Chelsea vs Burnley – 2019/20 Premier League match preview, predicted lineups
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Chelsea will take on Burnley on Saturday in 2019/20 PL as the season moves ahead. The Blues go into this game as the favourites.
Kick-off : 3:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea have started this year well so far with not suffering a defeat in games played across competitions. They will look to continue form.
The Blues are at the moment 4th in the table after 21 matches with 36 points. The goal difference is +7.
Burnley at home must be a game in which Chelsea are expected to do well. Frank Lampard and his boys will be up for the task.
Chelsea know the importance of the game as three points will take them closer to Man City. They need to catch the top clubs. Lampard will have to play attacking football and get the goals in.
On the other hand, Burnley have not had a great season so far in 2019/20 Premier League. They will be looking for points.
The Clarets are currently 15th in the table after 21 games with 24 points. They play Chelsea away.
Sean Dyche know three points will be top priority but they need to workout how to get them. They need to be defensively solid at The Bridge causing Chelsea problems in the final third.
Head to Head
Burnley actually have a good record against Chelsea and have won more games than Chelsea. Out of 100 matches between the two, Burnley came victorious on 38 occasions to Chelsea’s 37, with 24 games resulting in stalemates.
Team news and possible lineups
Ashley Barnes, Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Chris Wood will all be unavailable for Burnley as due to injury issues.
As for Chelsea, Willian and Tammy Abraham are back after being rested.
Burnley XI : Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, Brady, McNeil, Vydra.
Chelsea XI : Arrizabalaga, James, Rudiger, Zouma, Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi.
Prediction
After the Forest win, Chelsea are expected to win this contest. Although Burnley are a good side and will test The Blues, we say Chelsea 2-0.
