Both reeling from harrowing home defeats in their most recent Premier League affairs, Burnley and Sheffield United square off at Turf Moor in Saturday's basement battle.
Vincent Kompany's side let a one-goal lead slip in a 2-1 loss to West Ham United last weekend, while discontent around Bramall Lane grew as the Blades went down 3-1 to Bournemouth.
Jay Rodriguez's penalty early in the second half would seemingly bring an end to Burnley's home hoodoo, but a Dara O'Shea own goal on the 86-minute mark preceded a last-gasp Tomas Soucek winner for the Europa Conference League winners, as doom and gloom reared its ugly head for the hosts once more.
While Kompany's job appears to be safe for the time being, the Manchester City legend may be worried about the prospect of a P45 if the Clarets fall short for the eighth time at home in the 2023-24 Premier League season this weekend, to a direct relegation rival no less.
The Championship winners' paltry tally of four points sees them remain at the foot of the division and with an unassailable five-point gap to 17th-placed Luton Town - who were their most recent victims on October 3 - at this moment in time, and it is now seven defeats on the bounce for Burnley in all tournaments.
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