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Chelsea v Burnley – Line-ups, stats and preview

Chelsea take on Burnley on Saturday in the Premier League.

Written by Tom Rostance
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Chelsea v Burnley – Line-ups, stats and preview

Chelsea v Burnley Match Preview

Chelsea can move into the top four of the Premier League when they host seemingly doomed Burnley at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Liam Rosenior’s men are unbeaten in five league games to rejuvenate their season and make Champions League football next year a strong possibility once more.

The Clarets are in big trouble at the foot of the table but won last time out against Crystal Palace.

They head into Saturday’s game nine points from safety but they do have a half-decent record at Chelsea down the years.

Seven of Burnley’s eight Premier League points against Chelsea have come at Stamford Bridge – it’s the highest share of points (87.5%) one side has won away against another among teams to face each other more than 10 times.

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Chelsea v Burnley team news

Chelsea should have Cole Palmer back in the side after he was rested for last weekend’s FA Cup win over Hull. Marc Cucurella is still out as the left-back nurses a thigh injury.

Burnley remain without several players including Zeki Amdouni and Josh Cullen but winger Jaidon Anthony is fit to travel.

    Chelsea v Burnley expected line-ups

    Chelsea: Sanchez; James, Fofana, Chalobah, Hato; Santos, Caicedo; Palmer, Fernandez, Neto; Pedro

    Burnley: Dubravka; Laurent, Worral, Esteve; Walker, Ugochukwu, Hannibal, Humphreys; Edwards, Anthony; Flemming

    The stats for Chelsea v Burnley

    • Chelsea have lost just one of their 19 Premier League games against Burnley (W13 D5), going down 3-2 at home on the opening weekend of the 2017-18 season.
    • Burnley have conceded at least twice in each of their last eight Premier League away games against London sides. They did, however, beat Crystal Palace 3-2 last time out, only once before winning consecutive visits to the capital in the same season (vs Crystal Palace and West Ham in 2019-20).
    • Chelsea have dropped more points from winning positions in Premier League home games than any other side this season (15). Indeed, only in 1995-96 (20) and 2015-16 (16) have they dropped more at Stamford Bridge in a single campaign.
    • No team has scored in more different Premier League games than Chelsea this season (24), with the Blues’ only two blanks coming in goalless draws against Crystal Palace in August and Bournemouth in December.

    Where to watch Chelsea v Burnley

    The match is a 3pm kick-off on a Saturday so is not available to broadcast or stream in the UK.

    Prediction

    Chelsea

    3 – 0

    Burnley

    Chelsea’s season grows in momentum week by week and there is nothing to suggest they will struggle to pick up another win at home this weekend.

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