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  • Burnley haven't lost a home game against Cardiff since May 1988 (1-2), winning six and drawing eight since then.
  • Cardiff haven't lost consecutive matches against Burnley since the 1999-00 campaign in the third tier.
  • Burnley manager Sean Dyche has never lost against Neil Warnock, winning four of his five matches against the Cardiff boss (D1).
  • Burnley have won their last two Premier League games, each by a margin of two goals. The last time they won three in a row by 2+ goals in the top-flight was back in October 1968 (a run of four).
  • Cardiff have lost five of their last six Premier League games (W1), with a victory against West Ham the only exception in that run.
  • Burnley have lost just one of their last 14 Premier League games against sides starting the day in the relegation zone (W7 D6), though that loss was earlier this season - against Fulham.
  • Burnley's Ashley Barnes has had a hand in four goals in three league starts against Cardiff (three goals, one assist), although his last goal against them came back in March 2012.
  • Cardiff's Victor Camarasa has scored two goals in his last three Premier League games - as many as he'd netted in his previous 21 in the competition.
  • Ashley Barnes has scored 10 league goals for Burnley this season - only Danny Ings in 2014-15 (11) has netted more in a single Premier League campaign for the Clarets.
  • Cardiff's nine away league goals this season have been netted by eight different players, with Sol Bamba the only Bluebird to score more than once on the road.



Match officials:

Referee: Mike Dean
Assistants: Ian Hussin, Darren Cann
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor