On Jan 31st, Chelsea will play host to Burnley in a clash of the Premier League. 8th placed Chelsea is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Neither Chelsea nor Wolverhampton Wanderers could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Chelsea is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Burnley, recorded a 3-2 win against Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins struck first for Aston Villa in the 14th minute, then Ben Mee got the equalizer for Burnley in the 52nd minute on a feed from Ashley Westwood But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by Chris Wood. Burnley should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Chelsea and Burnley last played eachother at the Turf Moor on the 31st of October. Chelsea won by a score of 3 to 0 in front of an empty stadium. Hakim Ziyech scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 26th minute, then Kurt Zouma added another in the 63rd minute In the end, Burnley was frustrated by Chelsea’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chelsea ended the match with the shutout victory.
Jay Rodriguez has been the most prolific scorer on Burnley in his last 5 matches with two goals. Chelsea’s most prolific scorer has been Tammy Abraham. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Hakim Ziyech, N’Golo Kanté and Reece James are unavailable to play for Frank Lampard’s team, while Robbie Brady, Charlie Taylor, Jimmy Dunne and Bailey Peacock-Farrell are unavailable to play for Burnley.