West Ham eyeing back-to-back victories in Burnley meeting.
Having picked up a victory over Newcastle last time out, the Hammers face newly promoted Burnley in this bottom-table clash as they look to pick up back-to-back victories for the first time this season. West Ham United vs. Burnley kicks off at 15:00 [GMT] on Saturday, November 8, at the London Stadium.
West Ham [DLLLW] United will look to build on their long-awaited return to winning ways when they welcome Burnley to the London Stadium. The Hammers ended a six-match winless run in the Premier League (D1 L5) with a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United, and Nuno Espírito Santo will want to see his side carry that momentum into back-to-back wins for the first time since February. West Ham have dominated recent meetings between the sides, unbeaten in their last six league games against Burnley (W3 D3). Before that, they had lost four of five against the Clarets, but the balance of power has firmly shifted. At home, West Ham have been even stronger, losing just two of their last 11 top-flight encounters with Burnley (D2 L7), those defeats coming in 2018 and 2020. Historically, when West Ham score, they don’t lose this fixture — they’ve gone unbeaten in their last 11 Premier League games against Burnley when finding the net (W8 D3). The key, then, will be maintaining their attacking threat, which showed signs of revival last weekend. More than half of their 16 shots on target under Espírito Santo have come in that one match against Newcastle — a sign that confidence may be returning in the final third. A 4—2—3—1 formation with Callum Wilson in attack is expected against newly promoted Burnley.
Burnley [LLWWL] sit right above the Hammers in 17th place, having accumulated only 10 points and arrive in London with their own struggles. The Clarets have won just two of their last 11 top-flight away matches against West Ham, and their overall form has been worrying. They have the fewest shots in the Premier League this season (74), averaging just 7.4 per game — the lowest figure since records began in 1997-98. However, when they do shoot, they tend to make it count. Their 16.2% shot conversion rate is second only to Tottenham Hotspur, highlighting an efficiency that could punish any defensive lapse. For Burnley, the challenge will be sustaining pressure. They’ve registered the worst shot differential in the league both when drawing (-54) and when trailing (-25), suggesting they often struggle to recover once behind. Zian Flemming will be saddled with the responsibility of leading Burnley’s attack when they appear with the familiar 4—2—3—1 formation.