West Ham United vs Burnley. Premier League.
London Stadium.
Lukasz Fabianski set to return in goal; Charlie Taylor is Burnley's only injury doubt; follow West Ham vs Burnley with our live blog on Sky Sports website and app; watch free match highlights shortly after full-time on Sky Sports' digital platforms and YouTube channel
Friday 15 January 2021 17:03, UK
Team news and stats ahead of West Ham vs Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday; kick-off 3pm.
Lukasz Fabianski is set to return for West Ham when Burnley visit the London Stadium on Saturday.
The Poland goalkeeper withdrew from the starting XI at Everton on New Year's Day as a precaution due to a thigh problem and was replaced by Darren Randolph, who kept his place for the FA Cup win at Stockport.
Wing-back Arthur Masuaku is still recovering from knee surgery.
Charlie Taylor is Burnley's only doubt. The full-back has been sidelined since suffering a hamstring injury against Sheffield United at the end of last month.
Dwight McNeil returned from a groin problem as a substitute against Manchester United on Tuesday and could start, while striker Matej Vydra is also pushing for inclusion in the XI.
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It's hard to foresee anything but a drab, bitty and ultimately low-scoring encounter. Both teams are expertly organised in defence yet are not offering much going forward.
That has not stopped West Ham picking up points over the festive period with gritty draws against Southampton and Brighton and an even grittier win at Everton. I am not sure their current run is sustainable though with the performance against Stockport in the FA Cup sending out warning lights that things might be about to turn for David Moyes. They created an xG of just 0.85 in that one with the only goal coming via a set-piece to get them out of an embarrassing situation having played a full-strength team.
Meanwhile, Burnley are now back to their best, yet the markets do not seem to agree. Even in this one they are being priced up like a relegation-threatened side when really Sean Dyche's men are mid-table material. An away win at just under 4/1 is worth a look. It is also relevant that Burnley have won each of the last three meetings, without conceding.
Goals remain a problem for Dyche though, scoring just nine goals all season and they have scored more than once in just one of their last 15 Premier League games. But there have been shoots of light in that regard when assessing their expected goals data which has them registering a season total of 15.9 goals scored pointing to a slight underperformance in front of goal for the quality of chances they create. I am happy to back them here.
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