On the 12th of December, Burnley will host West Ham United at Turf Moor in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 18th placed Burnley, recorded a 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 west Ham United sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Chelsea. Thiago Silva struck first for Chelsea in the 28th minute on a feed from Mason Mount, then Manuel Lanzini tied it up for West Ham United in the 40th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 87th minute on a goal by Arthur Masuaku. West Ham United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season West Ham United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Manuel Lanzini has been the most prolific scorer on West Ham United in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. For Burnley, their top scorers are Maxwel Cornet and Chris Wood, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
Sean Dyche’s Burnley squad will be without Jay Rodriguez, Ashley Barnes, Dale Stephens, Matěj Vydra, Phil Bardsley, Ashley Westwood and James Tarkowski, while David Moyes’s West Ham United squad will be without Angelo Ogbonna.