Chelsea vs Burnley
England – Premier League
Date: Saturday, 11 January 2020
Kick-off at 15:00 UK / 16:00 CET
Venue: Stamford Bridge (London).
Chelsea host Burnley at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League this weekend, and they will be the favourites to get all three points. The Blues are fourth in the league and have a five-point gap over Manchester United who are in fifth.
Burnley are next up for Lampard's men, a game in which the Blues' ability to break down inferior opposition will be tested once more - a test they've often failed over the past month or so
Chelsea vs Burnley Prediction Line-Ups
Chelsea vs Burnley Head to head (h2h)
Teams Chelsea Burnley played so far 12 matches.
Chelsea won 7 direct matches. Burnley won 1 matches. 4 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 3.42 goals per Match.
Chelsea vs Burnley Prediction
Chelsea in actual season average scored 2.05 goals per match. In 12 (75.00%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 7 (43.75%) matches in season 2020 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Burnley average scored 1.52 goals per match in season 2020. In 11 (78.57%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 8 (57.14%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Team news
Chelsea's Christian Pulisic (thigh) is out "for a few weeks" says Frank Lampard, while Saturday's contest comes too soon for Marcos Alonso (muscle).
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Achilles) continues to work his way back to fitness for the Blues.
Ashley Barnes, who missed Burnley's FA Cup tie last weekend with a groin problem, is due to see a specialist.
Phil Bardsley and Jay Rodriguez are doubts after suffering from illness, while Johann Gudmundsson (hamstring) is out of action.
Match officials
Referee: Kevin Friend. Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Simon Beck. Fourth official: Gavin Ward. VAR: Andy Madley. Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart.