Two clubs in the bottom half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between West Bromwich Albion and Burnley. The first-division clash scheduled for 11 a.m. ET will be held at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
West Bromwich Albion manager Alan Irvine had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via the Express and Star): "It was fantastic to build on a really good result at Tottenham and really important that the players who played on Wednesday gave me things to think about. They certainly did that. To a man, they can be really pleased with their performances and they have given me some selection issues to think about."
"They are the right selection issues because I'm looking at a whole load of players who have played well," he added. "It's also great for the mood of the camp because everybody has now played in a winning performance and hopefully, we can now build on that on Sunday in what is a really important game."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Burnley's George Boyd has been the lone bright spot in the club's early season woes. The 28-year-old is averaging seven tackles and 1.5 interceptions per match entering the weekend.
West Bromwich Albion's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Foster; Pocognoli, Lescott, McAuley, Wisdom; Morrison, Gardner; Dorrans, Sessegnon, Brunt; Ideye
Burnley's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Heaton; Mee, Shackell, Duff, Trippier; Boyd, Jones, Marney, Arfield; Jutkiewicz, Sordell
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Southampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | |||
| 5 | Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 6 | Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 10 | Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 8 | |||
| 11 | West Ham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 12 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 7 | |||
| 13 | Everton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 6 | |||
| 14 | Hull City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 6 | |||
| 15 | Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 | |||
| 16 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | |||
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 5 | |||
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 4 | |||
| 19 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | |||
| 20 | Newcastle United | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 |
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