It is Boxing Day and there would be no break from the premier league as the matches promise to keep on coming in thick and fast. Teams would be desperate to pick up points here this time of the season usually decide how the season would end up. Burnley would have to try their best to get over an Everton side who have had a good start to the season but have suffered a heavy loss to the spurs. Everton would have to quickly get back to winning form as they would see playing Burnley as a game in which they can win.
Everton would be no doubt be devastated after losing 6-2 in their last outing to the spurs. However, most people in their team are calling for solidarity with Silva claiming that it is the only way in which they can move forward. Burnley, on the other hand, would be desperate to win this match for other reasons. Burnley's season has been disastrous so far and they find languishing in the relegation zone. With wins not coming as much as they would like, they would be slowly sinking. They would be eager to add to the injuries which Everton suffered against Spurs. Burnley would be the first to realize that by this time last season, they had 19 more points than they do right now. They would be hoping that these stats change when they meet Everton.
When it comes to form of both teams, they are not really impressive in any way. Burnley form has been woeful. Out of the last six games, they have lost five games with their solitary win coming against Brighton where they ran out 1-0 winners on the day. They would be hoping to change the losses into wins starting from the game. Everton form is slightly better. They have lost three matches out of their last six. However, they have drawn two and only won one. That win came against Cardiff when they ran out 1-0 winners. It promises to be an interesting match. This is not the first time that both teams have met before. In their past four meetings in the premier league, Burnley has won three of those and lost only once. This would surely give them the necessary boost which they want to go on and win this game.
Line-ups
Burnley team would most likely have almost the same shape with the one who lost to Arsenal on their last outings. You can expect the likes of Aaron Lennon, Nick Pope, and Stephen Back to all miss this game due to one form of injury or the other. Everton, on the other hand, would be waiting to hear news about their midfielder Idrissa and would hope that he would recover in time to have a part in this match.
The match looks likely to have a meeting as none of their previous matches in their history have ended in draws. It would no doubt be a wonderful event to look forward to,
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