Follow Mail Sport’s dwell weblog for the most recent rating, group information and updates as Burnley host Luton Town at Turf Moor in Premier League motion.
A tricky place to go (or not)?
Turf Moor. The proverbial ‘powerful place to go’ and lengthy away journey Premier League golf equipment dread. Or is it?
That basic cliche appears to be dropping its credibility in relation to Burnley, with Vincent Kompany’s aspect dropping 9 of their 10 residence league video games to date this season.
Not a really perfect document if the Clarets have hopes of staying up.
Here’s that dismal document in full.
11/08 – Burnley 0-3 Man City
27/08 – Burnley 1-3 Aston Villa
02/09 – Burnley 2-5 Tottenham
23/09 – Burnley 0-1 Man United
07/10 – Burnley 1-4 Chelsea
04/11 – Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace
25/11 – Burnley 1-2 West Ham
02/12 – Burnley 5-0 Sheffield United
16/12 – Burnley 0-2 Everton
26/12 – Burnley 0-2 Liverpool
10 targets scored and 24 conceded. Ouch!
Burnley look so as to add in assault
With each groups sitting within the relegation zone, they are going to be hoping to strengthen their squads this month.
One little bit of switch information that Mail Sport reported final evening is how Chelsea ahead David Datro Fofana is anticipated to finish a mortgage transfer to Burnley.
The 22-year-old spent the primary half of the season on mortgage at Union Berlin however scored simply as soon as in 12 Bundesliga apperances.
Vincent Kompany can be banking on the Ivory Coast striker serving to his aspect change into much less wasteful in entrance of purpose, with the Clarets netting simply 20 targets to date this marketing campaign.
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The Premier League winter break
It feels an age since we had Premier League motion on the agenda, with the FA Cup taking centre stage final week.
Tonight’s conflict between Burnley and Luton is the beginning of the highest flight’s winter break, with sides enjoying both this weekend or subsequent, and having the chance to get in some well-deserved relaxation.
This has been barely sophisticated by the FA Cup, with seven high flight sides – Wolves, Brentford, Luton, West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Everton and Crystal Palace – going through a 3rd spherical replay on both Tuesday or Wednesday, which is able to cut back their break day.
The 5 video games throughout this weekend are as follows.
Friday 19:45 – Burnley vs Luton
Saturday 12:30 – Chelsea vs Fulham
Saturday 17:30 – Newcastle vs Man City
Sunday 14:00 – Everton vs Aston Villa
Sunday 16:30 – Man United vs Tottenham
AFCON and Asian Cup absentees
As each continental tournaments get underway this weekend, a number of Premier League sides can be lacking key gamers over the subsequent month.
However, Burnley are one among simply three high flight sides – alongside Newcastle and Man City – to not lose a participant to both event.
Meanwhile, Kabore is Luton’s solely absentee, with Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu not making the ultimate squad for DR Congo.
Kabore has shone for the Hatters since becoming a member of on mortgage from Man City in the summertime and he can be an enormous miss at proper wing again.
Luton TEAM NEWS
Luton in the meantime are with out Issa Kabore, who’s at AFCON with Burkina Faso.
Jacob Brown additionally drops out of the beginning XI from their final league recreation in opposition to Chelsea, with the Hatters ahead suspended.
Jordan Clark and Chiedozie Ogbene substitute the pair.
Rob Edwards’ aspect beat Luton and Sheffield United, earlier than narrowly dropping to the Blues over the festive interval so they need to come into this conflict with loads of confidence.
Burnley TEAM NEWS
The large information for Burnley is Charlie Taylor would not make it after being pressured off with a shoulder drawback throughout final Friday’s FA Cup tie with Tottenham.
However, Lyle Foster – who went off with a foot situation in the identical recreation – IS match to begin in a serious enhance for the Clarets.
Elsewhere, Al-Dakhil, Ekdal and Cullen substitute Beyer, Taylor and Berge from their league recreation in opposition to Aston Villa on December 30.
Kompany concentrating on three factors
Burnley have actually improved over current league video games and had been unlucky to lose 3-2 to Aston Villa final day trip within the high flight.
Clarets boss Vincent Kompany retains full religion in his group regardless of their struggles and he’ll hope that perception filters by means of to his gamers tonight.
We’ll be getting group information from each side imminently.
A relegation six-pointer
Tonight’s conflict is a proverbial six-pointer on the backside of the desk.
Both groups have discovered life difficult since being promoted final season, though Luton have maybe impressed extra.
They at the moment sit 4 factors away from Burnley and a win for Rob Edwards’ aspect would take them out of the underside three and forward of Everton.
Meanwhile, the Clarets are determined for a victory to shut the hole on their relegation rivals, whereas successful video games like this in opposition to fellow strugglers is crucial if they’ll have any probability of staying up.
Here’s a snapshot of the underside of the Premier League desk forward of kick off.
The calm earlier than the storm
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