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Burnley face Norwich City at Turf Moor in a crucial Premier League encounter

2021-10-01T17:07:57.510Z

PL PREVIEW: BURNLEY V NORWICH CITY

Burnley face Norwich City at Turf Moor in a crucial Premier League encounter

2021-10-01T17:07:57.510Z

Burnley face Norwich City at Turf Moor in a crucial Premier League encounter

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The Clarets entertain Norwich City on Saturday with both sides looking for their first Premier League win of the season.

Burnley drew 2-2 at the King Power Stadium last Saturday. The Clarets led twice through a Jamie Vardy own goal and a volley from new signing Maxwel Cornet in his first top-flight start.

Daniel Farke’s side lost at Goodison Park last Saturday. Goals from Andros Townsend (penalty) and Abdoulaye Doucoure gave the Toffees a 2-0 win.

Saturday will be Sean Dyche’s 400th game as Burnley manager. He is close to his nine-year anniversary as Burnley boss. Dyche is philosophical about reaching the landmark.

"I don't forget the past, I don't forget the players that have given us success, but also I don't sit there thinking about it, all I'm thinking about now is winning our next game.

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“The patience of our fans even through our tricky periods has been fantastic. They want to see wins. They’ve become a big part of what we have tried to achieve here.”

The Burnley boss has been encouraged by recent performances even if that elusive Premier League win hasn’t come.

“The performance at Leicester was a good one and a strong one. It’s an agreed moment between us that the next levels are to turn those good performances into wins.

“We are not too far away but you still need a smidge of luck. I believe in the performance levels and I believe in making your own luck through the performances.”

With regards to Norwich, Dyche knows they will be tricky opponents.

“It’s tough, we’ve been through it ourselves. They have come up for a second time. They are a decent outfit. You can’t find your way into the Premier League unless you are a decent outfit. We’ve got to make sure we look after ourselves.”

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Team news

Jay Rodriguez missed last week’s draw with the Foxes with a hamstring injury. He has been back in training and has a chance of being involved.

Matej Vydra was substituted at the King Power Stadium with a back injury. He has a good chance of playing against Norwich.

Kevin Long is in full training. He played 90 minutes for the Under 23s in their 3-1 win over Reading on Monday night and may come back into the squad.

Long-term absentee Dale Stephens remains unavailable through injury.

Connor Roberts is back in training but Saturday’s game will probably come to soon.

Cornet scored at the King Power Stadium on his first Premier League start. He picked up a hamstring injury before half time and is likely to miss this game.

For Norwich, Polish international Przemyslaw Placheta is likely to miss out again with Covid-19 symptoms.

Former Leeds United and West Ham defender Sam Byram has a thigh injury and is unlikely to play any part.

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Form guide

Burnley's last win in the Premier League came in a crucial 2-0 success at Fulham back in May. Their last four Premier League wins have all come away from home.

Norwich City’s last win in the Premier League came against Leicester City in February 2020. Jamal Lewis, now at Newcastle United, got the only goal that night.

City have won the Championship in two of the last three seasons. They only lost six of their 46 away games in those title-winning campaigns.

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Opposition camp

The Canaries are currently on a run of 16 successive losses in the top-flight. Six of those defeats have come this season. Only Portsmouth (2009/10) and Crystal Palace (2017/18), with seven, have had a longer losing streak from the beginning of a Premier League season.

The East Anglian side did win on their last visit to Turf Moor. They won the fourth-round FA Cup tie in January 2020 with goals from Grant Hanley and Josip Drmic. Erik Pieters scored for the Clarets.

The former Borussia Dortmund reserve team manager wants league results.

“There’s no replacement for points," said Farke.

"The earlier we can get off the mark the better. You have to win against the teams around you and we should have won against Watford. We want to pick up a point on the road or a surprising win.”

It’s a big afternoon for Tim Krul. He believes City should be judged after more games.

“Winning games is where confidence is going to come from but we’re Premier League players and we need to deal with losses and negativity," said the Netherlands international.

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Match stats

Both Josh Brownhill and Aaron Lennon could make their 50th Premier League appearances for Burnley on Saturday.

Burnley’s New Zealand international striker Chris Wood scored home and away against Norwich City in 2019/20. He has 48 goals in the competition - 47 for Burnley and one for Leicester City.

Krul is set to make his 200th Premier League appearance. He will be the 34th goalkeeper to reach the landmark.

Todd Cantwell is set to make his 100th league appearance for Norwich.

The Canaries have only won once at Turf Moor in the league – a 5-3 second-tier success in April 2003.

Referee

Kevin Friend

VAR

Craig Pawson

Kick off

Saturday 2 October 2021 3pm

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