In this week 35 match on the 30th of April, Watford plays host to Burnley in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Watford sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-5 loss against Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus struck first for Manchester City in the 4th minute, then Gabriel Jesus added another in the 23rd minute. Watford looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Burnley recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matěj Vydra struck first for Burnley in the 62nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Wolverhampton Wanderers was frustrated by Burnley’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Burnley ended the match with the shutout victory. Burnley is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 5th of February, Burnley and Watford battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Burnley nor Watford could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Nathan Collins has been the most effective weapon for Burnley lately. The Irish defender has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Cucho Hernández has been the most effective weapon for Watford lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches
Samuel Kalu is unavailable to play for Roy Hodgson’s team, while Michael David Jackson’s squad will be without Jóhann Guðmundsson, Ashley Westwood, Erik Pieters and Ben Mee.