Edinson is making his first start since the trip to Aston Villa on 15 January, although he did make a substitute appearance against West Ham prior to the international break.
Edi played twice and scored for Uruguay during the recent internationals and was allowed to stay in the country a little longer, meaning he was not available for Friday’s Emirates FA Cup game with Middlesbrough.
When interviewed by Stewart Gardner prior to kick-off, Ralf said that Edi’s ‘fighting’ qualities would come in handy against a Burnley side sure to be physical from the off.
“Well, we played Burnley a couple of weeks ago and we’ve seen quite a few games here at Turf Moor so we know that especially in early stages of the game the game will require a lot of sprinting, fighting for second balls, chasing balls, and I therefore decided to start with Edi because this kind of profile works well for Edi.