Ahead of this weekend’s Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Burnley’s home clash with West Ham.
Burnley v West Ham United (Turf Moor)
Team news
Burnley
Burnley remain without Jonathan Walters, Nahki Wells and Dean Marney for West Ham’s visit to Turf Moor.
Marney, out since January with knee ligament damage, and recent arrival Wells (foot) are being phased into the Under 23 set-up to continue rehabilitation but are still some way from fitness.
Jonathan Walters Will be among Burnley’s absentees when they take on West Ham United
Walters is several weeks away with a knee problem, leaving Chris Wood, Ashley Barnes and Sam Vokes to contest the attacking roles.
Provisional squad: Pope, Lindegaard, Lowton, Long, Mee, Taylor, Ward, Tarkowski, Bardsley, Defour, Brady, Ulvestad, Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, Arfield, Gudmundsson, Vokes, Barnes, Wood.
West Ham
James Collins is West Ham’s only absentee for Saturday’s trip to Burnley.
He suffered an ankle injury in last month’s 0-0 draw at West Brom, and though he will soon be available, Saturday’s fixture comes too early.
James Collins misses out for the Hammers although the defender is near a return
With Pedro Obiang and Edimilson Fernandes again in full training, manager Slaven Bilic’s only concern surrounds whether Javier Hernandez is sufficiently fresh to start following his return on Thursday from international duty with Mexico.
Provisional squad: Hart, Adrian, Byram, Zabaleta, Cresswell, Masuaku, Fonte, Reid, Obiang, Rice, Fernandes, Antonio, Noble, Lanzini, Kouyate, Ogbonna, Arnautovic, Ayew, Carroll, Hernandez, Sakho.
Key match stats (supplied by Opta)
Burnley have lost five of their previous six Premier League encounters with West Ham United, winning the other clash at Turf Moor in February 2010 (2-1).
West Ham have won their last four Premier League matches against Burnley, they’ve only won five consecutive games versus a single opponent once in Premier League history (vs Blackburn between October 2006 and August 2008).
The Clarets are currently enjoying their longest ever unbeaten run in the Premier League (W2 D3 L0); they last went six top-flight games without defeat back in February 1975 (a seven-game streak).
West Ham will be looking to win consecutive Premier League games without conceding for the first time since December 2016, when they secured 1-0 victories over Burnley and Hull City.
Declan Rice celebrates West Ham’s 2-1 win at Burnley on the final day of last season
Burnley have played the highest percentage of passes long in the Premier League in both 2017-18 (23.6 per cent) and in 2016-17 (25.3 per cent).
Burnley (32) have afforded their opponents more shots from corner situations than any other Premier League side this season. In contrast, West Ham have seen their opponents record a league-low eight attempts from corners.
West Ham United have netted 36 goals in all competitions in 2017, as many as Tottenham’s Harry Kane has managed by himself.
Sean Dyche has made just five changes to Burnley’s starting XI in the Premier League this season, fewer than any other team. In contrast, Slaven Bilic has made 16 changes for West Ham, with only Liverpool (24) making more.
Burnley have also used fewer players in 2017-18 so far than any other side in the Premier League (17).
Robbie Brady has scored three goals in five Premier League games versus West Ham, more than against any other side in the competition.