West Ham vs Burnley 16th January 2021
Clarets trip to the capital ends in defeat as Antonio scores
only goal of the game to put West Ham three points off Champions League places
It was back-to-back defeats for Sean Dyche and his team as
they were defeated 1-0 at the London Stadium by David Moyes’s West Ham.
Burnley had won the last three fixtures between the two
sides but this time it was West Ham who came out on top.
A lack of communication between Ben Mee and James Tarkowski
led to The Clarets conceding in the opening nine minutes. Pablo Fornals sent a cross
towards the back post and the centre back pairing failed to pick up Michail
Antonio who tapped the ball past Nick Pope.
Angelo Ogbonna nearly put them 2-0 ahead 10 minutes before
half-time when he headed the ball onto the post from Jarrod Bowen’s corner.
Chris Wood then had a chance two minutes later, but he fired
just wide of the post from the edge of the box and that was Burnley’s only real
chance of the afternoon.
The current form of the strikeforce has been a talking point
amongst the fans in recent weeks, with many clamouring for Jay Rodriguez and Matěj
Vydra to lead the line from the start.
Both men were brought on in the second half along with
Dwight McNeil and Burnley began to look brighter but were unable to forge a way
through West Ham’s defence.
The Hammers saw out the remainder of the game as Moyes
claimed his first victory against Dyche at the 7th attempt. His side
climb one place in the table to 9th and come up against Sam
Allardyce’s West Brom side tomorrow night.
Burnley drop one place to 17th and face a tough
visit to Anfield on Thursday evening.
Former chairman turned board member Mike Garlick was in attendance
for the defeat, with the current hierarchy self-isolating after contracting
COVID-19. ALK and their team will be looking to provide financial support to
Dyche this month with a right-back seemingly top of his priority list.
Everton’s Jonjoe Kenny has been heavily linked with a move
to Turf Moor having impressed on loan at Schalke last season. The 23-year-old may
prove to be an astute signing for Burnley if they were able to acquire his services
before deadline day.
The Clarets have scored just nine goals this season which is
the joint lowest in the country along with Sheffield United.
If the goals continue to prove hard to come by then Dyche
may also look to strengthen in the striking department as they head into the
second half of the season.
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