Burnley v Southampton: match preview

Given all the uncertainty of opening day fixtures, Burnley at least provide some predictability. Deadline day signing Danny Drinkwater is unlikely to play given his lack of first team action in the past year, but returning local boy Jay Rodriguez should feature up front alongside Ashley Barnes. Elsewhere all will be as it was last season, in terms of personnel at least, though Sean Dyche will expect his team’s form to surpass 2018’s dismal start. For Saints Ralph Hasenhüttl could start new signings Che Adams and Moussa Djenepo, with £15m Adams expected to partner Danny Ings who made his move to the south coast permanent this summer. Paul MacInnes

Saturday 3pm

Venue Turf Moor

Last season Burnley 1 Southampton 1

Referee Graham Scott

Last season G17 Y38 R1 2.29 cards/game

Odds H 7-4 A 15-8 D 9-4

BURNLEY

Subs from Legzdins, Hart, Peacock-Farrell, Long, Tarkowski, Gundmundsson, Drinkwater, McNeil, Gibson, Westwood, Wood, Pieters, Bardsley, Vydra, Agyei, Dunne

Doubtful Brady (ribs), Cork (groin), Long (groin), Tarkowski (thigh)

Injured Defour (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y75 R1 (last season)

Leading scorer Barnes 12 (last season)

SOUTHAMPTON

Subs from McCarthy, Soares, Yoshida, Hoedt, Long, Elyounoussi, Romeu, Armstrong, Lemina, Boufal, Gunn, Lewis, Forster, Slattery, Obafemi, Ramsay, Danso, Djenepo, Carrillo

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended None

Discipline Y71 R3 (last season)

Leading scorers Ings, Ward-Prowse 7 (last season)

source: theguardian.com