The FA Cup is the main focus In England this weekend and there are several matches to look forward to watching. One of which takes place at Turf Moor as Burnley play Norwich City for a place in the fifth round of the competition. Both teams are playing in the Premier League, with Burnley in 13th place and Norwich City at the bottom in 20th place.
Burnley come into this game full of confidence following their 2-0 victory over Manchester United on Wednesday night. Having struggled for many years at Old Trafford, it was great for them to finally record a victory at the Theatre of Dreams. That win means Burnley have enjoyed two excellent results having previously defeated Leicester City 2-1 at home also in the Premier League.
Burnley have won each of their last 2 home matches in all competitions with the other victory coming against Peterborough United in the FA Cup third round. The result was put beyond doubt before the 25th minute as Burnley cruised to a 4-2 win.
Trends show Burnley fans have seen plenty of goals in recent home matches and over 2.5 goals have been scored in each of their last 3 home games in all competitions. Burnley have also seen both teams score in those 3 matches and they have failed to keep a clean sheet at home in their 4 games at Turf Moor.
Norwich City find themselves 6 points adrift of safety in the Premier League following their 2-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night. Having fallen behind on the 38th minute, Norwich city battled back to equalise in the 70th minute only to concede again with 11 minutes remaining.
It was a decent performance by The Canaries who came into the match on the back of an important 1-0 win at home over Bournemouth in the Premier League. However, their only other victory in their last 12 games in all competitions came in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. Norwich City defeated championship side Preston North End 4-2 away from home. It was a good result in what was a tricky fixture.
Away form shows the win over Preston North End is their only away victory in their last 6 attempts in all competitions and Norwich city have won only 2 of their last 14 away matches. Norwich City have seen over 2.5 goals in each of their last 3 away games.
Team news and Burnley may make some changes to the starting XI from their win over Manchester United. Joe Hart, Erik Pieters and Aaron Lennon could all start the game. Striker Ashley Barnes remains on the treatment table.
Norwich City are also expected to make changes to their team from Wednesday night but Ben Godfrey is suspended and Timm Klose misses out due to a knee injury.
Burnley have been buoyed by their recent results in the Premier League and will feel they have enough to win this match. A home win seems a likely outcome.