It is always an interesting affair when two promoted clubs clash and that's what the Premier League has up its sleeve on Boxing Day as Burnley gets set to host Middlesbrough at Turf Moor. Burnley (5-2-10) find themselves in 16th place, just three clear of the dreaded bottom three, but a win Monday in front of the home crowd can push them as far as 13th, pending other results. All five of Burnley's victories this season have come at Turf Moor, where they have knocked off Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Everton, Watford and, perhaps most impressively, a 2-0 victory over Liverpool in Week 2.
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