Burnley 0-0 Luton – Premier League: Live score, team news and updates as Johann Berg Gudmundsson wastes brilliant early opening for hosts

Foster is down after he seemed to kick the bottom of Mengi’s studs in a worrying sign for Burnley.

However, he’s OK to continue after some treatment.

The Clarets need to get him involved more, with the home crowd already a bit restless following this poor start.

Another dangerous run from Ogbene causes more trouble for the Burnley defence.

The ball eventually comes out to Clarke, who is nudged over by Gudmundsson in the penalty area, but appeals are muted.

Meanwhile, Datro Fofana, who we revealed would be joining Burnley on loan, is in the stands at Turf Moor tonight.

Brilliant again from Barkley.

He plays another brilliant ball in behind to the dangerous Ogbene.

The wide man takes on Al Dakhil and fires at goal. It’s straight at Trafford but he still does well to force the ball away for a corner.

This is a good start from Luton and their travelling fans are in fine voice.

Good play from Luton again.

The in-form Barkley pings a delightful ball out to Ogbene. The wing back feeds it back to the midfielder at the edge of the box.

He shoots first time and Trafford is forced into a sprawling save over the bar.

The Burnley keeper attempts to come for the resulting corner and is nowhere near it but thankfully his side deal with the danger.

Huge early chance for Burnley.

They’ve had most of the play so far and some lovely intricate football sees Gudmonsson through on goal.

But he fires straight at Kaminski – a great save but the winger has to do better there.

At the other end, Luton then break and Doughty’s delicious ball is just ahead of Adebayo and Burnley survive.

Two big chances – I expect goals in this.

A quiet start to the game as both sides look to bed themselves in.

For Luton, they’ve stuck to their 3-4-2-1 formation despite Kabore’s absence.

Ogbene is at right wing back with Clark tucking in as the left sided attacking midfielder on his first Premier League start.

For Burnley, Ekdal is at left back in place of Taylor, with Al Dakhil partnering O’Shea at the centre of defence in Beyer’s absence.

Burnley’s Lyle Foster gets us going.

A reminder this game was set to be played on Monday but had to be brought forward due to Luton’s FA Cup replay with Bolton next week.

Here we go…

Luton’s Amari’i Bell has been speaking to TNT Sports ahead of kick off, highlighting the importance of tonight’s game.

An intriguing aspect to this clash is Andros Townsend was on trial with Burnley in the summer and all set to sign, until they pulled out of the deal at the last moment.

He went onto join Luton and has made a huge impact for the Hatters.

The players are out on the pitch and we’re about to get going.

The players have been through their warm-ups and we’re under 10 minutes away from getting underway.

It promises to be a cracking encounter as both teams attempt to push away from relegation trouble.

Stay with us for all the drama…

The Belgian was bullish when also speaking to TNT Sports.

This is what he said:

I think this season has been a tough learning curve for sure. We’ve been in games. Every game has been something where at the end of the game we felt we could have got something out of it. These games (against Luton) are always, like finals a little bit. But for us to win today, I think you want to make sure that the lads embrace these type of games. I mean, what’s the point of having a career if you’re not going to have games with pressure.

The Luton boss has just been speaking to TNT Sports ahead of tonight’s game, while also reflecting on that clash with Burnley in October.

Here’s what he had to say:

They’re all big. We’re looking forward to it tonight. I mean, we had two really tough games against Burnley in the Championship and they won (the game) this season as well. I think both of us (me and Kompany) would say that our teams have learned a lot and we’ve improved in that time. I think that night was a really good performance from us. We got a couple of little bits wrong. But the second half, we were pretty dominant, and I liked this. But they got the win. I think we’ve moved on a lot from there. I think we’ve I think we’ve improved and I think we’ve evolved and become a team that is competitive in most games.

The clash was originally scheduled for the second gameweek of the season, but was delayed because Luton were working to ensure their ground was up to Premier League regulations.

The Hatters had picked up their first ever Premier League win at Everton in the previous game, but Burnley headed into the match still searching for their first top flight victory since promotion.

A dramatic game followed, but the Clarets did just that thanks to goals from Lyle Foster and Jacob Bruun Larsen either side of an Elijah Adebayo equaliser.

The Hatters will be out for revenge tonight but you can catch highlights of that first game below.

