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Burnley beat West Ham 2-0 after Sean Dyche rings the changes

Burnley claimed three crucial points at Turf Moor

Callum Rice-Coates
Sunday 30 December 2018 12:21 EST
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West Ham: A look back at 2018

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Burnley rediscovered some of their old swagger as they brushed aside West Ham 2-0 to ease their relegation worries.

Chris Wood got his now customary strike against the Hammers before the outstanding 19-year-old Dwight McNeil bagged his first Premier League goal - both inside the opening 35 minutes.

Four days after they were thrashed 5-1 here by Everton, Burnley looked resolute at the back and confident going forward as they secured only their second win since the start of October, offering reminders of why they were playing their way into Europe this time last year.

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Preview

What time does it start?

Burnley vs West Ham kicks off at 2:15pm (GMT)

Where can I watch it?

The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.

Independent Sport will however keep you up to date with the goals as they go flying in via our live blog.

Highlights will be shown on Match of the Day Two at 10:30pm on BBC One.

Southampton 1-3 Manchester City

86 minutes

Fernandinho, perhaps for his own protection, is replaced by Kyle Walker.

Callum Rice-Coates30 December 2018 16:01

Burnley 2-0 West Ham

90 minutes

Tom Heaton, starting ahead of Joe Hart today, has made a great save to preserve Burnley's clean sheet. West Ham have thrown players forward late on but to no avail.

Callum Rice-Coates30 December 2018 16:04

Southampton 1-3 Manchester City

90+1 minutes

Long should score a consolation. Ward-Prowse puts in an excellent delivery and the forward gets his head on it. But it flies wide. At that, St Mary's begins to empty.

Callum Rice-Coates30 December 2018 16:06

Full time: It's finished at Turf Moor, where Burnley secure a vital three points. They move level on points with Southampton. That win, after some heavy defeats in recent weeks, will be a welcome confidence boost.

Callum Rice-Coates30 December 2018 16:08

Full time: It's over at St Mary's too. City end their run of defeats with a comfortable win and go into their game with Liverpool next week seven points behind the league leaders.

Callum Rice-Coates30 December 2018 16:09

City did the hard work in the first half. They just about weathered the Southampton storm following Højbjerg's equaliser and scored twice late in the half. After that, the second half was effectively a non-event. A big win for City, who couldn't afford another slip up.

For Southampton, it's two defeats in a row. Hasenhuttl has improved things, but there is still a lot of work to be done.

Callum Rice-Coates30 December 2018 16:13

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