Burnley may have been dealt a vital boost in their quest to remain in the Premier League, with Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez a key doubt for their visit of the Clarets on Thursday evening. Mike Jackson's side sit just one point behind Leeds United in the Premier League table and know that a draw in the West Midlands would be enough to see them move ahead of the Whites.
United will be keen spectators, as they head to Brentford on the final day of the season and will find out at the end of Thursday night, exactly what will be needed for them to maintain their place in the top flight.
While Leeds will be hoping for Clarets a slip-up like the one we saw in north London last weekend, Mike Jackson's side believe they can still pull off the escape, while Villa have slim hopes of a top-half finish under Steven Gerrard's stewardship.
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Ahead of Burnley's visit tomorrow, the former Rangers boss revealed that goalkeeper Martinez could miss out, following an injury the Argentinian picked up in training on Wednesday morning..
“Emi’s a doubt at the moment,” Gerrard said in his pre-match press conference. “We’re just analysing the situation that happened today in training, but I think he’ll play and he’ll be fine. It was just a knock in training. We’ll analyse it. I’m confident he’ll be there.
"If he’s not there, Robin’s champing at the bit. He’s been awesome. He’s trained well and he’s ready and I’ll have no qualms putting Robin in if I have to. If Emi’s fit and he’s fine - we’ll assess him in the next hour or two - then he’ll play.”
