Two clubs in opposite halves of the Premier League table will do battle today in a match between Manchester United and Burnley. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at Old Trafford in Manchester and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal (via BBC): "Because I expected this question [about the long balls], I have made an interpretation of the data for this game [against West Ham United] and then I have to say that it is not a good interpretation from Big Sam [Allardyce]. You have to look at the data and then you will see that we did play long balls, but long balls wide rather than to the striker."
Burnley manager Sean Dyche (via Daily Mail): "I'd call it 'Longballgate,' but is it really serious enough to have a gate on the end of it?"
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Manchester United's Robin van Persie was fortunate to avoid a retrospective ban for an elbow thrown at the weekend. In 22 league appearances, the 31-year-old has nine goals and two assists.
Manchester United's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Gea; Rojo, Smalling, Jones, Valencia; Januzaj, Blind, Rooney; Maria; Persie, Wilson
Burnley's Projected Lineup (4-4-1-1): Heaton; Mee, Shackell, Keane, Trippier; Boyd, Jones, Arfield, Kightly; Barnes; Ings
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 |
24 |
17 |
5 |
2 |
54 |
21 |
33 |
56 |
|||
|
2 |
Manchester City |
24 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
47 |
24 |
23 |
49 |
|||
|
3 |
Southampton |
24 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
38 |
17 |
21 |
45 |
|||
|
4 |
Arsenal |
25 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
47 |
28 |
19 |
45 |
|||
|
5 |
Manchester United |
24 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
40 |
23 |
17 |
44 |
|||
|
6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
25 |
13 |
4 |
8 |
39 |
34 |
5 |
43 |
|||
|
7 |
Liverpool |
25 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
36 |
29 |
7 |
42 |
|||
|
8 |
West Ham United |
24 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
36 |
28 |
8 |
37 |
|||
|
9 |
Swansea City |
24 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
28 |
31 |
-3 |
34 |
|||
|
10 |
Stoke City |
24 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
27 |
29 |
-2 |
33 |
|||
|
11 |
Newcastle United |
24 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
30 |
36 |
-6 |
31 |
|||
|
12 |
Everton |
24 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
31 |
34 |
-3 |
27 |
|||
|
13 |
Crystal Palace |
24 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
26 |
34 |
-8 |
26 |
|||
|
14 |
Sunderland |
25 |
4 |
12 |
9 |
22 |
36 |
-14 |
24 |
|||
|
15 |
Hull City |
25 |
5 |
8 |
12 |
23 |
34 |
-11 |
23 |
|||
|
16 |
West Bromwich Albion |
24 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
34 |
-12 |
23 |
|||
|
17 |
Queens Park Rangers |
25 |
6 |
4 |
15 |
26 |
43 |
-17 |
22 |
|||
|
18 |
Aston Villa |
25 |
5 |
7 |
13 |
12 |
34 |
-22 |
22 |
|||
|
19 |
Burnley |
24 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
23 |
40 |
-17 |
21 |
|||
|
20 |
Leicester City |
25 |
4 |
5 |
16 |
22 |
40 |
-18 |
17 |
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