On the 5th of March, Burnley will play host to Chelsea in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Burnley sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Leicester City. James Maddison scored the first goal for Leicester City in the 82nd minute, then Jamie Vardy added another in the 90th minute on a feed from Harvey Barnes In the end, Burnley was frustrated by Leicester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Leicester City ended the match with the shutout victory. Burnley is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while chelsea sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Lille. Kai Havertz struck first for Chelsea in the 8th minute, then Christian Pulišić added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from N’Golo Kanté In the end, Lille couldn’t muster any offence and Chelsea ran away with the shutout win. Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Burnley and Chelsea last played eachother at the Stamford Bridge on the 6th of November. Chelsea and Burnley battled to a 1-1 draw. Kai Havertz struck first for Chelsea in the 33rd minute on a feed from Reece James, then in the 80th minute, Jay Rodriguez sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Matěj Vydra squeezing out at least the one point for Burnley.
Hakim Ziyech has been the most effective weapon for Chelsea lately. The midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches. Aaron Lennon and Josh Brownhill are the top scorers for Burnley in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Jóhann Guðmundsson, Matěj Vydra, Ashley Westwood, Charlie Taylor, Wout Weghorst and James Tarkowski are unavailable to play for Sean Dyche’s team, while Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea squad will be without Hakim Ziyech and Reece James.