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ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
10/18/2014

Burnley vs West Ham United

Home - Burnley
Last away matches - D-L-D-L-W-L

Burnley are unbeaten in their last three Barclays Premier League meetings with the Hammers (W2 D1), scoring exactly twice in each encounter.Newcomers Burnley have struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League after breezing to promotion from the Championship last season and are in danger of being cut adrift at a perilously early stage of the season.The Clarets have failed to register a win in their opening seven games, with their four draws enough to keep them off the foot of the table by virtue of goal difference. Sean Dyche's side have shown a distinct lack of penetration in the final third, but have proved resilient at the back, leaving the manager in search of an effective balance between the two extremes.

Away - West Ham United
Last away matches - L-D-L-D-W-W

West Ham have won three of their first seven Premier League games of 2014-15; they won just three of their opening 20 PL matches last season.West Ham has proven themselves an entirely different animal this campaign and have the results to back it up.They have found form and Downing is performing like a new top signing. They also have Sakho, Valencia and Zarate who are blending in nicely too. Mark Noble missed the 2-0 win over QPR before the international break and could sit out the trip to Burnley. Andy Carroll, Joey O'Brien, Cheikhou Kouyate and James Collins will all miss the encounter through injury.Guy Demel and Ricardo Vaz Te are doubts, with Sam Allardyce likely to name the same starting XI from the victory against QPR.

Asian Handicap
Home - (+0.25)
Away - (-0.25)
Pick - West Ham United (-0.25)
Odds - 2.35
Stakes - 8/10