Burnley will travel to London to take on West Ham United in the Premier League on Saturday. The Clarets can ensure a top half finish if they can get a few victories under their belt going into the final stretch of the season. Sean Dyche’s men will travel to the London Stadium at the back of a hard-fought 2-1 home win versus Everton in their last league outing. They will be full of confidence going into this clash but will face a David Moyes side, who will be desperate to secure the three points on the day.
The Hammers are currently in danger of being relegated at the end of the season and will look to earn a victory on Saturday to boost their chances of survival. 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. Sean Dyche is expected to opt for a 4-4-2 formation and might hand Chris Wood a start up top.
4-4-2 Burnley Predicted Lineup To Face West Ham United
Defence
Nick Pope will lineup in goal for the Clarets once again after conceding one goal in each of his last 7 matches. He might be shielded by a back four consisting of Ben Mee and James Tarkowski at the heart of the defence while Matthew Lowton takes his place at right-back and Stephen Ward plays as the left-back.
The success of this Burnley team has been built on their defence this season. The Clarets have just conceded 26 goals in 29 Premier League matches so far which is the fourth best defensive record in the division. We can expect another tight performance at the back by Sean Dyche’s men but whether they can keep a clean sheet against the Hammers remains to be seen.
Midfield
Jack Cork and Jeff Hendrick will start for the Clarets at the centre of the park with Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson hugging the left touchline while Aaron Lennon looks to use his pace on the right flank. It will up to the midfield four to help their defence and also provide support to their forwards in the final third.
Attack
Ashley Barnes is expected to lead the lines up top alongside the returning Chris Wood. Barnes scored the equaliser while Wood scored the winner in their last league match versus the Toffees and the duo will hope to get their names on the scoresheet once again when they lace up against the East London outfit.
Sean Dyche may call upon the services of Sam Vokes from the bench to break down the Hammers defence if required.
