Burnley v Norwich City

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20 Sep 2019
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In the first Premier League meeting between these teams, Burnley will aim for a first win since the opening weekend while Norwich City seek their first away points.

Team news

Burnley winger Johann Gudmundsson has recovered from a calf strain and Sean Dyche will decide whether or not he is fit enough to start. Danny Drinkwater (foot) is the Clarets' only absentee.

Grant Hanley and Moritz Leitner are over their respective injuries and back for Norwich City, who also have Patrick Roberts available again after being ineligible to play last weekend.

Ralf Fahrmann (groin) and Mario Vrancic (calf) have been ruled out long with Timm Klose and Onel Hernandez, who have knee injuries, as well as Christoph Zimmermann, Tom Trybull and Max Aarons (all ankle).

Did you know?

Burnley have only lost one of their 17 home meetings with Norwich City (W13 D3), winning the last five.

The Clarets have won their last four Premier League matches against promoted teams, having triumphed in only four of their first 20 such matches in the competition (W4 D9 L7).

Norwich's Teemu Pukki has been directly involved in eight goals in his first five Premier League appearances. Mick Quinn, with 11, and Sergio Aguero, with 10, scored and assisted the most goals in their first six matches.

Sean Dyche will face Norwich for the first time as a manager. He has failed to win his last six matches when meeting an opponent for the first time in his managerial career (D2 L4).

Match officials

Referee: David Coote. Assistants: Peter Kirkup, Nick Hopton. Fourth official: Paul Marsden. VAR: Kevin Friend. Assistant VAR: Simon Bennett.

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