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Chances were few and far between during the 'dour drawer' between Burnley and West Ham, so perhaps it is forgivable for fans to try and salvage some form of positive from what was a very disappointing outing. The defence looked pretty solid despite being shorn of its two main players, but was bereft of effectively going forward due to the absence of Aaron Cresswell from the proceedings.

Sunday's 'offering' was well below par as Hammers struggled to break down a resolute Burnley defence in the totally uninspiring 0-0 draw up at Turf Moor, profligacy in front of goal didn't help matters as chance after chance was squandered. The hectic schedule ALL clubs are facing is having the effect many feared would happen, namely that the large clubs with huge squads would cope much better, so it has proved.

Burnley: Pope, Lowton, Mee (c), Tarkowski, Taylor, McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Gudmundsson, Wood, Rodriguez Subs: Hennessey (GK), Pieters, Bardsley, Long, Collins, Brownhill, Lennon, Thomas, Vydra
West Ham: Fabiański, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Masuaku, Rice ©, Souček, Bowen, Lanzini, Benrahma, Antonio Subs: Areola, Ashby, Baptiste, Alese, Noble, Král, Vlašić, Fornals, Yarmolenko