Match Pack: Burnley

Match Info

Fixture: Burnley v Watford
Competition: Sky Bet Championship
Venue: Turf Moor
Time: Saturday December 21, 3pm
Strip: Yellow home kit

Officials

Referee: James Linington
Assistant Referees: Mark Dwyer & Matthew McGrath
Fourth Official: Robert Madley

Team News

Hornets Head Coach Tom Cleverley has confirmed that Angelo Ogbonna is back in contention for his side.

Tom Dele-Bashiru and Kévin Keben remain as Watford absentees.

Full Watford team news can be read HERE.

For Burnley, Head Coach Scott Parker said that Maxime Esteve and Jeremy Sarmiento were “moving in the right direction” after limping out of the Clarets' last game against Norwich City.

“We will probably make a call on those two nearer to the game,” he said.

What Are They Saying?

“Our form against the top teams is quite good, and this is another huge challenge for us.”

Tom Cleverley, Watford Head Coach

“They're a really good side Watford, it will be a tough game. They have some real good individual quality across the team and are coming into this game with an unbeaten run too.”

Scott Parker, Burnley Head Coach

Golden Flashback

The Hornets' last win at Turf Moor came back in August 2018, with goals from Andre Gray, Will Hughes and Troy Deeney earning Watford a 3-1 victory in the Premier League.

Stat Attack

0.38 - Saturday's hosts have the lowest goals conceded per game in the Sky Bet Championship so far this season.

1 - Burnley have lost just one of their last seven league games against Watford.

1.6 - The Clarets' games have averaged fewer goals per game than any other side in the Championship this season.

3 - Watford have won just three of their 23 away Football League games against Burnley, although all three wins have seen the Hornets score three goals.

6 - Watford are unbeaten across their last six league games, their longest such run since April 2021.

8 - Eight of Vakoun Bayo’s nine Championship goals for Watford this season have come since the start of November, the most of any player in the competition in that time. 

10 - The Clarets are unbeaten across their last 10 home league games.

40 - Giorgi Chakvetadze has created more chances from open play than any other player in the Championship this season.

276 - The number of fouls committed by Burnley is worsened in the Championship by only Preston North End (289). 

2019 - Scott Parker’s only previous Football League game against Watford as manager came with Fulham in the Premier League in April 2019.

Player In Focus - Josh Brownhill

Age: 28

Total appearances for Burnley: 188

Minutes played this season: 1723

Goals scored: 7

Goals per 90: 0.37

Assists: 2

Shots taken: 27

Shot conversion rate: 22.22 per cent

Key passes per 90: 0.94

Crosses: 34

Live Blog

Not heading to Turf Moor on Saturday?

You can follow all the build-up, action and immediate post-match reaction with our live blog, which will be available on the Watford FC website and app from 1.30pm.

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