Burnley welcome Watford to Turf Moor in a huge Sky Bet Championship clash in race for promotion.
Victory would see Burnley move ten points clear at the top of the table ahead of second-placed Sheffield United, whilst Watford can go fifth with a win if Millwall fail to take three points elsewhere.
Team News
Burnley have no fresh injury concerns after their dominant home win against Preston last weekend, with Nathan Tella set to again lead the line up front.
Darko Churlinov and Halik Dervisoglu meanwhile are amongst a host of fringe players looking for a recall to the matchday squad.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis (foot), Manuel Benson (ankle) and Jay Rodriguez (knock) remain absent.
Watford could welcome Imran Louza back into starting contention subject to a late fitness test, having recovered from a lengthy leg injury and made a substitute appearance in their 1-1 draw against Blackburn on Saturday.
Tom Dele-Bashiru (fitness) is a doubt but Craig Cathcart (groin), Edo Kayembe (calf), Dan Gosling (Achilles), Francisco Sierralta (foot), Jeremy Ngakia, Samuel Kalu and Joao Ferreira (all hamstring) are still sidelined.
When is Kick-Off?
Burnley host Watford at Turf Moor on Tuesday 14 February in a 8pm GMT kick-off live on Sky Sports in UK.
Stat Attack
- Burnley have lost just one of their last six meetings against Watford (W3, D2, L1).
- Watford are winless in 12 of their last 13 visits to Turf Moor (W1, D5, L7).
- Burnley have kept clean sheets in five of their last six home games against Watford, except for a 3-1 defeat in August 2018.
- Nathan Tella has scored seven goals across four of Burnley’s last five home matches in all competitions.
- Watford have kept three clean sheets in their last six away matches in the Championship (W2, D2, L2).
Prediction
Having absolutely dominated Preston on Saturday and maintained their 17-point gap to the play-off contenders, Burnley surely are going up but this game will hopefully pose a tough test for the rampant Clarets who have so far proven impossible for many teams to beat.
Watford meanwhile are facing another difficult contest after they scrapped their way to a draw at home to Blackburn, where their defence was fairly scrappy at times in a competitve game where both teams deservedly earned a point apiece.
I though do feel like this game could be beyond Watford’s reach given their poor form at Turf Moor, especially given that Burnley are entering this match on a huge wave of momentum and it is hard to see the hosts slipping up here if they play like they did against Preston.
Prediction: Burnley 2-0 Watford
Result: Burnley 1-1 Watford
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