Burnley team news: Robbie Brady has returned to fitness for the first time since December 2017 and could feature. Aaron Lennon is a doubt with a virus, but Ben Gibson could be back after a hernia problem. Steven Defour is still out.
Chelsea team news: Eden Hazard is a fitness doubt with a back injury. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is banging on the door for selection after scoring a hattrick in midweek.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche: “You are trying to learn from those games, of course, but you are not measuring yourself against those sides”.
“Our time in the Premier League has never been measured against the super powers, it is more about the teams who are similar to ourselves, fighting to get points on the board every week to continue what they are doing.''
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri: ''I think we need to change six or seven players for Sunday''.
''I think the game against Burnley will be very difficult because last season I saw a lot of Burnley’s home matches and so I know very well it will be a difficult match, especially there.''
Form:
Did you know?
- Burnley have not beaten Chelsea at Turf Moor for 35 years.
- Chelsea have kept judt two clean sheets in 36 top-flight away games at Burnley.
Predicted Burnley XI: Hart; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Defour, Cork, Brady; Hendrick, Vokes
Predicted Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso; Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic; Willian, Morata, Hazard
Prediction: 1-3