Burnley vs Chelsea – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Sreya

Burnley vs Chelsea – Burnley hosts Chelsea at the Turf Moor on 19th April, Thursday in an English Premier League fixture.

Burnley are seventh in the league standings with fifty-two points and have won their last five league matches on the trot.

The defending champions, on the other hand, have been in a poor stretch of form since the turn of the year. Although they came back from behind to record a 3-2 win over SputhaSouth in their last game, Chelsea have won only two of their last six league fixtures and are placed fifth in the English Premier League standigss with sixty points.

Team News

Robbie Brady, Jonathan Walters, Steven Defour, Ben Mee, Scott Arfield and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou are likely to miss out for the home side due to injuries. The visitors will be without the injured Ethan Ampadu and David Luiz.

Burnley Possible Starting Lineup: Nick Pope, Matthew Lowton, James Tarkowski, Kevin Long, Stephen Ward, Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Ashley Westwood, Jack Cork, Aaron Lennon, Chris Wood, Ashley Barnes.

Chelsea Possible Starting Lineup: Thibaut Courtois, Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rudiger, Victor Moses, Tiemou Bakayoko, Cesc Fabregas, Emerson Palmieri, Ross Barkley, Pedro, Olivier Giroud.

“We have to try until the end to reach this target. If we want to be realistic with five games to go, it’s not simple to reduce the gap, but we must have the will to fight, the desire to take this target. Why not?

We have an important game against Burnley, a really strong team having a fantastic season, and it won’t be easy to get three points.”

– Antonio Conte, Chelsea

Contributor’s Pick

According to Burnley vs Chelsea H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in two wins for Chelsea, two draws and one win for Burnley.

Burnley have netted at least twice in each of their last five games and are likely to win 2-1 tonight.