West Ham v Burnley confirmed XIs and team news as Scott Parker makes tactical tweak
Scott Parker has made just one change to his Burnley side for today’s crunch six-pointer against West Ham.
The Clarets head to the capital looking to claim a big victory to stretch their gap away from the Premier League’s relegation zone.
A defeat, however, will draw them right back in, with the current gap sitting at just three points.
Burnley come into the game off the back of a 2-0 defeat to table-topping Arsenal, where they reverted to a back five.
But playing against a Hammers side that languish inside the bottom three, Parker has opted to name a more attacking side with a back four.
Loum Tchaouna comes back into the starting XI in place of Josh Laurent, who drops down to the bench.
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Lyle Foster returns to the bench after missing last week’s game with a sickness bug. Hjalmar Ekdal is fine to continue despite suffering a black eye and a cut in training during the week.
Jordan Beyer, Connor Roberts and Zeki Amdouni all remain sidelined.
As for the Hammers, they name an unchanged side after coming from behind to beat Newcastle United 3-1 last week, handing Nuno Espirito Santo his first win as Hammers boss.
TEAMS
West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Diouf, Potts, Fernandes, Paqueta, Bowen, Summerville, Wilson
Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Pieters, Igor, Guilhereme, Rodriguez, Magassa, Soucek, Irving, Golambeckis
Burnley: Dubravka, Walker, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Hartman, Florentino, Cullen, Ugochukwu, Tchaouna, Anthony, Flemming
Subs: Weiss, Ekdal, Pires, Laurent, Hannibal, Bruun Larsen, Edwards, Broja, Foster
Referee: Michael Salisbury
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