Alan Brazil makes David Moyes prediction for West Ham United clash v Burnley live on talkSPORT
Alan Brazil seems unsure of what the outcome may be for Burnley versus West Ham as both sides are desperate for another win.
The Irons head to Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon (25 November) in the hope they can secure consecutive Premier League wins for the first time since the end of August and start of September.
Previewing the game on Friday morning (24 November), talkSPORT presenter brazil spoke about the potential for the for the game to go either way and the mindsets of each manager before Saturday’s kick-off.
“Burnley are hosting West Ham at Turf Moor, coverage of that gets underway at 2:30 pm,” Brazil said live on air at 6:11am. “Again, Burnley will be thinking, ‘if we could just nick something here, a boring 1-0, that’ll do us, three points’.
“Whereas David Moyes must be wanting to go there and get all three.”
Winning at all costs
The Clarets could become the first team in 50 years to lose all seven of their opening home matches. Only one team has completed this feat – Newport County in the old fourth division all those years ago.
However, it could be a very real possibility for Vincent Kompany and his men, as the Hammers will be hoping to move further up the table and build on recent results.
West Ham’s form away from home is not up to scratch either. They have lost three of their six away matches so far this season, not being able to record a win away from home since their Europa League tie against Freiburg at the beginning of October.
David Moyes experienced a brilliant start to the season, winning back-to-back 3-1 games over Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion. However, it has been a rollercoaster of results since then with victories over Burnley’s relegation rivals Luton Town and Sheffield United, but losing out to Liverpool, Manchester CIty, Everton and Brentford.
It will be interesting to see if the Hammers can correct their form with a tough run of games on the horizon, including more Europa League fixtures against TSC Backa Topola and Freiburg.
Burnley will need to begin points up somewhere, however, if they are to stand any chance of Premier League survival.
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