In a mid week match on Thu Apr 21st, in week 30, Burnley hosts Southampton at Turf Moor in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Burnley is fresh off their 1-1 draw against West Ham United. Wout Weghorst struck first for Burnley in the 33rd minute, then Tomáš Souček tied it up for West Ham United in the 74th minute earning West Ham United at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Southampton is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Arsenal. Jan Bednarek struck first for Southampton in the 44th minute on a feed from Mohamed Elyounoussi, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Arsenal was frustrated by Southampton’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Southampton ended the match with the shutout victory. Southampton is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 23rd of October, Southampton and Burnley battled to a 2-2 draw. Maxwel Cornet struck first for Burnley in the 13th minute, then in the 41st minute, Nathan Redmond sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Valentino Livramento .
Mohamed Elyounoussi and Aymeric Laporte are the top scorers for Southampton in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Burnley is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Maxwel Cornet and Jay Rodriguez each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Sean Dyche’s squad will be without Jóhann Guðmundsson, Dale Stephens, Matěj Vydra, Erik Pieters and Ben Mee, while Ralph Hasenhüttl’s squad will be without Alex McCarthy.