Premier League – Burnley face Southampton

Burnley at home against Soton – Thursday – 8:45pm GMT – Turf Moor.

Twelfth placed Soton, are away to eighteenth placed Burnley on Thursday.

Home Fans Nervous About Relegation, as Burnley Host Southampton on Thursday

Burnley drew 1-1 when they visited West Ham United, their disappointment was further deepened, having previously drawn against Norwich City, they must now try and get a positive result from this fixture.

Also, these are challenging times for Michael Jackson’s Burnley, having suffered five losses in seven meetings, and taking them into relegation territory. This is a run of form that has to be stopped quickly. With 25 points, they currently sit eighteenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 4 wins, 14 losses and 13 draws having won four matches, drawn 13 fixtures, and lost 14 games.

Playing at home, Burnley have won three games, drawn six matches, and lost six fixtures.

A win in this fixture would take Burnley’s points to 28 in the League.

Burnley are no strangers this season to illness and injury and Michael Jackson is concerned that Thursday’s fixture could see him without four of his key players.

This season’s Premier League campaign, has so far seen Southampton achieve 39 points

Soton come to this fixture on the back of a victory, having beaten Arsenal 1-0 at St. Mary’s Stadium.

Also, Soton need to find a way to generate wins on a consistent basis, as they’ve recorded four losses in their last six games. With a twelfth position in the league and 9 wins, 11 losses and 12 draws, they currently have 39 points in the League having won nine fixtures, drawn 12 games, and lost 11 meetings.

Soton now travel, knowing that their current away form is woeful. So far this season they have won three meetings, drawn five fixtures, and lost seven meetings matches on the road.

A victory for Southampton would put them on 42 points.

Ralph Hasenhuttl will be forced to make changes to the plans for his squad, as injury or illness has depleted him of one of his Soton players.

Burnley v Southampton – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels these two teams have previously met each other 24 times with the record being eight wins and nine draws for Burnley. Further, the two sides have drawn the last two matches they’ve played. The last time both teams met in this competition was October 2021 and the score line ended up with a 2-2 draw.

Other standout players for Burnley are Ben Mee and Josh Brownhill with one goals each and for Soton are Stuart Armstrong and Mohamed Elyounoussi with two goals and two goals respectively.