Burnley vs West Ham UnitedPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Turf Moor hosts one of the more interesting games of the opening round: two sides just relegated from the Premier League meeting each other straight away. The Championship comes in at 4.00 goals per game. Two opposite pre-seasons Burnley struggled: a draw with Notts County, defeats to Torino and Ajax and a heavy 4-1 loss at Real Salt Lake. West Ham fared far better, with a 3-1 over Portsmouth, a 5-0 at Stevenage and three European draws, including a goalless one at Rangers. A record that favours the visitors In the five recent head-to-heads West Ham have won three times and never lost, scoring on all five occasions. The most recent visit to Turf Moor ended 0-2. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.