Burnley v Chelsea predictions: Chelsea should prove too strong for Clarets

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Burnley v Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.

When to bet

3pm Saturday

Best bet

Chelsea to win to nil
1pt 6-5 general

Team news

Burnley
Ben Mee picked up a knock against Leicester and is a major doubt, Johann Berg Gudmundsson (calf) is out. Matej Vydra, Erik Pieters and Dale Stephens remain absent.

Chelsea
Left-back Ben Chilwell is out long-term, Trevoh Chalobah missed the Luton game with a groin injury and will be assessed. Andreas Christensen and Hakim Ziyech are both still struggling with Achilles injuries.

Match preview

Chelsea can put the news that owner Roman Abramovich is selling the club to one side and secure another victory to nil at relegation-threatened Burnley.

It's been a tough week for the Blues, who lost the EFL Cup final last weekend and then only just scraped past Luton in the FA Cup.

Thomas Tuchel's side are third and must keep ticking along to be sure of a top-four finish. Burnley, who are set to be without injured skipper Ben Mee, have failed to score in four of their last six home league games and have a dire record against Chelsea, losing six of the last eight meetings.

Sean Dyche's side displayed some fighting spirit with successive wins over Brighton and Tottenham last month, but Tuesday's defeat to Leicester was a setback and they remain in the bottom three.

Chelsea have won on their last four trips to Burnley and can make it an impressive seven Premier League wins to nil on the road this season.

Key stat

Chelsea have won six Premier League away games to nil this season.

Inside info

Burnley

Penalty taker Wout Weghorst/Ashley Barnes
Free-kick wizard Maxwel Cornet
Set-piece aerial threat James Tarkowski
Card magnet Josh Brownhill

Chelsea

Penalty taker Jorginho
Free-kick wizard Mason Mount
Set-piece aerial threat Antonio Rudiger
Card magnet Marcos Alonso

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