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Burnley vs Swansea preview: What time does it start, where can I watch it live?

A look ahead to the Premier League fixture at Turf Moor

Troy Boatman
Saturday 13 August 2016 10:33 BST
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Dyche is looking to keep Burnley up at the second time of asking
Dyche is looking to keep Burnley up at the second time of asking (Getty)

It’s a big game for…

Borja Gonzalez: The Spaniard came up through Atletico Madrid’s academy, and while he has been largely impressive throughout various loan spells to smaller clubs, it’s also hardly surprising he was unable to establish himself in a squad with as much quality as Diego Simeone’s. The debutant will then be looking to impress as he makes a bid for regular first-team football, while he must also be up task of filing Andre Ayew’s boots.

Weird stat…

Players from both sides have picked up an astonishing 22 yellow and 3 red cards from their last 6 encounters.

Remember when…

Swansea battled to a deserved but ugly victory at Turf Moor, where the Welsh side normally praised for their technically-adept passing game got stuck in and were eventually rewarded with a Burnley own goal.

Player to watch…

Johann Berg Gudmundsson: He isn’t the first (or even the second) Icelander to brace the Premier League, but the winger was an important part of Iceland’s Euros squad and he has openly compared the hard-graft his national team are renowned for to that of his new club. He will also come up against his countryman Gylfi Sigurðsson, who has already established himself as a player of top quality.

Past three-meetings…

Burnley 0 Swansea City 1 (Heaton OG), Premier League, Feb 2015

Swansea City 1 (Dyer) Burnley 0, Premier League, Aug 2014

Burnley 2 (Williams OG, Eagles Penalty) Swansea City 1 (Borini 53), League Championship, April 2011

Form guide…

Burnley: WWWDWW

Swansea: DLWLLW

Vital information…

Kick-off time: 15:00 Saturday 13th August

TV: Highlights on BBC1

Odds…

Burnley to win: 6/4

Swansea to win: 9/4

Draw: 85/40

(Odds provided by BetVictor)

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