In the last championship Burnley completed the main task by retaining a residence permit in the elite championship. The FA Cup winner started in this tournament unsuccessfully. The team flew out already at the first stage and threw all their strength into the Premier League championship. After 18 rounds of the current championship the Clarets chalked up only one victory and nine peaceful outcomes, which ultimately brought 12 points and the last place. In the last two rounds the wards of Sean Dyche lost to Leeds (1:3) and took away a point from the capital, where they drew with Arsenal (0:0). Taylor, Barnes, Brownhill and Otter, who has a hernia, will not be able to play today.
Before the start of the season Milan was one of the contenders for the Scudetto, but Stefano Pioli’s team could hardly be considered the main favorite for the title. However, the Rossoneri played at a very high level in the starting segment and did not allow Napoli to go into a serious gap, which did not lose points in eight rounds in a row, by the middle of the first round, Milan and Napoli had gone into the lead. However, even for the first half of the season, the Rossoneri did not have enough strength. Closer to the winter break, they repeatedly lost points, allowing Inter to bypass them. At the moment, Milan are in third place in the table with 49 points in the assets, being four points behind leaders Inter. The second Napoli is ahead only due to additional indicators. In the last round Milan painted a goalless draw with Juventus, losing points in the second match in a row.
