Burnley vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League latest score and confirmed lineups | Football
The Premier League is back with Chelsea taking on Burnley this afternoon.
It hasn’t always been rosy for Enzo Maresca this season but his Chelsea side are sitting pretty in third place and could move to within three points of Premier League leaders Arsenal this afternoon.
It could make things very interesting with the Blues hosting Mikel Arteta’s side at Stamford Bridge next week.
But there is work to be done first at Turf Moor. Chelsea have had to get used to playing without Cole Palmer this season and will have to continue without their talisman for another few weeks after a freak accident at home that saw him fracture his toe.
The Blues emerged from the final international break relatively unscathed otherwise with focus now on closing the gap on the top.
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Ugochukwu and Broja to haunt Chelsea?
Burnley’s team features several faces who will be familiar to Chelsea fans. Lesley Ugochukwu starts against his old club for the first time since leaving Stamford Bridge last summer.
The same goes for Armando Broja who is on the Clarets bench. Remarkably, the striker has not scored since Chelsea’s FA Cup win over Preston nearly two years ago.
Is today his day?
Caicedo benched
The big news from those line-ups is that Moises Caicedo has been left on the bench, with Andrey Santos starting instead.
The Chelsea star is one of the best midfielders in the world right now but it’s not a massive surprise to see him rested for the trip to Turf Moor.
He played two full games for Ecuador over the international break and only arrived back in England in the early hours of Friday morning. Moreover, Chelsea have two big matches next week against Barcelona and Arsenal.
A sensible call from Enzo Maresca, or a risky decision?
Burnley confirmed starting XI
Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Hartman, Luis, Cullen, Ugochukwu, Tchaouna, Anthony, Flemming
Subs: Weiss, Bruun Larsen, Foster, Edwards, Ekdal, Pires, Broja, Hannibal, Laurent
Chelsea confirmed starting XI
Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella, Andrey Santos, Fernandez, Neto, Joao Pedro, Gittens, Delap
Subs: Jorgensen, Gusto, Acheampong, Badiashile, Hato, Caicedo, Estevao, Garnacho, Guiu
Burnley vs Chelsea TV channel
You can watch the game at Turf Moor live on TNT Sports 1 with streaming also available through the Discovery+ app.
But why do that when you can follow all the action right here on our dedicated LIVE blog!
Burnley vs Chelsea kick-off time
Burnley vs Chelsea is the first top-flight match of the weekend and will kick-off at 12.30pm.
There are six other Premier League clashes on Saturday including Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest at 3pm and Newcastle United vs Manchester City at 5.30pm.
Welcome!
Good morning and welcome to the Metro’s LIVE coverage of the Premier League clash between Burnley and Chelsea.
After an exciting international break, the club football returns with an enticing match that could have huge ramifications at both ends of the table.
The all-important team news is on the way…
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