Maxime Esteve, Joe Worrall and Zian Flemming are all fitness doubts ahead of Saturday’s trip to the Amex, where the Clarets will be aiming to end a miserable run of 10 games without a win.
Jordan Beyer, Connor Roberts, Josh Cullen and Zeki Amdouni are all sidelined, while Axel Tuanzebe, Hannibal and Lyle Foster remain away at AFCON.
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With that in mind, manager Scott Parker is fairly limited in terms of what changes he can make to his side on the south coast this weekend.
Here’s how we expect the Clarets to line up:
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1. GK - Martin Dubravka
The Slovakian international will be looking to bounce back after his error against his former club Newcastle on Tuesday (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) Photo: Nathan Stirk
2. RWB - Kyle Walker
After a shaky start, Walker had the better of Anthony Gordon during the midweek defeat to Newcastle. Now has the captain's armband in Josh Cullen's absence (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) Photo: Nathan Stirk
3. CB - Josh Laurent
Laurent spoke of his hurt in midweek despite notching his first ever Premier League goal against Newcastle (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) Photo: Nathan Stirk
4. CB - Hjalmar Ekdal
The centre back could do with a convincing display after a mixed run of displays at the heart of Burnley's defence (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) Photo: Nathan Stirk