What is the longest a team has gone without winning a league game at home?
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12-second readBurnley is on track to set an unwanted English football record if they fail to beat Portsmouth on 31 October, according to BBC Sport. The Clarets last won a home league match on 18 October 2025. Their next home match is against Portsmouth.
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Burnley is on track to set an unwanted English football record if they fail to beat Portsmouth on 31 October, according to BBC Sport. The Clarets last won a home league match on 18 October 2025. Their next home match is against Portsmouth.
Burnley have not won a home league match in 377 days, one day longer than Sheffield Wednesday's record of 376 days between April 2025 and May 2026. The record only includes teams within England's top four divisions.
Burnley have played 21 home league matches since their last win, with 10 draws and 11 losses. They have won other competitions at home, including an FA Cup match against Millwall in January 2026.
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Burnley will set an unwanted English football record if they fail to beat Portsmouth in their next home match on Saturday, 31 October. The Clarets have not won a home league match since beating Leeds United 2-0 in the Premier League on 18 October, 2025. Sheffield Wednesday currently hold the record for the longest time a team in England's top four divisions have gone without winning a home league match. The Owls failed to win a league game at home for 376 days between April 2025 and May 2026. Burnley's match against Pompey in the Championship later this month comes 377 days after that win over Leeds.
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