Team
news and stats ahead of Chelsea vs Burnley in the Premier League on Sunday;
kick-off 12pm.
Team news
N'Golo Kante will be fit to return for Chelsea's Premier League clash with
Burnley on Sunday.
The France midfielder has shaken off his latest hamstring concern, and could
feature for the first time under new manager Thomas Tuchel.
German coach Tuchel could rotate his personnel from Wednesday's goalless
draw with Wolves, but is likely to reprise the 3-4-2-1 formation.
Burnley boss Sean Dyche must check on Ashley Barnes, Charlie Taylor and Josh
Brownhill ahead of the trip south.
Barnes and Taylor both sat out Wednesday's come-from-behind win over Aston
Villa, while Brownhill was withdrawn at half-time after picking up a knock.
All three have been involved with training but Dyche indicated he was
reluctant to take risks having only recently got his squad close to full
fitness after injury problems earlier in the season.
Opta stats
Chelsea have lost one of their 13 Premier League games against Burnley (W9
D3), losing 2-3 on the opening day of the 2017-18 season at Stamford Bridge
as reigning champions.
Burnley have only won six points in 13 Premier League matches against
Chelsea (W1 D3) but five of those six have been earned at Stamford Bridge,
via a win (3-2 in 2017/18) and two draws (1-1 in 2014/15 and 2-2 in
2018/19).
None of the 13 Premier League meetings between Chelsea and Burnley have been
goalless at half-time - this is the only Premier League fixture played more
than 10 times to see a goal scored in the first half of each meeting.
Chelsea are winless in three home league games, last having a longer league
run without a victory at Stamford Bridge in May 2016 under Guus Hiddink
(five games).
Chelsea netted 29 goals in their first 14 Premier League games this season
(2.1 per game), but have scored just four in their subsequent six (0.7 per
game). The Blues haven't netted more than once in these six games, last
having a longer league run of failing to score at least twice between
October-December 2015 (7).
Burnley are looking to win three consecutive Premier League games for the
first time since April 2019. Meanwhile, the last time they won three
consecutive top-flight games all against sides starting the day in the top
half of the table was in March 1965.
Burnley came from behind to win a Premier League game for the first time
this season in their last match against Aston Villa. The 3-2 victory was the
first time they'd scored as many as three goals in 30 Premier League games,
since beating Bournemouth 3-0 in February 2020.
In their 0-0 draw with Wolves last time out, Chelsea recorded 78.9%
possession and 832 successful passes, the Blues' highest figures in a
Premier League home match since we have this data available (2003-04).
Burnley striker Jay Rodriguez has scored in four of his seven starts against
Chelsea in all competitions, netting four goals, though only one of those
was scored at Stamford Bridge - for Southampton in a 3-1 defeat in December
2013.
Of all keepers to have played at least twice this season, only Ederson (61%)
has kept a clean sheet in a higher share of their games than Chelsea's
Édouard Mendy (50% - 8/16).
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