Chelsea continue their pursuit of a Premier League top-four finish as Burnley head to west London on Saturday.
Frank Lampard's Blues had looked in danger of slipping out the Champions League qualification places, but fine wins at Tottenham and Arsenal have left the Blues with a five-point cushion before they welcome an out-of-sorts Burnley.
Date: Saturday, January 11th, 2020
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London.
Kick-off time: 3pm GMT
Prediction: Chelsea 3-1 Burnley
Chelsea boast a great League record against Burnley, losing just once in 11 games. The Clarets have lost their last three League outings to slip to 15th, and are unlikely to find any joy at the Bridge.
Head to head (H2H) history and results
- 11 Premier League games
- Chelsea: 7 wins
- Burnley: 1 win
- Draws: 3
This season: Burnley 2-4 Chelsea (26/10/2019)
Burnley's sole Premier League win over Chelsea came at the Bridge in 2017 (3-2), but Chelsea have won three of the last four meetings, scoring 12 goals.
Team News
Chelsea: Marcos Alonso was not in the squad for the Nottingham Forest game but could be back in contention for the Burnley game.
Injury list: Marcos Alonso (buttock), Christian Pulisic (other), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (calf/heel), Marco van Ginkel (knee).
Burnley: Chris Wood shook off a hamstring problem to play against Peterborough last weekend but were still waiting an update overe Ashley Barnes this week.
Injury list: Aaron Lennon (groin), Ashley Barnes (groin), Ben Gibson (groin), Johann Berg Gudmundsson (thigh)
Predicted lineups
Chelsea XI: Kepa, James, Rudiger, Zouma, Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Mount, Willian, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham
Burnley XI: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brady, Westwood, Cork, McNeill, Wood, Rodriguez