West Ham United will play hosts to Burnley at the London Stadium on Saturday looking to stop the rot in the Premier League. They have suffered two heavy defeats away at Liverpool and Swansea City in their last two outings and will now look to bounce back at home against the Clarets. The Hammers are in real danger of suffering the agony of being relegated to the Skybet Championship and will need to turn their fortunes for the better by securing some favourable results in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, Sean Dyche’s men are all set for a top half finish if they can finish their season strong so there would be enough motivation for them to put in a good performance in London. The recent history of the fixture makes a grim reading for the visitors as the Clarets have not won any of their previous seven meetings with the Hammers, losing five of those seven matches. David Moyes is expected to deploy a 3-5-1-1 formation and might make some changes for this contest on Saturday.
3-5-1-1 West Ham United Predicted Lineup To Face Burnley
Defence
Adrian is set to start in goal for the Hammers once again with the Spanish keeper keeping only one clean sheet in their last seven games in all competitions. James Collins, Angelo Ogbonna and Aaron Cresswell will make up the three men defence for the Hammers.
West Ham United boss David Moyes will be hoping for a solid defensive display at home to Burnley to give themselves the best possible chance of securing a result on Saturday. However, they have shipped in 8 goals in their last two league matches versus Liverpool and Swansea City respectively.
Midfield
The trio of Mark Noble, Joao Mario and Cheikhou Kouyate is expected to start at the centre of the park with Pablo Zabaleta taking his place on the right flank while Michail Antonio starts on the left-hand side of the midfield. They will be tasked to create some chances and score the goals that will make the difference on the day.
Attack
David Moyes might deploy Marko Arnautovic as part of the Hammers’ attack as he plays off the shoulders of Javier Hernandez, who could lead the lines for the home team on Saturday. The Mexican forward would be hoping to get his name on the scoresheet versus Burnley after finding the back of the net against Watford, a few weeks back.
