Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Burnley
Match Time & Date:
16 December 2023
17:30
Prediction: 1-1
Everton
Burnley play host to Everton at their Turf Moor in the closing match of Saturday’s program. The Clarets are eager to escape the relegation zone and we are positive that they will fight tooth and nail against the Toffees. Charlie Taylor is banned for the match, while all Lyle Foster, Jack Cork, and Luca Koleosho remain in the treatment room.
Everton, on the other hand, have been in a fine form of late, with the team winning each of their last three league matches. Sean Dyche’s men, though, are not regarded as good travellers and, taking everything into account, we do not believe that they are capable of grabbing more than one points from the round 17 clash. Both Seamus Coleman and Ashley Young should be fit for the match, while both Jarrad Branthwaite and Idrissa Gueye miss out through suspension.
Highlighted Player (Abdoulaye Doucouré):
French international midfielder Abdoulaye Doucour is a bundle of raw energy and a player who was voted Watford’s Player of the Season during the 2017/18 campaign. A deep-lying midfielder who takes part in play build-up from behind is a defensive asset who took time to blossom and announce himself at the international stage. He first burst to prominence at Ligue 1 side Rennes in 2012 after a year with the club’s B side and went on to play 75 league matches and score 12 goals.
Watford bought Doucoure in 2016 but sent him on loan to Granada, where he took part in 15 league matches. Determined to prove his worth in the Premier League, the Frenchman of Mali descent wasted no time in grabbing a starting spot under both Marco Silva and Javi Garcia, respectively, upon his return from Spain.
The total of 38 matches played along with 8 goals scored made Doucoure one of the most sought-after assets in the summer of 2018 but the player remained at Vicarage Road despite reported interest from Tottenham Hotspur.
Highlighted Team (Burnley):
Burnley were one of the founding members of the Football League back in 1888. The Clarets did remarkably well to win the FA Cup trophy back in 1914 and the club owners have been trying to bring glory days back to Turf Moor ever since.
Burnley defeated Liverpool in the 1913/1914 FA Cup final and, no doubt, this is regarded as the greatest achievement in the club’s history. The Clarets finished the 2015/2016 Championship campaign in top position in the standings and, as a result, they will participate in the English Premier League in the 2016/2017 season.
Burnley play their home games at Turf Moor and the capacity of the stadium is 21,401. The Clarets have won two Community Shield trophies so far, in 1960 and 1973, but they have yet to clinch the Premier League title. Claret is the dominant colour of the team’s home shirts.
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