As soon as one round of matches ends, another begins and on Wednesday the 8th of July West Ham United meet Burnley at the London Stadium.
The hosts come into the game 4 points clear of the relegation zone but know they need to pick up more points if they are to secure their place in the Premier League for next season. Burnley on the other hand have the opportunity to qualify for the Europa League.
West Ham picked up a point on the weekend in a 2-2 draw at Newcastle United. The Hammers will be disappointed they did not take maximum points having taken the lead twice during the match. However, with the teams below them all losing, the point was enough to see them move further clear of the relegation zone.
That result also means West Ham are undefeated in their last 2 Premier League games having recorded an excellent 3-2 home victory over Chelsea. It is that result and performance which could push them on to avoid the drop this season.
However, there is still work to do, especially in defence. Trends show West Ham have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 games in all competitions. That includes each of their last 13 Premier League matches and West Ham have conceded exactly 2 goals in each of their last 4 league games.
Home form shows West Ham are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 Premier League matches. Both teams have scored in 3 of those 4 games.
Burnley were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Sheffield United on Sunday afternoon. It appeared as though Burnley were going to take maximum points but they conceded an equaliser with just 10 minutes of the game remaining. However, that result means Burnley are undefeated in their last 3 Premier League matches. In addition to the draw against Sheffield United, Burnley have defeated Watford at home and Crystal Palace away, both 1-0.
Trends show Burnley have seen under 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 Premier League games. That includes 2 of their last 3 away from home but they did suffer an extremely disappointing 5-0 loss at Manchester City recently.
Burnley are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 away league matches. During that time, they have picked up victories at Manchester United, Southampton and Crystal Palace.
Team news and West Ham are still without the injured midfielder Robert Snodgrass but will be hoping striker Sebastien Haller can recover from a hip injury to at least feature on the substitutes bench.
Burnley are definitely without three players as Ashley Barnes, Jack Cork and Matthew Lowton are injured. Central defender Ben Mee has joined them with a thigh injury but striker Chris Wood could come into the starting XI.
West Ham have improved in their last 2 games but come up against a stubborn Burnley team. West Ham should find the back of the net in this game but expect to see Burnley do the same and come away with maximum points.
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