Chelsea v Burnley – Lineups, stats and preview

Chelsea are expected to have Cole Palmer back in the squad after being rested for last weekend's FA Cup win over Hull. Marc Cucurella is still out as the left-back is nursing a thigh injury.

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

Expected Chelsea vs Burnley line-ups

Chelsea: Sanchez; James, Fofana, Chalobah, Hato; Santos, Caicedo; Palmer, Fernández, Neto; Rock

Burnley: Dubravka; Laurent, Worral, Estève; Walker, Ugochukwu, Hannibal, Humphreys; Edwards, Anthony; Fleming

Chelsea vs Burnley match statistics

• Chelsea have lost just one of their 19 Premier League matches against Burnley (W13 D5), losing 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 back-to-back visits to the capital in the same season (against Crystal Palace and West Ham in 2019-20).
• Chelsea have lost more points by winning in Premier League home games than any other team this season (15). Indeed, it was only in 1995-96 (20) and 2015-16 (16) that they lost more at Stamford Bridge in a single campaign.
• No team has scored in more Premier League games than Chelsea this season (24), with the Blues' only two clean sheets coming in goalless draws against Crystal Palace in August and Bournemouth in December.

How to watch Chelsea vs Burnley

The match will take place on a Saturday at 3pm and is therefore not available to broadcast or stream in the UK.

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