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Everything you need to know about Burnley v West Ham

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What time is kick-off?

Saturday, October 14 at Turf Moor 3pm

Which channel can I watch it on?

The game isn’t being shown live in the UK but audio commentary is on BBC Radio London 

Outside the UK it will be broadcast by NBC Sports, Universo, Premier League Pass and Fubo Premier among others and will be widely available on Internet streams.

Team news

Burnley remain without Jonathan Walters, Nahki Wells and Dean Marney.

Marney, out since January with knee ligament damage, and recent arrival Wells (foot) are being phased into the Under-23 set-up to continue rehabilitation but are still some way from fitness.

Walters is several weeks away with a knee problem, leaving Chris Wood, Ashley Barnes and Sam Vokes to contest the attacking roles.

Provisional squad: Pope, Lindegaard, Lowton, Long, Mee, Taylor, Ward, Tarkowski, Bardsley, Defour, Brady, Ulvestad, Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, Arfield, Gudmundsson, Vokes, Barnes, Wood.

James Collins and Edimilson Fernandes are West Ham’s only absentees. Collins suffered an ankle injury in last month’s 0-0 draw at West Brom.

Team from: Hart, Adrian, Byram, Zabaleta, Cresswell, Masuaku, Fonte, Reid, Obiang, Antonio, Noble, Lanzini, Kouyate, Ogbonna, Arnautovic, Ayew, Carroll, Hernandez, Sakho.

Match Officials:

Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistant Referees: Eddie Smart & Mick McDonough
Fourth Official: Mike Dean

Last five Meetings:

Burnley 1-2 West Ham United, Premier League, May 21 2017

West Ham United 1-0 Burnley, Premier League, December 14 2016

West Ham United 1-0 Burnley, Premier League, May 02 2015

Burnley 1-3 West Ham United, Premier League, October 18 2014

Burnley 0-2 West Ham United, Premier League, October 29 2013

Away day guide advice on Directions, Car Parks, Stadium Prices, Away pubs and visiting Turf Moor from Awaygames.co.uk

http://www.awaygames.co.uk/away-day-guides/burnley-away/

Betting 

Burnley to win: 7/4

Draw: 23/10

West Ham to win: 15/8

Match Facts

Burnley have lost five of their previous six Premier League encounters with West Ham United, winning the other clash at Turf Moor in February 2010 (2-1).

West Ham have won their last four Premier League matches against Burnley, they’ve only won five
consecutive games versus a single opponent once in Premier League history (vs Blackburn between October 2006 and August 2008).

The Clarets are currently enjoying their longest ever unbeaten run in the Premier League (W2 D3 L0); they last went six top-flight games without defeat back in February 1975 (a seven-game streak).

West Ham will be looking to win consecutive Premier League games without conceding for the first time since December 2016, when they secured 1-0 victories over Burnley and Hull City.

Burnley have played the highest percentage of passes long in the Premier League in both 2017-18 (23.6%) and in 2016-17 (25.3%).\

Burnley (32) have afforded their opponents more shots from corner situations than any other Premier League side this season. In contrast, West Ham have seen their opponents record a league-low eight attempts from corners

West Ham United have netted 36 goals in all competitions in 2017, as many as Tottenham’s Harry Kane has managed by himself.

Sean Dyche has made just five changes to Burnley’s starting XI in the Premier League this season, fewer than any other team. In contrast, Slaven Bilic has made 16 changes for West Ham, with only Liverpool (24) making more.

Burnley have also used fewer players in 2017-18 so far than any other side in the Premier League (17).

Robbie Brady has scored three goals in five Premier League games versus West Ham, more than against any other side in the competition.

 

Come on you Irons!

 

About Sean Whetstone

I am Season Ticket Holder in West stand lower at the London Stadium and before that, I used to stand in the Sir Trevor Brooking Lower Row R seat 159 in the Boleyn Ground and in the Eighties I stood on the terraces of the old South Bank. I am a presenter on the West Ham Podcast called MooreThanJustaPodcast.co.uk. A Blogger on WestHamTillIdie.com a member of the West Ham Supporters Advisory Board (SAB), Founder of a Youtube channel called Mr West Ham Football at http://www.youtube.com/MrWestHamFootball, I am also the associate editor here at Claret and Hugh. Life Long singer of bubbles! Come on you Irons! Follow me at @Westhamfootball on twitter

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