Scott Parker looking forward to West Ham United return
Scott Parker has made just one change to his Burnley side for today’s crunch six-pointer against West Ham.
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The Clarets head to the capital looking to claim a big victory to stretch their gap away from the Premier League’s relegation zone.
A defeat, however, will draw them right back in, with the current gap sitting at just three points.
Burnley come into the game off the back of a 2-0 defeat to table-topping Arsenal, where they reverted to a back five.
But playing against a Hammers side that languish inside the bottom three, Parker has opted to name a more attacking side with a back four.
Loum Tchaouna comes back into the starting XI in place of Josh Laurent, who drops down to the bench.
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London Stadium, home of West Ham United. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttardplaceholder image
London Stadium, home of West Ham United. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard
Jordan Beyer, Connor Roberts and Zeki Amdouni all remain sidelined.
As for the Hammers, they name an unchanged side after coming from behind to beat Newcastle United 3-1 last week, handing Nuno Espirito Santo his first win as Hammers boss.
TEAMS
West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Diouf, Potts, Fernandes, Paqueta, Bowen, Summerville, Wilson
Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Pieters, Igor, Guilhereme, Rodriguez, Magassa, Soucek, Irving, Golambeckis
Burnley: Dubravka, Walker, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Hartman, Florentino, Cullen, Ugochukwu, Tchaouna, Anthony, Flemming
Subs: Weiss, Ekdal, Pires, Laurent, Hannibal, Bruun Larsen, Edwards, Broja, Foster
Referee: Michael Salisbury
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