Burnley hope to end 2018 on a high against West Ham having spent the last few months firmly embroiled in a relegation dogfight.Sean Dyche’s men are three points adrift of safety following the 5-1 home defeat to Everton last time out.That result took the Clarets’ tally of goals conceded at 38 already for the season – just onefewer than in the whole of last term.
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What the managers are saying
Sean Dyche (Burnley): “Its not about befores, its about nows.The games coming up are massive for our season.Its not about concerns, its about realities we are where we are because we havent deserved any better. We havent kept the margins tight enough.”![Sean Dyche has a tough job on his hands at Turf Moor](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/12/GettyImages-1056755988.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=100)
Confirmed line-ups
Burnley: Heaton, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Barnes, WoodSubs: Vokes, Hendrick, Gibson, Hart, Vydra, Long, KoikiWest Ham: Fabianski, Antonio, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Arnautovic, Felipe Anderson, Lucas PerezSubs: Carroll, Adrian, Obiang, Masuaku, Xande Silva, Diangana, Coventry![Tony Cascarino’s combined XI is dominated by United legends](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/05/United-City.jpg?strip=all&w=595&quality=100)
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