Scott Parker appears to have changed to a back four for Burnley’s clash against fellow strugglers West Ham this afternoon.
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It’s understood the defender might have picked up an injury.
Hannibal takes his spot in the team, meaning the Clarets revert to a back four of Kyle Walker, Maxime Esteve, Bashir Humphreys and Lucas Pires.
Zian Flemming also comes into the side as a like-for-like replacement for Lyle Foster, who was also below-par during the 3-0 defeat at the Stadium of Light.
January signing James Ward-Prowse misses out as he’s ineligible to face his parent club.
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Hannibal starts in a three-man midfield (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)placeholder image
Hannibal starts in a three-man midfield (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Quilindschy Hartman is left out again, while Jordan Beyer, Connor Roberts, Josh Cullen, Mike Tresor and Zeki Amdouni all remain sidelined.
As for the Hammers, Alex Disasi comes in for his debut in place of the suspended Jean-Clair Todibo.
Callum Wilson, a regular nemesis of Burnley’s down the years, also starts as Nuno Espirito Santo makes three changes from their 3-2 defeat to Chelsea, including a switch of the goalkeepers.
TEAMS
Burnley: Dubravka, Walker, Esteve, Humphreys, Pires, Florentino, Hannibal, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Anthony, Flemming
Subs: Weiss, Ekdal, Worrall, Bruun Larsen, Laurent, Tchaouna, Barnes, Broja, Foster
West Ham: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Disasi, Mavropanos, Diouf, Soucek, Fernandes, Summerville, Bowen, Wilson, Castellanos
Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Traore, Pablo, Magasa, Scarles, Potts, Kante
Referee: Darren England
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