich City FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2026-05-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-04-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-04-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Watford FC W 2026-04-18 Preston North End FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Burnley FC Form

2026-08-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Burnley FC L 2026-08-16 Burnley FC 2–2 West Ham United FC D 2026-05-24 Burnley FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2026-05-18 Arsenal FC 1–0 Burnley FC L 2026-05-10 Burnley FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC D 2026-05-01 Leeds United FC 3–1 Burnley FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Burnley FC xG
I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC59% Draw24% Burnley FC17%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Burnley FC
41%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Burnley FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC41% Draw45% Burnley FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
11.6%
2 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.6%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Burnley FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 24% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Burnley FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.