In this week 16 match on Dec 12th, Burnley and West Ham United will play a match in Burnley in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 18th placed Burnley is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Newcastle United. Callum Wilson struck first for Newcastle United in the 40th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Burnley couldn’t manage to score, and Newcastle United took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, 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, but Manuel Lanzini got the equalizer for West Ham United in the 40th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 87th minute on a goal by Arthur Masuaku to cap off a wild match. West Ham United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other 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 his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Burnley is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Maxwel Cornet and Chris Wood each having 2 goals in their last five
Sean Dyche’s Burnley squad will be without Jay Rodriguez, Ashley Barnes, Dale Stephens, Matěj Vydra, Phil Bardsley, Ashley Westwood and James Tarkowski, while West Ham United will be without Angelo Ogbonna.