Hjalmar Ekdal suffers freak training ground injury
Burnley sign off for the November international break with a crunch six-pointer against relegation rivals West Ham.
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Scott Parker heads back to his former jaunt looking to stretch Burnley’s gap to the bottom three, which currently stands at three points after 10 games.
The Hammers are the side that sit directly below them in the league table, having endured a torrid start to the campaign that prompted Graham Potter to lose his job.
Nuno Espirito Santo hasn’t exactly enjoyed a new manager bounce, although he did win his first game last week as the Hammers came from behind to beat Newcastle United 3-1.
Here’s all the important information ahead of today’s fixture:
When and where is the game taking place?
Scott Parker takes his Burnley side to the London Stadium this afternoon (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)placeholder image
Scott Parker takes his Burnley side to the London Stadium this afternoon (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
The match is being held at West Ham’s London Stadium on Saturday, November 8, Kick off is at 3pm.
Is it on TV?
No, the game falls behind the UK’s Saturday 3pm blackout.
How else can I follow the game?
Burnley FC writer Matt Scrafton will be providing live updates on his X feed, followed by a match report, post-match reaction and further analysis on the Burnley Express’ website.
What’s the latest team news?
Lyle Foster comes back into contention after returning to training this week after missing last week’s defeat to Arsenal with a sickness bug.
Hjalmar Ekdal should also be okay to feature despite suffering a black eye and a nasty cut following an aerial collision in training. Despite needing stitches, the Swedish international should be available as long as the swelling comes down.
Elsewhere, Jordan Beyer, Connor Roberts and Zeki Amdouni all remain long-term absentees.
As for the Hammers, Dinos Mavropanos (leg), Oliver Scarles (collarbone) and Niclas Fullkrug (thigh) are all sidelined.
Nuno Espirito Santo also revealed he’s dealing with a couple of knocks coming out of the Newcastle game, but didn’t name the players affected.
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Scott Parker’s pre-match comments
“This is a big game.
“Like I always say, every game's big, but we’re playing against a side that have just come off a very good result as well.
“We understand the magnitude of the game as early as we are still in this season, but we go down there with a big amount of confidence and hopefully we're going to put in a good performance.”
What are the predicted teams?
West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Todibo, Diouf, Potts, Fernandes, Paqueta, Summerville, Bowen, Wilson
Burnley: Dubravka, Walker, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Hartman, Florentino, Cullen, Ugochukwu, Tchaouna, Anthony, Flemming
Who is the referee?
Michael Salisbury. He’s overseen seven games so far this season, dishing out 23 yellow cards and one red. He officiated Burnley’s 2-0 win against Sunderland back in August. Neil Davies is on VAR duty.
What are the latest odds?
West Ham: 10/11
Draw: 12/5
Burnley: 29/10
Odds according to SkyBet and are correct at the time of writing.
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