Burnley vs Norwich: Premier League preview, team news, stats, prediction, kick-off time
Maxwel Cornet out for Burnley; Billy Gilmour faces late fitness test; follow Burnley vs Norwich in our dedicated live match blog; watch free match highlights on Sky Sports digital platforms and YouTube channel at 5.15pm
Saturday 2 October 2021 08:47, UK
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Burnley vs Norwich in the Premier League on Saturday; kick-off 3pm.
Team news
Burnley will be without summer signing Maxwel Cornet for the visit of Norwich because of a hamstring injury he sustained on his first Premier League start against Leicester last weekend.
Clarets boss Sean Dyche revealed the Ivorian winger is "going well" but Saturday comes too soon for him, while strikers Matej Vydra and Jay Rodriguez are likely to be in contention after back and hamstring issues respectively.
Kevin Long, Dale Stephens and Connor Roberts remain sidelined.
Norwich will check on midfielder Billy Gilmour, who picked up a foot problem during training this week.
Centre-back Christoph Zimmermann (ankle) is expected to return following the international break, while midfielder Todd Cantwell remains unavailable because of personal reasons.
Poland winger Przemyslaw Placheta is stepping up his recovery from a coronavirus infection in pre-season, while full-back Sam Byram has also been able to join in some sessions again following his long-term hamstring issue.
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Jones Knows' prediction
Norwich have officially made the worst start by any side at this stage of a Premier League season. Six games, six defeats with a goal difference of -14. There have been signs of positive play at times but the confidence in terms of their attacking process looked at rock bottom in the defeat at Everton.
Meanwhile, Burnley are without a win in nine Premier League games, a run that has stretched 145 days. But this looks a fantastic opportunity to arrest that slide. For a team that have forgotten what it's like to win, Burnley are playing with their usual gusto and energy in the final third.
Sean Dyche's men have led for 173 minutes in games this season - in fact, they've led for 67 minutes longer than Manchester United have despite winning four games fewer. That tells me a good run of results is just around the corner if they keep doing the right things, starting here, where the first goal will be more crucial than ever.
If Burnley get it, something they have done in four of their six fixtures this season, I'd expect them to see out the game quite comfortably against Norwich's tame attack.
SCORE PREDICTION: 1-0
BETTING ANGLE: Burnley to be winning 1-0 at half-time (3/1 with Sky Bet)
Opta stats
- Burnley have only lost one of their last 11 league meetings with Norwich (W8 D2), winning both of their Premier League games against the Canaries.
- In their league history, Norwich have won just one of their 18 away games against Burnley (D3 L14), losing each of the last six in a row at Turf Moor since a 5-3 victory in April 2004.
- Burnley have never failed to score in their 18 home league games against Norwich, while their win rate of 77.8% in home league games against the Canaries is their highest among any opponent they've faced 15+ times at Turf Moor.
- None of the 43 meetings between Burnley and Norwich City in all competitions has finished 0-0 - it's the most either side has ever faced an opponent without having a single goalless draw in their respective histories.
- Burnley are winless in their last nine league games (D2 L7), their longest such streak since a run of 10 between April and September 2018.
