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Sheffield United have two points after 15 league matches, equalling the joint-worst start to a season ever made by a club in England's top four leagues.

However, the Blades will hope for more joy against the Clarets having taken four points off them last term, winning at home and drawing at Turf Moor.

Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert

Brighton are this season's draw specialists with seven so far, and four of them have come in their past six games.

The Seagulls are playing some nice football, but they don't score enough goals. That's why they are in trouble at the bottom of the table.

Arsenal are only one place above them, in 15th, but I'm expecting their win over Chelsea to be the start of a good run for the Gunners. They should have some belief back now, for starters.

Prediction: 1-2

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Sheffield United have confirmed the club recorded a number of positive coronavirus tests after the latest round of testing.

The individuals who have tested positive have now entered into a period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and government guidelines.

The latest round of Premier League coronavirus testing found 18 people had the virus - the highest figure recorded in the league's testing programme.

That figure surpassed the previous highest figure recorded - 16 for 9-15 November - though the percentage of positive cases was lower.

The 18 positives come from 1,479 tests on players and staff between 21 and 27 December, a rate of 1.22%.

The round that produced 16 positives was from 1,207 tests at 1.33%.

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Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl will manage tonight's game against West Ham from home after a member of his household tested positive for coronavirus.

The club said the 53-year-old "is currently self-isolating while we assess the situation further".

Hasenhuttl will contact the team and coaching staff throughout the game via a video and audio link.

Southampton made the announcement three hours and 15 minutes before kick-off.

Giant murals depicting sporting heroes in Leeds have brought some much needed joy during the coronavirus pandemic, supporters have said.

Leeds United under Marcelo Bielsa were crowned Championship winners earlier this year, ending the club's 16-year absence from the Premier League.

A mural at Hyde Park Corner paying tribute to Bielsa was one of the first to appear ahead of the new season.

Leeds Rhinos star Rob Burrow has also been honoured with a mural in the city.

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Daniel Quirk: After an impressive derby win nothing more than 3 points is expected tonight. I’m sick of Arteta claiming to be unlucky for the past 6 weeks, It’s boring.

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Striker Danny Ings returns for Southampton, whose manager Ralph Hasenhuttl is working from home after a member of his household tested positive for coronavirus.

Ings, who missed Saturday's goalless draw with Fulham due to a hamstring problem, is one of three changes for Saints. Moussa Djenepo starts for the hosts, who also welcome back Oriol Romeu after suspension.

Stuart Armstrong, Ibrahima Diallo and Shane Long all drop to the bench.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Stephens, Bertrand, Walcott, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Djenepo, Adams, Ings

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David Moyes makes five changes following West Ham's 2-2 draw with Brighton on Sunday.

Watford loanee Craig Dawson makes his first Premier League start for the Hammers, as Manuel Lanzini, Andriy Yarmolenko, Pablo Fornals and Ryan Fredericks return to the starting line-up.

Vladimir Coufal, Fabian Balbuena, Ben Johnson, Mark Noble and Jarrod Bowen drop out. Michail Antonio and Said Benrahma are both available from the bench for the visitors.

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Fornals, Lanzini, Haller, Yarmolenko

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Burnley boss Sean Dyche makes one change to the side that started their 1-0 defeat at Leeds. Republic of Ireland midfielder Robbie Brady comes in for Josh Benson.

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brady, Westwood, Brownhill, Pieters, Wood, Barnes.

Subs: Peacock-Farrell, Norris, Stephens, Bardsley, Long, Dunne, Mancini, Benson, Mumbongo

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Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder makes one tweak to the side that narrowly lost to Everton on 26 December.

Lys Mousset comes in for Oliver Burke who has been struggling with a back problem but makes the bench.

The Blades confirmed earlier that they had recorded a number of positive coronavirus tests after the latest round of testing and as such only name seven substitutes.

Sheffield Utd XI: Ramsdale, Baldock, Basham, Egan, Robinson, Stevens, McGoldrick, Ampadu, Osborn, Brewster, Mousset

Subs: Verrips, Fleck, Lowe, Burke, Norwood, Bogle, Bryan

Squad rotation during a hectic Christmas schedule? Not for Sam Allardyce and Marcelo Bielsa.

