Premier League relegation rivals Burnley and Watford prepare to lock horns on Saturday at Turf Moor when they finally get to meet in this twice rearranged fixture.
The Clarets sit rock bottom of the top flight on 12 points after just one win from their first 18 matches of the campaign, which hasn’t been helped by scoring just 16 goals all season.
Sean Dyche’s side are currently four points from safety but do have four games in hand on 17th placed Norwich City, which begins with this clash on Saturday.
The Hornets are just one place and two points above their hosts and sacked Claudio Ranieri following their 3-0 defeat to relegation rivals Norwich last time out, as Roy Hodgson prepares to take charge of his first game in the dugout.
His new club are two points from safety and have two games in hand on the Canaries, so a win here for them will lift them above the dreaded dotted line at least for a few days.
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When is Burnley vs Watford?
Burnley vs Watford will kick off at 6pm on Saturday, February 5 at Turf Moor.
The last meeting between the two sides was a Premier League clash in June 2020, when a 73rd minute strike from Jay Rodriguez handed Burnley a 1-0 win over their visitors.
Burnley haven't recorded a victory since the end of October with pressure now mounting on Dyche to turn their fortunes round quickly.
Watford have had a similarly barren spell, with their last win coming at the end of November in the shock 4-1 demolition of Man Utd.
How to watch
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate, while there will also be a live stream service online via the BT Sport app.
Match odds
Burnley vs Watford odds with Grosvenor Sport
Burnley 5/4
Draw 23/10
Watford 12/5
*odds subject to change
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Team news
Sean Dyche will be able to welcome back top scorer Maxwell Cornet following his return from the Africa Cup of Nations, but he will face a late fitness test, while there is set to be a debut for Dutch striker Wout Weghorst following his deadline day signing.
Charlie Taylor (foot) remains a doubt, however, while Johann Berg Gudmundsson (illness), Matej Vydra (hernia), Ashley Barnes (thigh) and Josh Brownhill (suspended) are definitely out.
As for Hodgson, he is set to be without four of his players ahead of his first game in charge, with Peter Etebo (thigh), Kwadwo Baah (ankle), Nicolas Nkoulou (thigh) and Emmanuel Dennis (suspended) set to miss out.
Ben Foster and Craig Cathcart have recovered following their bouts of Covid-19, while Imran Louza, Adam Masina and William Troost-Ekong have all returned from the Africa Cup of Nations. New signing Samuel Kalu could make his debut.
