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Your support makes all the difference.Sean Dyche’s inconsistent Burnley team play unbeaten Chelsea on Sunday afternoon. The Clarets have had a stop-start season so far, and come into this game in 13th place off the back of a 5-0 thumping at champions Manchester City last week.
Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea are two points off joint-leaders Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League, but did comfortably win 3-1 at home to BATE Borisov in the Europa League this week and have only dropped two points away from home so far.
Follow all the latest below.
What time does it start?
Burnley vs Chelsea kicks off at 1:30pm (BST) on Sunday 28 October.
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.
Independent Sport will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in via our live blog.
Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.
It’s a big game for…
Joe Hart: Former England number one Joe Hart has only kept two clean sheets in nine league appearances this season, and will want to bounce back after conceding five on his return to the Etihad stadium last Saturday. With Tom Heaton back fit, the 31-year-old will want to avoid a similar display this Sunday against Chelsea not only for his team’s sake, but to keep his place in the starting XI also.
Weird stat…
10: If the Blues avoid defeat on Sunday, Maurizio Sarri will become the first Chelsea manager in the Premier League era to remain unbeaten throughout his first 10 games in charge.
Remember when…
Burnley stunned champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on the opening day of last season. After Gary Cahill was sent off for a reckless challenge early on, Sam Vokes’ double and Stephen Ward’s strike put Burnley 3-0 ahead at half-time. Chelsea clawed two goals back in the second-half, but Sean Dyche’s men held out for a famous win.
Player to watch…
Mateo Kovacic: Despite Ruben Loftus-Cheek netting a hat-trick in the Europa League this week and Ross Barkley’s good form, Maurizio Sarri is likely to stick with Mateo Kovacic who has impressed so far this season. Wearing Eden Hazard’s old number 17 shirt, the 24-year-old on loan from Real Madrid has similar traits to the Belgian, and his creativity and slickness complements the robustness and power of N’Golo Kante and Jorginho at the heart of Chelsea’s midfield.
Past three-meetings…
Burnley 1 (Barnes) Chelsea (Long OG, Moses), Premier League, April 2018
Chelsea 2 (Morata, Luiz) Burnley 3 (Vokes 2, Ward), Premier League, August 2017
Burnley 1 (Brady) Chelsea 1 (Pedro), Premier League, February 2017
Form guide…
Burnley: LWLWDL
Chelsea: WDWWDW
Odds…
Burnley to win: 10/1
Chelsea to win: 7/20
Draw: 15/4
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
5 min: Burnley 0-0 Chelsea
Burnley have made a positive start at Turf Moor. Gudmundsson in particular has whipped in a few inticing balls. Chelsea defence relatively untroubled so far though.
6 min: Crystal Palace 0-0 Arsenal
A fairly even start so far in south London. Zaha has given the Arsenal defence lots of problems already but there does seem to be a bit of a midfield tussle at the moment.
8 min: Crystal Palace 0-0 Arsenal
It is that man Zaha who forces the first real action of the game. He wins a corner for his side, which save a last-moment header could have seen Tomkins give Palace the lead.
12 min: Burnley 0-0 Chelsea
First chance for Chelsea and a fantastic save from Hart. Kante's cross is laid back to Barkley by Willian. The England midfielder's shot is hit into the ground, but Morata tries to guide it in with his head and almost succeeds, but for the intervention of Hart.
14 min: Crystal Palace 0-0 Arsenal
Alex Iwobi has looked incredibly sharp so far this season, and he is a livewire in the midfield again as he links up nicely with Alexandre Lacazette. The Nigerian's shot however poses no threat to Hennessey's goal.
15 min: Crystal Palace 0-0 Arsenal
Two massive chances for the hosts. First Zaha hits the outside of the post after a cross from the right finds its way to him. Then he nearly turns provider, but Townsend cannot divert his effort on target with the goal gaping.
18 min: Burnley 0-0 Chelsea
Kepa has looked very uncertain under the high ball so far, and his misjudgments nearly cost his side dearly. Robbie Brady cannot divert his volley on target however with the Basque scrambling back to his goal.
21 min: Burnley 0-0 Chelsea
Gudmundsson is not just proving to be a threat with balls into the box. The Iceland winger beats Alonso and nearly enables Vokes to divert the ball home.
GOAL! Burnley 0-1 Chelsea (Morata 22')
This is a great goal from Chelsea. Barkley incisively and cutely feeds the Spaniard with a perfectly-weighted ball, and the striker pokes past Joe Hart to give Sarri's side the lead.
23 min: Crystal Palace 0-0 Arsenal
Palace have been impressive so far but give themselves a reminder of how they threw the Everton game away. They lose the ball deep in their own half, but Lacazette can only divert his left-foot shot wide.
A couple of minutes later Ozil sets up Bellerin, but the Spaniard dawdles and Palace manage to block
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