Chelsea head to Burnley this lunchtime seeking to prolong a formidable file at Turf Moor and pile the strain on their title rivals.
The West Londoners have received their final six Premier League away video games in opposition to Burnley, netting no less than three objectives in every of the final 5.
One other win this afternoon would transfer them as much as second, for just a few hours no less than, and inside three factors of leaders Arsenal, who don’t play till tomorrow.
It’s unlikely to be an easy task, although, in opposition to a Burnley staff scrapping for his or her lives on the different finish of the desk.
The Clarets had moved into the relative security of decrease mid-table following wins over Wolves and Leeds however back-to-back defeats in opposition to Arsenal and West Ham have seen them slide again in direction of the relegation zone.
Scott Parker’s men go into the weekend in 17th, outside the bottom three on goal difference only.
BURNLEY TEAM NEWS
Scott Parker names the identical XI that misplaced at West Ham.
Burnley: Dubravka; Walker, Esteve, Tuanzebe, Hartman; Ugochukwu, Anthony, Florentino, Tchaouna, Cullen; Flemming
CHELSEA TEAM NEWS
Cole Palmer misses out and also will be unavailable for Chelsea’s subsequent three video games because of a toe harm.
Chelsea’s huge array of worldwide gamers have all returned unscathed.
There are 4 adjustments to the staff that beat Wolves earlier than the worldwide break with Tosin Adarabioyo, Reece James, Andrey Santos and Jamie Gittens coming in.
Wesley Fofana, Malo Gusto, Moises Caicedo and Alejandro Garnacho drop out.
Chelsea: Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Tosin, Cucurella; Andrey Santos, Fernandez, Neto, Joao Pedro, Gittens; Delap
Easy methods to watch Burnley v Chelsea: TV channel, on-line stream
The match is scheduled for Saturday at 12.30pm. UK viewers can watch stay on TNT Sports activities, with streaming out there via the TNT Sports activities app and discovery+ relying on subscription.
The stats for Burnley v Chelsea
- Burnley have conceded 22 objectives to this point – the third-highest complete within the league
- The Clarets have stored simply two clear sheets of their final 31 Premier League fixtures
- Chelsea sit third with 20 factors from 11 matches
- The Blues have received seven straight Premier League video games performed at 12.30pm on Saturdays
- Chelsea have stored back-to-back away clear sheets; they haven’t recorded three in a row since 2021
- Chelsea have received their final six Premier League visits to Turf Moor
