West Ham United travel to Burnley for their opening Championship game of the season this weekend, so join us for our Burnley vs. West Ham preview, which features the score prediction, team news, and predicted lineups.
Burnley vs. West Ham preview
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How to watch Burnley vs. West Ham on TV
When is the kick-off? Sunday, August 16, 2026
What time is kick-off? 4pm (BST)
Where is it played? Turf Moor
TV channel / live stream? For UK viewers, the match will be on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, and Sky Sports Ultra HDR. Fans in the United States can watch the game on Paramount+.
West Ham team news
West Ham go into this game on the back of a convincing 3-1 win over Portsmouth in the EFL Cup. Nuno Espirito Santo is unlikely to make any changes to his team from this game.
Burnley team news
Whilst West Ham were making light work of Portsmouth, Burnley scraped past Notts County on penalties. It would have been disappointing for the Clarets that the match with the League One side finished 1-1 after normal time. However, Nicky Hayen is expected to field a similar side against the Hammers.
Burnley vs. West Ham lineups
Predicted West Ham lineup vs. Burnley: Hermansen; Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Scarles; Alvarez, Orford; Kante; Bowen, Castellanos, Pablo
Predicted Burnley lineup vs. West Ham: Weiss; Worrall, Walker, Humphreys; Sonne, Mejbri, Raghouber, Bruun Larsen; Edwards, Ramsey; Flemming
Burnley vs. West Ham prediction
It is a difficult fixture for both sides as they are two teams that have just come down from the Premier League facing each other. West Ham are the favourites to go straight back up. The Hammers are also on the back of a convincing win over another Championship side in the cup.
Burnley do have the home advantage, but their squad is not as strong as the Hammers'. Keeping Jarrod Bowen could be a real cheat code for West Ham this season. They have also managed to keep hold of many other players with Premier League quality. Therefore, I am going to predict a 1-0 win for the Hammers.
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