Team news, stats and how to follow ahead of Burnley vs Watford in the Premier League on Saturday; kick-off 6pm.
Team news
Burnley's new signing Wout Weghorst is in line to make his debut against Watford. Weghorst, a 6ft 6in forward who has scored six goals in 18 Bundesliga appearances this season, signed a three-and-a-half-year deal after joining from Wolfsburg for £12m.
Maxwel Cornet is available after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty but may not be risked from the start, while Charlie Taylor and Matej Vydra are "touch and go" according to Sean Dyche to make the squad.
Josh Brownhill is suspended after picking up his fifth booking of the season.
Watford have three players back from AFCON duty. William Troost-Ekong reported back to the London Colney training ground last week after Nigeria's elimination, while Morocco pair Adam Masina and Imran Louza are also in contention to make the squad.
Emmanuel Dennis is suspended due to his sending off against Norwich City.
How to follow
Follow the game in our dedicated live match blog. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after full-time.
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- Burnley have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three league games against Watford (W2 D1), as many as they'd managed in their previous 20 against the Hornets.
- Watford have won just one of their last 12 away league games against Burnley (D4 L7), winning 3-1 in the Premier League in August 2018.
- This is Burnley's first Premier League home game in 55 days, since a goalless draw with West Ham on 12th December. Excluding the 2019-20 season and its enforced break, only Southampton have had a longer gap between home games within a single season in the competition (56 days in 2016-17).
- This is the fourth meeting between the bottom two sides in the Premier League this season, and first not to involve Norwich City. The bottom side is unbeaten in all three so far, winning one (Arsenal against Norwich) and drawing the other two (Norwich at Burnley and Newcastle against Norwich).
- Since beating Manchester United 4-1 in November, Watford have taken just one point from their last 24 available in the Premier League (D1 L7), with the Hornets shipping 20 goals in that run.
- Watford have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 30 Premier League games. In the competition's history, only West Bromwich Albion have had a longer run without a shutout (34 between August 2010 and May 2011).
- Despite sitting bottom of the table, Burnley have conceded fewer goals (27) than any other side currently in the bottom half, albeit also having played fewer games. However, only Norwich (13) have scored fewer goals than the Clarets in the Premier League this term (16).
- Since having nine shots on target in their 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace in November, Burnley have managed just a further nine attempts on target in their six Premier League games combined. The Clarets were averaging 4.1 shots on target per game in their first 12 league games this term, compared to just 1.5 in their last six.
- Burnley have had more 0-0 draws than any other side in the Premier League this season (4), despite not yet playing half of their games. Only in 2014-15 (5) have the Clarets had more goalless draws in a single campaign in the competition.
- Roy Hodgson will be the 11th different manager to take charge of Watford in the Premier League (including caretakers), in what is their 287th game in the competition. Their average of 26 games per manager is the lowest in Premier League history, among teams to have played more than two seasons in the competition.
