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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5. CB - Bashir Humphreys
He's still not 100% match fit, but needs must at this moment in time with Maxime Esteve likely to miss out again (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Photo: Stu Forster
6. LWB - Lucas Pires
Likely to get the nod at left wing-back again, unless Scott Parker opts to bring Quilindschy Hartman back from the cold (Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images) Photo: Matt McNulty
7. CM - Florentino Luis
With Josh Cullen facing nine months out, Florentino will need to step up and make that position his own (Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images) Photo: Matt McNulty
8. CM - Lesley Ugochukwu
The Frenchman brings real presence and physicality to Burnley's midfield (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) Photo: Nathan Stirk