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Following Sam Allardyce's rather strange press conference where he likened himself to Harry Houdini, there appears to be little doubt that he is a managerial 'dead man walking'. Much has been written about the current West Ham manager's style of play and questionable player recruitment, but the fact is that he has done the job he was asked to do.

Aston Villa: Given, Vlaar, Bacuna, Cleverly, Westwood, Delph (c), Richardson, Benteke, N'Zogbia, Okore, Grealish

Subs: Guzan, Agbonlahor, Weimann, Senderos, Cole, Hutton, Sanchez

West Ham United: Adrian, Jenkinson, Collins, Burke, Cresswell, Amalfitano, Noble, Kouyate, Nolan (c), Downing, Valencia

Subs: Jaaskelainen, Jarvis, Nene, O'Brien, Cole, Song, Cullen

West Ham United
13 Adrián 18 Jenkinson 19 Collins 32 Burke 03 Cresswell 04 Nolan 16 Noble 08 Kouyaté 21 Amalfitano 31 E Valencia 11 Downing
Substitutes: 07 Jarvis 12 de Carvalho 17 O'Brien 22 Jääskeläinen 24 Cole 30 Song 35 Oxford
Burnley: Heaton 01, Arfield 37, Ings, Trippier 02, Jones 14, Shackell 05 (c), Barnes 30, Mee 06, Boyd 21, Taylor 15, Duff 04
Subs: Gilks 22, Wallace 07, Kightly 11, Sordell 17, Reid 18, Jutkiewicz 19, Keane 25