New West Brom boss Allardyce names the same XI and bench which earned that gutsy point at Liverpool two days ago.

And Leeds counterpart Bielsa, a man who never likes to make too many changes, does exactly the same. Therefore, it is the same matchday 20 which earned a 1-0 win over Burnley.

With Albion set to play one up top, that should mean a slight tactical tweak for Leeds with Bielsa reverting to two centre-backs and Kalvin Phillips moving up into a defensive midfield role.

Brighton manager Graham Potter makes six changes to the XI that started in the 2-2 against West Ham last time out.

Alexis MacAllister, Pascal Gross, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Davy Propper, Bernardo and Joel Veltman come into the line-up, with the likes of defender Ben White, midfielder Solly March and strikers Neal Maupay and Danny Welbeck on the bench.

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Webster, Dunk, Burn, Veltman, Bissouma, Propper, Bernardo, Gross, Mac Allister, Jahanbakhsh.

Subs: White, Connolly, Maupay, Trossard, Welbeck, March, Steele, Zeqiri, Molumby.

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Arsenal's young attacking duo Emile Smith Rowe and Gabriel Martinelli retain their places in the starting XI after impressing in the 3-1 win over Chelsea last weekend.

Coach Mikel Arteta makes just the one change to the line-up with skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replacing Alexandre Lacazette in attack. The French forward drops to the bench.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Pablo Mari, Tierney, Elneny, Xhaka, Saka, Smith-Rowe, Martinelli, Aubameyang.

Subs: Ceballos, Lacazette, Runarsson, Maitland-Niles, Cedric, Pepe, Mustafi, Willock, Nketiah.

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Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer praised Arsenal, saying they made Chelsea "look very, very ordinary" during their 3-1 win at the Emirates on Boxing Day.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he feels "responsible" for the "suffering" endured by those associated with the club during a torrid run of form.

Arteta's side beat Chelsea on 26 December to secure a first win in the Premier League since early November.

The victory followed their worst start after 14 league games since 1974-75.

"It is draining, it is frustrating and it is painful," said Arteta, whose team sit in 15th place in the Premier League before Tuesday's match at Brighton.

"Obviously results-wise in the last few weeks we have all been suffering, I have been suffering. I feel very responsible for that.

"The worst feeling is because I want to do so well for this football club and at the moment we are in, I want to bring all my passion, the knowledge that I have, the right intentions to move as quickly as we possibly can as a football club.

"In order to do that we need to win football matches, to be stable and win. When I don't, I feel like I am letting the club down and the people that work for us, and obviously our fans."

Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert

Sheffield United did not lack effort or application in their defeat by Everton but, yet again, that was not enough for them. They don't seem to be able to hurt teams.

Burnley are hardly full of goals either - along with the Blades they are the lowest scorers in the top flight, with eight apiece.

But Sean Dyche has found a way of getting results in recent weeks and they could easily have got something out of their last game, a 1-0 defeat by Leeds, too.

Like Dyche I was bemused by the decision to rule out Burnley's goal in that game. Clarets defender Ben Mee did absolutely nothing wrong.

Prediction:2-0

The Blades are desperate for a run of wins and if West Brom pick up a win at home to Leeds, with Sheffield United losing to Burnley, they could fall nine points behind at the bottom of the table. A HUGE gap.

Burnley themselves will want a bit of breathing space, while Brighton are only above them on goal difference as it stands.

Arsenal are in unfamiliar territory too although they could climb as high as 12th place tonight.

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It is a busy evening of Premier League action with Sheffield United's game against Burnley one of five games coming up. Here's the line-up in full:

18:00 GMT

Brighton v Arsenal

Burnley v Sheff Utd

Southampton v West Ham

West Brom v Leeds

20:00 GMT

Man Utd v Wolves

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The end of 2020 is almost upon us and it has been a year that most of us will be glad to see the back of.

There will also be a few football clubs who won't shed a tear when the clock ticks into 2021 in a couple of days, not least Sheffield United.

The Blades started the year in the top eight but it has largely been downhill since then and today is their last chance to ensure they don't end the year without a win so far in the 2020-21 season.

Will a trip to Burnley provide some late Christmas cheer for Chris Wilder's side?