Friday, November 24

Antonio woe

Well, international duty went well. Antonio is out for two to three weeks, Jarrod Bowen left England duty with an unspecified knee injury and Vladimir Coufal was sent home by the Czech Republic after being pictured in a nightclub on the eve of a game. You suspect Vlad might have got a taste for clubbing after the lads' night out in Prague on June 7; he plays a bit like a Seventies footballer and it's a reassuringly Seventies-style misdemeanour, at least.

There are also rumours Kudus has a knock from playing for Ghana, so we could be well short up front at Burnley. I'd stick in Divin Mubama who deserves a chance and bring on former Claret Danny Ings in the second half to offer him some support. We know Ings can't play the solo striker role but he might yet prosper alongside a target man. Burnley have a terrible home record and WHU have to find a way of being ruthless, injuries or not.

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