West Ham held to 0-0 draw by Burnley in Premier League

Posted December 12, 2021 6:00 am

The Associated Press

West Ham's Jarrod Bowen reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between Burnley and West Ham United at Turf Moor, in Burnley, England, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Super) The Associated Press

BURNLEY, England (AP) - West Ham's Champions League ambitions were dealt a blow after David Moyes' team was held to a 0-0 draw at Burnley in the Premier League on Sunday.

West Ham has recently beaten Chelsea and Liverpool while giving Manchester City a run for its money to sit in fourth place on merit, but the team found Burnley - a side in the relegation zone - a more difficult proposition than expected in a tight encounter at Turf Moor.

Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope, who has missed out on the last two England squads, will have impressed the watching national-team manager Gareth Southgate as he made good saves to deny Issa Diop and Said Benrahma. But overall Pope was only rarely tested on a frustrating day for the Hammers.

The draw means that although West Ham stayed fourth, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham are all within three points - with Tottenham having two games in hand.

It was a better afternoon for Burnley, which still only has one victory all season and remains in the bottom three but once again showed how difficult it can be to beat - a platform the team must now build on to once again dig itself out of trouble.

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West Ham's manager David Moyes applauds to fans at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Burnley and West Ham United at Turf Moor, in Burnley, England, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Super) The Associated Press

West Ham's manager David Moyes, right, shakes hands with Burnley's manager Sean Dyche at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Burnley and West Ham United at Turf Moor, in Burnley, England, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Super) The Associated Press

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