Burnley v Norwich predictions: Clarets can end long wait for home win

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Burnley v Norwich in the Premier League on Saturday.

When to bet

3pm Saturday

Best bet

Burnley
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Team news

Burnley
Maxwel Cornet has been ruled out with a hamstring injury but Matej Vydra and Jay Rodriguez are both available.

Norwich
Christoph Zimmermann faces a late fitness test but Przemyslaw Placheta is expected to miss out. Todd Cantwell could return.

Match preview

The Premier League’s bottom two tussle in a must-win fixture at Turf Moor, where Burnley can condemn Norwich to a seventh straight defeat.

Sean Dyche’s Clarets are only two points better off than basement boys Norwich, but there has been enough promise in their performances to suggest that their time is fast approaching.

Burnley battled hard for a 2-2 draw at Leicester last weekend - they also had an injury-time goal ruled out - and prior to that had won the shot count 18-13 in a narrow 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal.

Dyche’s men have dropped more points from winning positions than any other side in the Premier League this season with ten but, unlike previous opponents, Norwich look unable to capitalise if falling behind.

The Canaries have zero points from six games, a goal difference of -14 and have the lowest xG total in the division at just 5.3.

Burnley are enjoying their sixth consecutive season in the top-flight and recording wins over relegation rivals has enabled them to consistently outperform expectations.

Key stat

Burnley have opened the scoring in four of their six Premier League matches.

Inside info

Burnley

Penalty taker Chris Wood
Free-kick wizard Johann Gudmundsson
Aerial set piece threat James Tarkowski
Card magnet Ashley Westwood

Norwich

Penalty taker Teemu Pukki
Free-kick wizard Billy Gilmour
Aerial set piece threat Grant Hanley
Card magnet Pierre Lees-Melou

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