West Ham vs. Burnley: Preview and betting tips

West Ham have an important Champions League game on Sunday and must win against Burnley if they want to keep their hopes of winning the league alive. But the visitors also have motivation, as they are in the relegation zone.

West Ham are not doing well in the league, having lost two of their last three games, but on the other hand, they knocked Lyon out of the Europa League quarter-finals in the week after a convincing 3-0 win. They are sixth in the table, six points behind fourth-placed Tottenham.

A week ago Burnley lost a crucial rescue battle with Norwich (0: 2), the fifth defeat in the last six rounds. From eighteenth place they are four points behind seventeenth-placed Everton, and nine points behind sixteenth-placed Everton.

Jarrod Bowen is in contention for a national team call-up, the English winger has scored fifteen goals and assisted eleven in all competitions. The centre pairing of Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice also put in a reliable performance.

Burnley striker Jay Rodriguez is getting into decent form, author of seven goals and two assists. Stoppers Ben Mee and James Tarkowski and national goalkeeper Nick Pope can also be considered as mainstays.

West Ham are thriving at home, having won four of their last five games at the London Stadium and are unbeaten in seven matches.

Burnley have the second worst offensive record in the league with twenty-five goals scored and have not scored in four of their last five games.

Considering the strength of the home environment and the good mood in the booth about progressing past Lyon, I think West Ham will win.