There are five matches to be played in the English Premier League at 15:00 on Saturday afternoon including the meeting between Burnley and Chelsea. The hosts begin the weekend in 18th place on 21 points while the visitors are in 3rd place on 50 points.
Burnley come into the match on the back of a disappointing 2-0 loss at home against Leicester City on Tuesday night in the Premier League. Both goals were scored in the final 8 minutes of the game and ended Burnley’s unbeaten run, which was 3 matches.
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Prior to the defeat against Leicester City, Burnley had recorded victories over Tottenham Hotspur at home and Brighton away plus picked up a point thanks to a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace. However, they have still to move out of the relegation zone, which must be a worry for the club.
Home form in the Premier League shows Burnley have been struggling to win games and they have recorded just a single victory from their 7 most recent league fixtures at Turf Moor.
They have lost 2 of their last 3 Premier League matches at home but there are the only 2 home defeats for Burnley in their last 9 games.
Trends show in Burnley's 6 most recent home Premier League matches, there have been under 2.5 goals scored. Burnley have failed to find the back of the net in 4 of their last 6 home league games.
Chelsea make the trip to Turf Moor having survived a scare at Luton Town in the FA Cup on Wednesday night. The Blues found themselves 2-1 down at half-time and needed goals from Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku in the second half, the latter of which came in the 78th minute, to progress in the competition.
It was an important victory for Chelsea coming on the back of the penalty shootout defeat in the League Cup final. The defeat to Liverpool on penalties is the only defeat for Chelsea in their 8 most recent games in all competitions.
In the Premier League, Chelsea are undefeated in 9 of their last 10 fixtures. They have lost only 2 of their last 13 league fixtures on the road and are unbeaten in 30 of their last 34 away matches in all competitions.
Under 2.5 goals have been scored in 4 of Chelsea’s last 5 away Premier League games.
Looking ahead to the team news and Burnley are without the injured duo of Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Matej Vydra. They also have doubts over the fitness of Erik Pieters.
Chelsea travel north with doubts over Hakim Ziyech, Cesar Azpilicueta, and Andreas Christensen.
This is going to be a difficult game for Burnley as the they battle against the drop. They have the ability to make it a tight contest and Chelsea have not been convincing in recent away league games. However, Chelsea have the quality to make the difference and could come away with a narrow 1-0 win.