Burnley face a troublesome job on Saturday after they journey to Stamford Bridge to face an in-form Chelsea aspect.
The Blues have been disappointing below Mauricio Pochettino this season and are properly out of the race for Champions League qualification, although they are going to nonetheless maintain hopes of qualifying for the Europa League ought to they transfer up a couple of locations between now and the tip of the season.
They’ve an FA Cup semi-final in opposition to Manchester Metropolis to look ahead too, additionally.
Burnley, in the meantime, have struggled since their return to the Premier League after being so spectacular below Vincent Kompany within the Championship. They’re presently 5 factors from security down in nineteenth and, if they will pull off a miracle and escape relegation, they higher begin the comeback quickly, particularly after two optimistic latest outcomes.
Present Kind
Chelsea’s present kind
Chelsea are in a very good second, with three wins and a draw over their final 4 video games in all competitions, together with that FA Cup quarter-final win over Leicester.
They actually may have been extra convincing in that sport, although, because the Championship aspect took them past 90 minutes earlier than Carney Chukwuemeka
and Noni Madueke scored.
Burnley’s present kind
Regardless of their lowly standing within the league, Burnley are coming off two good league outcomes as they adopted a 2-2 draw away at West Ham with a win over Brentford.
If they’re to mount that herculean comeback and keep away from relegation, these two outcomes may show a optimistic place to begin.
Staff Information
Pochettino is coping with an extended checklist of harm issues, which acquired even longer over the worldwide break as Robert Sanchez, Carney Chukwuemeka and Trevoh Chalobah all suffered knocks.
That trio be a part of Reece James, Levi Colwill, Christopher Nkunku, Lesley Ugochukwu, Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia on the sidelines.
There are doubts over the health of Ben Chilwell, too, after he picked up a knock on England responsibility.
Jordan Beyer, Ameen Al-Dakhil, Han-Noah Massengo, Aaron Ramsey, Luca Koleosho and Nathan Redmond have been all injured previous to the worldwide break for Burnley, and Kompany confirmed that a few of that group have used that point to recuperate.
One particular absentee for the Clarets is David Fofana, who’s on mortgage from Chelsea.
Scoreline Prediction
Chelsea have been profitable video games just lately whereas nonetheless permitting loads of possibilities for the opposition so they could overcome Burnley narrowly right here.
Chelsea 2-1 Burnley
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FAQs
What time does the match begin? The match kicks off at 15:00 on the thirtieth of March, 2024.
What was the rating the final time Chelsea performed Burnley? In October, Chelsea ran out comfy 4-1 winners at Turf Moor, with Raheem Sterling, Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson scoring along with an OG from Ameen Al-Dakhil.
What’s Chelsea’s subsequent match? After Burnley, Chelsea face Manchester United.
What’s Burnley’s subsequent match? After Chelsea, Burnley face Wolves.
Who’s Chelsea’s prime scorer? Cole Palmer has scored 11 objectives within the Premier League this season.
Who’s Burnley’s prime scorer? Zeki Amdouni, David Fofana and Lyle Foster have all scored 4 objectives within the Premier League this season
