MATCH PREVIEW: FULHAM V BURNLEY (2023)

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Clarets head to London for final fixture before Christmas

2023-12-22T19:00:00.000Z

MATCH PREVIEW: FULHAM V BURNLEY (2023)

Clarets head to London for final fixture before Christmas

2023-12-22T19:00:00.000Z

Clarets head to London for final fixture before Christmas

Burnley travel to Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon (3pm) as Vincent Kompany’s men take on Fulham.

Victory for the Clarets could see Kompany’s side close the gap to just three points from climbing out of the bottom three.

The Clarets are unbeaten against Fulham in their last four games in all competitions and have won in their previous two trips to Craven Cottage.

Burnley will be supported by another strong following in London just before Christmas.

Vinny's notes ahead of today's Boxing Day game

Where to watch?

The game will not be streamed on Clarets+ due to Premier League rules and regulations and is not available on any of Sky Sports or TNT Sports.

However, live audio commentary is available on Clarets+ from 2:45pm with Phil Bird.

Full match highlights, goals and interviews will be available to view after the match on Clarets+ and across all social media channels.

Click here to view all our Clarets+ packages.

Fulham

The Cottagers have been promoted from the Championship three times and relegated from the Premier League in the last five seasons.

Boss Marco Silva took charge of Fulham in July 2021 and guided the Cottagers to the Championship league title in his first campaign before securing an impressive 10th place finish in the top-flight.

Ahead of a second season in the Premier League, Silva bolstered his side with signings of Raul Jimenez & Adam Traore from Wolves, Alex Iwobi from Everton, Calvin Bassey arriving from Ajax, Timothy Castagne signing from Leicester City and Steven Benda joining from Swansea City.

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Form Guide

Burnley will be looking to claim a second victory on the road in London before Christmas and return to the impressive form which saw Kompany's men pick up points against Sheffield United and Brighton.

The Clarets suffered a 2-0 defeat to Everton last time out but gained a point in their previous away trip at the Amex.

Fulham head into Saturday's clash after securing a Carabao Cup semi-final spot on Tuesday night at Goodison Park.

The Cottagers are in fine form and finding the back of the net on a frequent basis. Prior to suffering defeat at Newcastle last week, Silva's side have won their previous three home games scoring 13 goals against Wolves, Forest and West Ham.

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What Vincent Kompany said

"I love it (festive fixture schedule) because it doesn’t make sense! The romance of English football, but it’s appreciated by everyone. It's a special period of the year.

"You're in a different mindset. You are tested physically and mentally and it can be tough over the Christmas schedule but I do enjoy it.

"I'm fine with it (going to Fulham two days before Christmas) and I wouldn't allow the team to complain about it either, it's part of the schedule and everyone has it.

"It won't' be easy at all and it's a tough fixture list, but you want to make use of these type of periods to try get results where you might not get results in a normal time of the season and that’s the mentality we need."