In a mid week match on Wednesday Dec 15th, in week 17, Burnley hosts Watford at Turf Moor in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 18th placed Burnley is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Newcastle United. Callum Wilson struck first for Newcastle United in the 40th minute on a feed from Fabian Schär, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Burnley was frustrated by Newcastle United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Newcastle United ended the match with the shutout victory. Burnley looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while watford is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Brentford. Emmanuel Dennis scored the first goal for Watford in the 24th minute, then Pontus Jansson tied it up for Brentford in the 84th minute on a feed from Marcus Forss Finally they completed the comback in the 95th minute on a penalty goal by Bryan Mbeumo to cap off a wild match. Watford looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Emmanuel Dennis has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Watford. For Burnley, their top scorers are Maxwel Cornet and Chris Wood, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
Ashley Barnes, Dale Stephens, Phil Bardsley, Ashley Westwood and James Tarkowski are unavailable to play for Burnley, while Watford will be without Adam Masina, Ismaila Sarr and Ben Foster.