West Ham United vs Burnley LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as West Ham United face Burnley in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after a dominant 2020/21 season and Pep Guardiola's side are favourites to win it again boasting as they do one of the best squads in Europe.
European champions Chelsea have proven they have what it takes to dethrone City, however, having done it in last season's Champions League final and will be hoping to add a domestic title to the one won in Porto.
Liverpool were winners back in 2020 ending a 30-year wait for league glory and Jurgen Klopp is sure to have them back challenging again at the sharp end this season too while Manchester United will be looking to be back in the title picture with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his former club in the summer.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Norwich, Watford and Brentford promoted to the top tier for 2020/21 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
West Ham United vs Burnley
BURNLEY (4-4-2): Nick Pope; Matthew Lowton, Nathan Collins, James Tarkowski (c), Charlie Taylor; Maxwel Cornet, Ashley Westwood, Jack Cork, Dwight McNeil; Jay Rodriguez, Wout Weghorst.
West Ham United vs Burnley
SUBS: Said Benrahma, Pablo Fornals, Vladimir Coufal, Mark Noble, Andriy Yarmolenko, Alphonse Areola, Arthur Masuaku, Ryan Fredericks, Alex Kral.
West Ham United vs Burnley
WEST HAM UNITED (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Ben Johnson, Craig Dawson, Issa Diop, Aaron Cresswell; Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice (c); Jarrod Bowen, Manuel Lanzini, Nikola Vlasic; Michail Antonio.
West Ham United vs Burnley
Burnley, meanwhile, find themselves in a mess after ruthlessly dispensing of their long-time boss Sean Dyche. The Clarets remain four points from safety in the relegation zone and have conceded at least twice in each of their last six Premier League games. They'll be hoping their change at the top leads to some improvement.
West Ham United vs Burnley
West Ham enter this Easter weekend on a high after booking their place in the Europa League semi-finals midweek, with recent results for other teams also boosting their hopes of returning to Europe next season. The Hammers will be confident of another home win, having scored in each of their last 17 Premier League home games.
West Ham United vs Burnley
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