Chelsea host Burnley on Saturday with each side enduring torrid seasons which have seen them fall in need of their aims within the Premier League.
Mauricio Pochettino’s Blues are very faintly within the battle for a Europa Convention League place and beat Newcastle 3-2 of their final league match earlier than knocking Leicester Metropolis out of the FA Cup.
The visiting Clarets sit 5 factors from security after some horrible type however managed a much-needed win over Brentford earlier than the worldwide break.
Here is 90min’s preview of Chelsea vs Burnley in Gameweek 30.
Chelsea vs Burnley H2H File (Final 5 Video games)
Present Kind (all competitions)
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Chelsea |
Burnley |
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Chelsea 4-2 Leicester Metropolis – 17/03/24 |
Burnley 2-1 Brentford – 16/03/24 |
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Chelsea 3-2 Newcastle – 11/03/24 |
West Ham 2-2 Burnley – 10/03/24 |
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Brentford 2-2 Chelsea – 02/03/2024 |
Burnley 0-2 Bournemouth – 03/03/24 |
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Chelsea 3-2 Leeds – 28/02/2024 |
Crystal Palace 3-0 Burnley – 24/02/24 |
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Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool – 25/02/2024 |
Burnley 0-5 Arsenal – 17/02/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/stay stream |
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United Kingdom |
Not televised |
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United States |
Peacock, SiriusXM FC |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada |
Chelsea have suffered with damage issues all season lengthy. Romeo Lavia has missed a lot of the marketing campaign since signing from Southampton in the summertime and has been dominated out for the rest of 2023/24.
He stays on the sidelines alongside Wesley Fofana, Christopher Nkunku, Reece James, Lesley Ugochukwu, Levi Colwill, Carney Chukwuemeka, Robert Sanchez and Trevoh Chalobah.
Ben Chilwell picked up a knee damage on England responsibility and will likely be assessed forward of kick-off, whereas there are minor issues about Malo Gusto after he suffered with sickness.
Chelsea predicted lineup vs Burnley (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Silva, Chilwell; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Gallagher, Mudryk; Jackson.
There are many Burnley absentees for supervisor Vincent Kompany to work round too, with Aaron Ramsey, Luca Koleosho and Nathan Redmond all out. Jordan Beyer and Ameen Al-Dakhil are additionally doubts.
Burnley’s slim hopes of survival have been bolstered by 4 targets in eight video games from David Datro Fofana however the striker is ineligible to play in opposition to his mother or father membership, leaving Kompany with a call to make in assault.
Burnley predicted lineup vs Chelsea (4-4-2): Trafford; Assignon, O’Shea, Esteve, Taylor; Vitinho, Cullen, Berge, Bruun Larsen; Odobert, Foster.
There is a insecurity in each squads however that does not change their desperation for factors as crunch time approaches within the Premier League.
Consistency has been a significant drawback for the Blues all through the marketing campaign however they’re unbeaten in 4 video games in all competitions and loved one in every of their most good-looking wins of the season in opposition to their upcoming opponents within the reverse fixture at Turf Moor.
The Clarets will hope for an upset in west London and might take encouragement from some poor Chelsea performances at Stamford Bridge, however the hosts are nonetheless favourites to emerge victorious.
