Burnley vs Watford

Turf Moor is the venue as Burnley and Watford go head-to-head in an exciting Premier League relegation six-pointer.

Coming into this matchday, Burnley are winless in their last seven Premier League games in a row (D4, L3), which sums up their status as warm relegation candidates in a nutshell. Back to Turf Moor, where they have only won one of their last seven Premier League meetings with newly-promoted sides (D4, L2), may not necessarily be a good omen. What’s more, Sean Dyche’s men have only won one of their seven home league outings this season (D4, L2), scoring an underwhelming average of 1.14 goals per game in the process. Bringing the 2020/21 season into the equation, the ‘Clarets’ have recorded just one win in their last 20 Premier League fixtures (D8, L11). They can at least draw some confidence from going unbeaten in four consecutive top-flight matches at Turf Moor ahead of this encounter (W1, D3).

In the meantime, Watford eked out a 1-1 draw at Newcastle United over the weekend, bringing an embarrassing six-match losing run in the Premier League to a halt. However, the ‘Hornets’ go into proceedings frantically looking over their shoulders as they sit just a point clear of 18th-placed Norwich, though they boast two games in hand over the ‘Canaries.’ A lack of defensive prowess has seen Watford fail to keep a single clean sheet away from home this season, albeit they’ve conceded a decent average of 1.33 goals per league trip. Topically, Claudio Ranieri’s men have let in at least one goal in each of their last 29 Premier League fixtures en route to setting the fourth-worst such streak in the competition’s history.