Burnley – West Ham: relegation six-pointer at Turf Moor
Two points. The same panic. Ninety minutes that could tip a season. Burnley, second-bottom, host West Ham, 18th. It’s a classic six-pointer. Not the kind of fixture that gets neutral fans salivating, but it will turn Turf Moor into a pressure cooker. The Clarets sit eleven points from safety. The Hammers are six behind Nottingham Forest, the first side outside the drop zone. In short: it’s urgent.
Burnley: the setback that hurts 
For a few weeks Burnley looked like they could breathe again. Four matches unbeaten across all competitions. Gutsy draws with Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham. Results that felt like wins to a side stuck in the red zone. Then Sunderland showed up. A brutal 3-0 away and reality slammed back in.
That thrashing reminded everyone of the cold truth. Burnley have already lost 15 league games this season. Only Wolves have it worse. And they haven’t won in the Premier League for fifteen matches. Two more and they’ll match a record that dates back to 1889–90. Yes, really. If that wasn’t bad enough, recent history against West Ham offers no comfort for the Turf Moor faithful: eight games without a victory. That’s enough to give fans cold sweats before kickoff.
West Ham: chances wasted and fragile confidence 
West Ham arrive full of regrets. At Chelsea they led 2-0 and then collapsed to lose 3-2. Cruel. Predictable, even. This season Nuno Espírito Santo’s side have already thrown away 18 points after scoring first. Seven times they’ve lost from in front. That’s a ton of unnecessary damage.
The manager will point to the few bright spots in 2026 — wins in January at Tottenham and Sunderland that bought some breathing room. They know they travel poorly. One win in their last ten away trips, two wins in their last twelve overall across competitions. Historically they do have the edge: 10 wins in 19 Premier League meetings with Burnley. But history doesn’t pick you up off the pitch tonight.
And here’s the ugly stat: after defeats to Sunderland and Leeds, West Ham could become the first side since 2009–10 to lose to all three promoted teams in one season. London fans don’t want that on the CV.
Likely line-ups
Burnley:
Dubravka ; Tuanzebe, Esteve, Humphreys ; Walker, Ugochukwu, Luis, Pires ; Edwards, Anthony ; Broja
West Ham:
Areola ; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf ; Soucek, Fernandez ; Bowen, Felipe, Summerville ; Castellanos
Football Predictions Burnley vs West Ham
Burnley or draw
The battering at Sunderland doesn’t erase Burnley’s recent small steps forward. At home, with a crowd that knows what’s at stake, they have a real chance. West Ham score, yes. But they self-sabotage too often. Everything points to a frantic game. Goals. Twists. And, in the end, points shared at Turf Moor.
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