Turf Moor. The proverbial ‘tough place to go’ and long away trip Premier League clubs dread. Or is it?

That classic cliche seems to be losing its credibility in relation to Burnley, with Vincent Kompany’s side losing nine of their 10 home league games so far this season.

Not an ideal record if the Clarets have hopes of staying up.

Here’s that dismal record in full.

11/08 – Burnley 0-3 Man City

27/08 – Burnley 1-3 Aston Villa

02/09 – Burnley 2-5 Tottenham

23/09 – Burnley 0-1 Man United

07/10 – Burnley 1-4 Chelsea

04/11 – Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace

25/11 – Burnley 1-2 West Ham

02/12 – Burnley 5-0 Sheffield United

16/12 – Burnley 0-2 Everton

26/12 – Burnley 0-2 Liverpool

10 goals scored and 24 conceded. Ouch!

With both teams sitting in the relegation zone, they will be hoping to strengthen their squads this month.

One bit of transfer news that Mail Sport reported last night is how Chelsea forward David Datro Fofana is expected to complete a loan move to Burnley.

The 22-year-old spent the first half of the season on loan at Union Berlin but scored just once in 12 Bundesliga apperances.

Vincent Kompany will be banking on the Ivory Coast striker helping his side become less wasteful in front of goal, with the Clarets netting just 20 goals so far this campaign.

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It feels an age since we had Premier League action on the agenda, with the FA Cup taking centre stage last week.

Tonight’s clash between Burnley and Luton is the start of the top flight’s winter break, with sides playing either this weekend or next, and having the opportunity to get in some well-deserved rest.

This has been slightly complicated by the FA Cup, with seven top flight sides – Wolves, Brentford, Luton, West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Everton and Crystal Palace – facing a third round replay on either Tuesday or Wednesday, which will reduce their time off.

The five games across this weekend are as follows.

Friday 19:45 – Burnley vs Luton

Saturday 12:30 – Chelsea vs Fulham

Saturday 17:30 – Newcastle vs Man City

Sunday 14:00 – Everton vs Aston Villa

Sunday 16:30 – Man United vs Tottenham

As both continental tournaments get underway this weekend, several Premier League sides will be missing key players over the next month.

However, Burnley are one of just three top flight sides – alongside Newcastle and Man City – not to lose a player to either tournament.

Meanwhile, Kabore is Luton’s only absentee, with Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu not making the final squad for DR Congo.

Kabore has shone for the Hatters since joining on loan from Man City in the summer and he will be a big miss at right wing back.

Luton meanwhile are without Issa Kabore, who is at AFCON with Burkina Faso.

Jacob Brown also drops out of the starting XI from their last league game against Chelsea, with the Hatters forward suspended.

Jordan Clark and Chiedozie Ogbene replace the pair.

Rob Edwards’ side beat Luton and Sheffield United, before narrowly losing to the Blues over the festive period so they should come into this clash with plenty of confidence.

The big news for Burnley is Charlie Taylor doesn’t make it after being forced off with a shoulder problem during last Friday’s FA Cup tie with Tottenham.

However, Lyle Foster – who went off with a foot issue in the same game – IS fit to start in a major boost for the Clarets.

Elsewhere, Al-Dakhil, Ekdal and Cullen replace Beyer, Taylor and Berge from their league game against Aston Villa on December 30.

Burnley have certainly improved over recent league games and were unfortunate to lose 3-2 to Aston Villa last time out in the top flight.

Clarets boss Vincent Kompany retains full faith in his team despite their struggles and he will hope that belief filters through to his players tonight.

We’ll be getting team news from both sides imminently.

Tonight’s clash is a proverbial six-pointer at the bottom of the table.

Both teams have found life tricky since being promoted last season, although Luton have perhaps impressed more.

They currently sit four points clear of Burnley and a win for Rob Edwards’ side would take them out of the bottom three and ahead of Everton.

Meanwhile, the Clarets are desperate for a victory to close the gap on their relegation rivals, while winning games like this against fellow strugglers is imperative if they are going to have any chance of staying up.

Here’s a snapshot of the bottom of the Premier League table ahead of kick off.

And welcome to Mail Sport’s live blog of Burnley’s Premier League clash against Luton at Turf Moor.

Be sure to stay with us for all the build-up, team news and match updates from the huge game at the bottom of the Premier League.