Chelsea look for three points away against Burnley in the Premier League
Kick-off : 7:45 PM (Local)
Venue : Turf Moor, Burnley
Chelsea defeated Southampton 3-2 at the weekend and will aim to carry forward the winning process in games to come.
The Blues are likely going to miss out on qualification for next season’s Champions League as they are set to finish outside the top four. Chelsea currently are fifth in the Premier League after 33 games with 60 points. Chelsea have FA Cup semi-finals to look up to next on Sunday.
On the other hand, Burnley have done quite well so far in the Premier League this term. They sit on seventh spot after 33 games with 52 points. The Clarets won at the weekend and will be in a positive frame of mind ahead of the Blues visit.
Burnley currently lead the head to head against Chelsea having won 33 games compared to Chelsea’s 23 out of the 72 games played between them thus far. Their have been 16 drawn games between the two.
Team news and possible line-ups
Georges N’Koudou and Jon Walters are both doubtful for Burnley for the midweek game. While Robbie Brady, Stephen Defour, Scott Arfield and Ben Mee remains sidelined.
As for Chelsea, they will be without Danny Drinkwater, Ethan Ampadu and David Luiz.
Burnley XI : Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Long, Ward, Lennon, Cork, Westwood, Gudmundsson, Barnes, Wood.
Chelsea XI : Courtois, Azpilicueta, Christensen, G. Cahill, Moses, Kante, Bakayoko, E. Palmieri, Willian, Giroud, Pedro.
Prediction
I expect this game to be a draw. Burnley have been tough to play this season and playing at home they are going to have an advantage. I think the game will end 1-1.
