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Burnley: Heaton, Bardsley, Mee, Tarkowski, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Wood, Barnes. Subs: Hart, Long, Gibson, Koiki, Hendrick, Vydra, Vokes.
West Ham: Fabianski, Antonio, Ogbonna, Diop, Cresswell, Snodgrass, Noble, Rice, Anderson, Perez, Arnautovic. Subs: Adrian, Masuaku, Obiang, Coventry, Diangana, Carroll, Silva.

The Christmas and New Year period is one that managers both look forward to and dread at the same time, one the one hand a few good results can see a team fly up the table, however the sheer number of games that have to be played can have a catastrophic effect depending on the amount of injuries accrued.

'The one that got away', was one of those fifties Brit movies made when the charcoals of the Empire were still smouldering, it is a true film about the only German pilot who had been incarcerated in Britain during the war ever to escape. Against all odds he eventually got back to Germany, facing extreme odds is the lot of a young footballer these days, huge wealth and fame beckon, but a whole career is only one injury or club rejection away from disaster. With regards to 'letting' young players go, there is a lot more involved tham saying thank you son, you'll find a club.