West Ham's Premier League survival bid continues with a tough test against Burnley at London Stadium on Wednesday evening.
David Moyes' Hammers have picked up four vital points against Chelsea (a 3-2 win) and Newcastle (a 2-2 draw), but will rue twice throwing away leads against the Magpies.
West Ham still sit four points above the relegation zone with five games left to play, but things can change fast at the bottom - and Sean Dyche's Burnley will prove difficult opponents as they seek European football.
Date, time and venue
West Ham vs Burnley is scheduled for a 6pm BST kick-off on Wednesday, July 8, 2020.
The match will be behind closed doors at London Stadium with no fans due to be present inside the stadium due to government guidelines regarding coronavirus.
How to watch
TV channel: West Ham vs Burnley will be televised live on BT Sport 2, with coverage starting from 5:45pm.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will be able to watch the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Team news
West Ham will check on record signing Sebastien Haller. The striker has yet to feature since the restart due to a hip injury but is now back in training.
Robert Snodgrass (back) and Felipe Anderson (hip) are still sidelined.
West Ham provisional squad: Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Lanzini, Bowen, Fornals, Antonio, Randolph, Johnson, Balbuena, Noble, Wilshere, Yarmolenko, Haller, Ajeti, Silva.
Burnley are likely to be without captain Ben Mee and midfielder Jack Cork for the remainder of the season.
Mee's thigh strain means Burnley have just two senior options at centre-half in James Tarkowski and Kevin Long, with the club apparently unwilling to bring in Ben Gibson from the cold.
Cork may need surgery on an ankle complaint and he and Mee join Matt Lowton and Ashley Barnes on the sidelines. However, Chris Wood and Johann Berg Gudmundsson made cameos off the bench against Sheffield United, while Robbie Brady was an unused substitute after recent injuries and the trio will feature in the squad again.
Burnley provisional squad: Pope, Peacock-Farrell, Jensen, Taylor, Tarkowski, Pieters, Bardsley, Long, Dunne, Thomas, Gudmundsson, Brownhill, McNeil, Brady, Westwood, Goodridge, Rodriguez, Vydra, Thompson, Wood, Benson.
Prediction: West Ham 1-1 Burnley
Every game is must-win when you're in a relegation battle, but the Hammers finally have a little breathing space above the drop zone.
That means Moyes' men can afford not to chase the game, and - privately - Moyes would probably take a point right now given the poor form of the teams below his team.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Of the 11 Premier League meetings between the sides, West Ham have won six to Brighton's four, with one draw.
However, Burnley have won the last two games, including a 3-0 demolition at Turf Moor last November.
Betting odds and tips
- West Ham to win: Evens
- Burnley to win: 100/30
- Draw: Between 13/5 and 11/4
- 1-1 draw: 7/1
- Tomas Soucek to score: 9/2
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