This season's newly-promoted side Burnley FC (1-3-1, 4 points) and last term's newly-promoted Watford FC (2-2-1, 7 points) are set to square off on Monday, Sep. 26 at the Turf Moor in Burnley to conclude round 6 competitions of the 2016-2017 Premier League season.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 3:00 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Burnley is struggling to keep themselves afloat in the first five rounds of matches, winning only once, losing three times, settling for one draw. With only four points in their first five games, the Clarets is currently placed at the 16th spot of the English top flight table, only a point above the bottom three relegation zone.
Head coach Sean Dyche's team was crushed by defending champions Leicester City, 0-3, on the road at the King Power Stadium last Saturday to succumb to their third consecutive winless performance this season, as per BBC Sport.
The game was scoreless for the first 45 minutes until Leicester's new striker, Algerian forward Islam Slimani, netted the opening goal in the first half injury time. Slimani scored another one three minutes after the restart to make it a 2-0 count before an own goal from Burnley defender Ben Mee sealed the game at 3-0.
Meanwhile, Watford is coming off a historic win at their home stadium of Vicarage Road last Sunday, beating Manchester United, 3-1, for the first time in 30 years while handing Jose Mourinho his second consecutive defeat as Red Devils boss, The Guardian reported.
French midfielder Etienne Capoue opened the scoring at the 34th minute to help the Hornets claim a 1-0 lead at the half.
United's teenage sensation Marcus Rashford was able to equalize two minutes after the hour mark, but two more goals late in the match for Watford, courtesy of Juan Zuniga and Troy Deeney at the 83rd and 90th+5 respectively, gave head coach Walter Mazzarri's squad the momentous win.
The Hornets are favored to win against Burnley as they carry the momentum of their United triumph.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 victory for Watford.
Burnley starting lineup (4-5-1 formation): Heaton; Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward; Arfield, Defour, Marney, Hendrick, Boyd; Gray
Watford starting lineup (3-4-1-2 formation): Gomes; Cathcart, Prödl, Britos; Janmaat, Behrami, Capoue, Holebas; Pereyra; Deeney, Ighalo